[3830] WPX CW VE3RZ(@VA3SK) SOAB HP

[aosman at home.com]

                     CQWW WPX - CW
                    
Call: VE3RZ
Operator(s): VE3RZ
Station: VA3SK

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: ON
Operating Time (hrs): 32
 

Summary:
 Band     QSOs   Prefixes
-------------------------------
  160:      0
   80:      0
   40:    185
   20:    378
   15:    861
   10:    133
-------------------------------
Total:   1557 x    613  =  2,895,812

Club: Corbeil Contest Club

Comments:

Rig: TS850, LK500Z amp, 800w
Antenna: 40m - 3el @ 120', Explorer14 with 40add-on @ 70'
         20m - TH7 @ 70', Explorer14 @ 70'
         15m - TH7 @ 70', Explorer14 @ 70', 4 el @ 60' fixed on EU
         10m - TH7 @ 70', Explorer14 @ 70'.

(didn't use the 80 or 160 antennas)


Thanks to Ken, VA3SK for setting out the station ahead of time, and to Bob, 
VA3RTW for his hospitality.

First time operating SOABHP, had a lot of fun and noted many areas for operator 
improvement!!  Conditions seemed ok, but had problems getting any good runs 
going.  10m opening to EU on Sunday had loud signals, but again, could not get 
anything running - everything heard came back to a call (must be too used to 
S&P'ing from the home QTH Hi!!).

Unfortunately the 40m beam was loose at the rotor I could not keep the beam on 
a heading other than decided by the wind! Found that when I could get it on Eu, 
propogation was somewhat strange in that the Explorer sometimes had a better 
signal (rotatable dipole) and sometimes the beam had a better signal.

Was fun running JA and Eu on 20m on Sunday morning, had the beams switchable so 
with one on EU and one on JA was changing between them - lost count of the 
number of times I called on one beam and was answered by signal from opposite 
direction!!

Finally left for the 4 hour drive home at 4:00pm Sunday as decided that should 
really go and hug my wife for letting me operate on our 29th wedding 
anniversary (she still doesnt understand my obsession with contesting!).

Had a blast and glad to get a taste of the big league.

73 de Tony, VE3RZ






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