[3830] N4VI NAQP-SSB S/O

[Chris Adams]

Here's the lowdown!


   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   
 __________________________________________________

  160SSB       1           1          1       1 
   80SSB      88          88         88      39 
   40SSB      97          97         97      37 
   20SSB     228         226        226      42 
   15SSB     148         148        148      37 
   10SSB      86          86         86      19 
 __________________________________________________

 Totals      648         646        646     175 


    Final Score = 113050 points.

Op Time:  9h, 40m

Rig:  TS870

Antennas:

160m:      40m wire yagi  (uugh!)  Thanks N0NI!
80m:       the flakey inverted vee (closer to dipole then Vee I suppose)
40m:       40m wire yagi  (20-35')
20/15/10:  Cushcraft D-3 rotatable dipole fixed E/W (40')

Way Cool!

The highlight was definitely the >100+ hour on 20 meters.  

The lowlight was problems with 80m antenna.  SWR would jump between
perfect and >3:1 and transmit power would vary accordingly.  For over an
hour I was convinced it was up at the antenna but I finally figured out
that it was a connector problem in the shack.  Unfortunately there was
less then an hour left in the contest at that point.


Gotta lose "Chris" as a name!

Let's do it again!

73's

chris, n4vi

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