[3830] NCCC Sprint K8MR LP

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                    NCCC Sprint - Nov 13

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): .5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:  19     15
   40:  21     17
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  40     32  Total Score = 1,280

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Comments:

Back in FL for the winter. Tonight I operated from the minivan, using a 33 foot
wire fed against the van body, with a loading coil for 80. It worked pretty
well. Oh, and did I mention I was five feet from salt water? This was at the
same location where I did the 2015 ARRL CW DX test - a QTH photo is in the ARRL
online soapbox for that contest.

I was seated in a lawn chair in the back of the dark van, with the K3 sitting
on another lawn chair, and the computer on my lap. To change bands I had to get
out and add or remove a clip lead across the loading coil. When I was ready to
go to 80, I set the computer of the floor, crawled out the back, and removed
the clip lead. When I came back in the computer was dark. It took about four
minutes to boot up and load  N1MM, while I got to listen to lots of loud
signals. When it was finally ready, the first QSO was K4XU, not bad for a
little piece of wire.

I called N3QE on 20 at the start, but no QSO. I did encounter one problem I
rarely have at home: too many people calling! With the less than optimal
ergonomics in the van I sounded like a lid at times, but hopefully future
iterations of this setup will take care of that.

Signal reports, especially on 80 will be appreciated. Last winter I wrote up
this antenna system for QST, but they declined to publish. There are a few
significant editorial improvements I have in mind, one relating to more details
on the 80 meter configuration.

The trip to the waterfront location is not difficult, but in future weeks I may
be lazy and just operate from the condo parking area. In any event, I hope I
will be more appreciated than I am as just another Ohio guy  :-)


73  -  Jim  K8MR/4


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