[3830] ARRLDX CW K9AY SOSB/40 HP

[gary at noblepub.com]

                     ARRL DX Contest, CW
                    
Call: K9AY
Operator(s): 
Station: 

Class: SOSB/40 HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 30
 

Summary:
 Band     QSOs  Mults
----------------------
  160:              
   80:              
   40:    970     93
   20:              
   15:              
   10:              
----------------------
Total:    970     93  =  270,630

Club: SECC

Comments:

It was K9AY vs Mother Nature first night.  Heavy rain started at 2355.  Worked 
mostly S&P through rain static for an hour, then the heart of the storm hit.  
High winds sheared the locking pin on the mast, letting the antenna 
weathervane, and the SWR went up on the beam.  Ran ~600 watts through EU prime 
time while periodically checking the beam direction.  SWR went too high for the 
amp about 0700 so I had to use antenna #2, a wire dipole at 50 ft.

Fortunately, I have a crankup tower which simplified repairs on Saturday.  
Found no physical damage to the elements, so the problem is the matching 
section or loading coils.  Took down the beam, pulled off the reflector and 
reinstalled it as a rotatable dipole to get me through the rest of the 'test. 

Despite the problems, I had plenty of fun, worked lots of QSOs and snagged some 
rare mults. (No KL7 or KP4 -- that's really weird!)

73, Gary
K9AY



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