[3830] ARRLDX CW N1LN SOSB/20 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N1LN
Station: N1LN

Class: SOSB/20 HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 7.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:           
   20:  517    92
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  517    92  Total Score = 142,692

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

I would like to start out with a slightly different opening to my post contest
comments.  This is a THANK YOU to the group of local hams from the PVRC-NC East
and OCRA radio clubs that have spent many a Saturday helping to build the new
N1LN / N1YXU contest station.   Although there have been other crew members,
the regulars have been: K5WES, KA1ARB, KZ1W, NT4D and W4KAZ.   There are a few
more Saturdays left before the build will be completed.  Then we can all start
to really have some fun putting the new towers and yagis to work.
 
The first tower completed was the 4x4x4 stack of HyGain 204 BAs, so the ARRL DX
was a great opportunity to see if it was going to play.  I didn’t have lots of
time as I spent much of Saturday and Sunday getting ready for the next tower
party, but based on only 7.5 hours of on the air time, I was quite pleased with
the results.  Many times my rate was negatively impacted by the size of the
pile-up.   This was good thing!  I really felt loud even though I was using the
small amp and running only about 600 watts.  

The weather is starting to improve and the crew is ready to continue.

See you in the pile-ups.

73,
Bruce – N1LN
(aka: NC4KW)


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