[3830] TBDC K1LT Single Op HP

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                    Stew Perry Topband Challenge

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

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: EM89
Operating Time (hrs): 12.7

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 606  Total Score = 2,224

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Comments:

Since I couldn't watch DX Summit on the second monitor, I watched the
auroral oval from http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html, which
started out a nice pale yellow, rose to an angry orange around 0300Z,
and then faded back to regular yellow by 0500Z.

Conditions for the first few hours were very poor, and everybody was
very weak.  Worked only 2 European stations during the sunset opening,
and just a few more from 0100-0400Z.  Around 0500Z, conditions began
to improve, although nobody was particularly strong (except K9DX).
Worked a fair number of northern Europeans after 0500Z.

I got a chuckle from looking up 8P9NX's grid square via DxAtlas, to
answer his question about the contest exchange.  I hope I got it right
(looks like Barbados fits entirely in GK03).

The surprise contact was OX3PG.  I'm amazed at how far north he is.

Stayed up until 0815Z, and then mis-calculated how long to sleep.  Got
up around 1200Z, probably missing assorted Oceania.  I did work ZL3IX
at my sunrise for my best DX.  Did not hear any VK or JA, although I
heard N7DD working VK6DXI.

Another interesting sidelight was using a Softrock V6 digital receiver
to monitor the band, "pan-adapter" style.  Thus, changing frequency
was a snap, since the holes were easy to find.  If I can build a
receiving antenna that rejects my transmit signal well enough, the
Softrock receiver would make a great spotting setup.

Worked 8P, CE, CU2, DL, F, G, GI, GM, HA, HP, KH6, KP2, LY, OH, OK,
ON, OX, OZ, P4, PJ2, S5, SM, SP, TF, YL, YV, and ZL.


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