[3830] SS SSB N6BV(@N6RO) Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: N6BV
Operator(s): N6BV
Station: N6RO

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Oakley, CA
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   50
   40:  600
   20:  779
   15:  383
   10:   30
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Total: 1842  Sections = 80  Total Score = 294,720

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

Thanks, once again, for the hospitality of N6RO, whose magnificent station I
operated. Ken put in a part-time effort, as N6RO, while I slept and on bands I
wasn't using during Sunday afternoon. He generated more than 600 Qs for the NCCC
this way!

We replaced the old KLM 40-m beams with two new 4-element M2 40-meter beams
recently, with the final fix coming just three hours before the start of the
Phone SS. The new antennas really played well on 40, and the 20-meter stack
really played as well. 

The 15 and 10-meter bands were open, at least part of the time, but there seemed
to be little activity there compared to previous years. Those few who ventured
to 10 and 15 had huge signals. 

It was great to see four stations in NT, and no fewer than two stations in other
rare sections. Three NL stations called in!

I discovered that the "Hardware NB" (noise blanker) in the Orion doesn't
actually shut off when the front-panel button say "off" -- I discovered this
about 5 hours into the contest when I had to put 18 dB of attenuation in the
front end to prevent terrible buckshot noise. Turning the Hardware NB off from
the receiver menu cured that problem. Otherwise, the Orion performed
beautifully. It's a keeper.

73, Dean, N6BV


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