[3830] K9MA ARRL DX CW 2000

[Scott Ellington]

K9MA ARRL DX 2000

Single operator, unassisted, 1.5 KW:

   BAND   QSOs      Points   Countries   
 _____________________________________

  160CW    16         48        14 
   80C     54        162        35 
   40CW   177        531        51 
   20CW   516       1548        77 
   15CW   661       1983        86 
   10CW   897       2691        80 
 _____________________________________

 Totals  2321       6963       343 


    Final Score = 2,388,309 points.


Operating Time:  About 39 Hours

Equipment:  FT-1000D, AL-82, SB-220

Antennas:  TH-7 at 21 M, 40 M rotatable dipole at 23 M, tower shunt fed 
           on 80 and 160.  Phased RX loops for 80 and 160. 
           Small city lot.



Comments:  

Expecting both disturbed conditions and bad line noise, I didn't start
seriously.  Big surprises on both counts!  Must have been the new "Coronal
Plasma Diverter" feature of the latest version of TRLOG.  Line noise was
mostly quiet, though it still probably cost a couple hundred QSO's.  TRLOG's
NEXTBANDMAP feature improved S&P efficiency considerably.  Absorption was high
on the low bands, but 10M was incredible.  Imagine what would have happened
without the solar flare!   

No equipment problems, computer crashes, or RFI complaints. 


-- 
Scott Ellington
Madison, Wisconsin   USA

sdelling at facstaff.wisc.edu

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