[3830] ARRLDX SSB N4KG SOABQRP

[N4KG at JUNO.COM]

                     ARRL DX Contest - SSB
                    
Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: SOAB  Power: QRP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 35

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:      0      0
   80:     28     21
   40:     73     37
   20:    186     67
   15:    258     83
   10:    485     81
----------------------
Total:   1030    289  =  891,276

Club: 

Comments:

Incredible S&P rates with only 5 W.  Rate meter peaked at 140 on 20M,
111 on 15M, and 118 on 10M during first European openings.  40M was tough to
Europe but 8 JA's and UA0 were a nice surprise.  Only 4 Europeans worked on
80M.  Could not work anybody on 160M.  14 mults worked 5 bands, 15 more worked
on 4 bands.

Total QSO's tied with friend N4NO who also did only S&P but with 1KW, limited
to high bands. (N4KG High band Q's = 929 vs N4NO 1030). This suggests S&P
saturates close to 1000 Q's regardless of power when conditions are good.  Note
that 5W is 23 dB below 1 KW.

First 24 hours (21 hrs ON time) resulted in 700 Q's and 240 mults.  Second 24
hours was slow going looking for new stations and multipliers.  I took a lot of
15 minute breaks to enjoy the sunshine Sunday afternoon!  Several BIG pileups
(CT3, JW, 5H3) cracked with carefully timed short calls.  Timing  is EVERYTHING
!  Zone 18  UA9/0 stations worked both morning and evening.  First time since
1980's if memory serves me.   

Radio:  TS0830     Antennas :

80M  dipoles at 130 ft   EU / ZL  +  JA / SA +  Vertical
40M  2L CC  at 95 ft  + SE dipole at 90 ft
20M  3L Telrex at 75 ft  + TH3, TH6, TH7
15M  4L CC at 55 ft + TH3, TH6, TH7
10M  5L N4KG at 32 and 62 ft + TH3, TH6, TH7

TH3 at 40 ft fixed SE
TH6 at 80 ft frozen South (rotor cable broken?)
TH7 at 40 ft fixed East

Rotating with a Coax Switch is MUCH faster than a motor!

de  Tom  N4KG


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N4KG        1030  289   891,276SOAB    QRP

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