[3830] TBDC K1LT Multi-Op HP

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                    Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Call: K1LT
Operator(s): K1LT K8ND
Station: K1LT

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: EM89
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 428  Total Score = 1,470

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Comments:

Conditions during the ARRL 160 contest were "too good": we could hear
nearly everything alledged to be on the air, but we were not getting
the responses to CQs that we would expect, although cracking pile-ups
seemed fairly normal.

Conditions during the Stew Perry test seemed inverted: we had to make
significant effort to hear stations that were plainly audible two
weeks earlier, and even last year.  We could easily work anyone we
could hear.

We ended up with more QSOs (428 versus 364) but fewer points (1470
versus 1694).  We worked: CO, DL, G, GU, GW, KH6, KV4, LY, OH0, OK,
ON, PJ2, SM, SP, SV, UA2, XE, and YV.

Perhaps last year I spent more time pouncing since I was by myself,
and this year Jeff spent more time CQing.  Nevertheless, conditions
from Carroll, Ohio, were better in 2003 than 2004.

Antenna farm consistes of:

transmit: 40 foot "T" over 60 110 foot radials fed by 1000 feet of
RG213 (3db per the book!)

receive:  Bearing  Length
          000/180  900 ft
          030/210  690 ft
          060/240  580 ft
          090/270  480 ft
          120/300  580 ft
          150/330  690 ft

The receive antennas are all two wire Beverages, "center" fed with RG6
back to a common point closest to all the antenna centers which has a
14 position remote switch.  The switch connects the antenna to one of:
radio A, radio B, or 75 ohm dummy load (carbon resistor).

Family time permitting, I'll see y'all on the CQ 160, and K8ND says
"hi!"


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