[3830] RTTY WPX K3TN SOAB HP

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                    CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: K3TN
Operator(s): K3TN
Station: K3TN

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:   25
   40:   34
   20:   47
   15:   76
   10:   21
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Total:  203  Prefixes = 166  Total Score = 86,652

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

K3 TO KPA500 TO 135' OCF DIPOLE AT 45'

Lots of activity, but at first seemed like band condx were way down. Then I
noticed that when I put the Elecraft amp into OPER, rx signals went down 15 db.
Spent a lot of time debugging, but looks like a PIN diode or something else in
the T/R circuit died.

So, made most QSOs at 100w but did have a few 500 watters in there, so stayed
in high power category. 10m was not so hot when I was on, but did manage to
work ZL1BYZ on 100w and a booming EE8E. My favorite callsign of the contest:
AG1RL, which makes me wonder when some enterprising Sicilian ham with a new son
will operate as IT5ABOY.


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