[3830] ARRL June VHF N4KG Single Op LP

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                    ARRL June VHF QSO Party

Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: AL-EM64
Operating Time (hrs): 3

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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    6:  81     53
    2:           
  222:           
  432:           
  903:           
  1.2:           
  2.3:           
  3.4:           
  5.7:           
  10G:           
  24G:           
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Total:  81     53  Total Score = 4,293

Club: Alabama Contest Group

Comments:

Almost all QSO's made with CC 2L40 at 95 ft aimed West +/-

I recently made 2 interesting discoveries:
My CC 2L40 has a near perfect SWR 1.1:1 at 50.1 MHz
It seems to hear / transmit 'all'? directions,
or at least the important ones.

I'm guessing the loading coils act to decouple the ends of the elements,
leaving a split dipole DE tuned near 17 MHz which operates as a 3/2 WL
Long Wire, producing 6 lobes with the 4 main lobes roughly 30 degrees each side
of the DE and secondary lobes broadside to the DE.  I will check the pattern
sometime soon!

Tom  N4KG


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