[3830] CQ WW RTTY K4GMH SOAB(A) HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY

Call: K4GMH
Operator(s): K4GMH
Station: K4GMH

Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 36
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts   State/Prov  DX   Zones
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   80:  250   392       43      33    13
   40:  869  1879       54      83    28
   20:  902  2413       44      89    28
   15:  346   943       14      64    21
   10:    0                             
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Total: 2367  5627      155     269    90  Total Score = 2,892,278

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

That was fun.  Hope you also had fun.  
Finally, a decent 15 meter opening from East Coast 
USA to Europe.  The Saturday opening was better 
than Sunday's.  Both days were good compared to what 
we've had in recent RTTY contests.

Equipment operated okay at the start and for the 
first 12 hours.  Then the rain came with the 
weather breaking one leg of the 80 m inv. vee.  All 
the 80 meter contacts were made during the first 
few hours of the Contest.
  
Use a couple of Beverage ant. to listen so didn't 
realize the transmitting ant. (inv. vee) was damaged 
until tried to transmit on 80 m Sat. evening and had  
a plus 5 to 1 SWR.  

During the latter part of Sat. noticed a 
random noise showing up on both radios (SO2R).  
Not sure if the noise was caused by some type of 
rectification when the broken leg wire was hitting 
the tower while transmitting on either of the Yagis.  
The noise didn't start until Sat., which leads me to 
think the broken wire has something to do with the problem.  
Will find out this week when the inv. vee is repaired.

Thanks for all the contacts - your working me is 
appreciated.

  73,
  Mike, K4GMH


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