[3830] ARRLDX CW K0PK SOSB/80 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K0PK
Operator(s): K0PK
Station: K0PK

Class: SOSB/80 HP
QTH: Northeastern MN
Operating Time (hrs): 15:17

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:  238    59
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  238    59  Total Score = 42,126

Club: Minnesota Wireless Association

Comments:

Did this one from my lake cabin "Super Station." IC-718/FL-2100, 500 watts to a
36 ft. high inverted-L. Good prop to EU both nights with moderate QRN Saturday.
Was able to work many stations I would not have even heard at my home QTH. 

Interestingly, I found the simple little IC-718 (w/250hz filter) to be a rather
good performer in this single-station application. Sure, its receiver doesn't
match the performance of the high-end contest rigs, but even with all of the
strong signals on the band it held up well and pulled in the weak ones. I was
convinced that I could not have added any more points to my score by using a
$10K radio at this QTH. (A $10K antenna would be another story, however!) 
Great fun with a modest setup in a low-noise environment. 

Thanks for the Q's!           73 - Paul, K0PK


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