[3830] ARRLDX SSB W4LT SO Unlimited HP

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ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: W4LT
Operator(s): W4LT
Station: W4LT

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 21.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0     0
   80:   17    15
   40:  104    50
   20:  461    89
   15:  325    81
   10:  240    64
-------------------
Total: 1147   299  Total Score = 1,027,962

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

Rig : Elecraft K-Line at 650w PEP (One red light lit = Warp Factor 9 - Scotty's
comment about the KPA500 output settings: "Captain!  She'll Fly
Apart!")

Antennas : A3s @ 40ft, 2 1/2 waves in Phase at 38ft, MonoGAP40 @ 6 Inches

Operating data:

ARRL DX SSB - 2016-03-05 0000Z to 2016-03-07 0000Z - 1150 QSOs
W4LT Max Rates:

2016-03-05 1256Z - 5.0 per minute  (1 minute(s)), 300 per hour by W4LT
2016-03-05 1314Z - 3.4 per minute  (10 minute(s)), 204 per hour by W4LT
2016-03-05 1329Z - 2.2 per minute  (60 minute(s)), 130 per hour by W4LT

ARRL DX SSB - 2016-03-05 0000Z to 2016-03-07 0000Z - 1150 QSOs
W4LT - Off Times >= 30 Minutes

Total Time Off 26:36  (1596 mins)
Total Time On 21:24  (1284 mins)

ARRL DX SSB - 2016-03-05 0000Z to 2016-03-07 0000Z - 1150 QSOs
W4LT Runs >10 QSOs:

2016-03-05 1253 - 1333Z,   21257 kHz, 110 Qs, 161.2/hr W4LT
2016-03-05 1416 - 1423Z,   28525 kHz, 16 Qs, 133.0/hr W4LT
2016-03-05 1424 - 1442Z,   28528 kHz, 17 Qs, 57.5/hr W4LT
2016-03-05 1755 - 1820Z,   21413 kHz, 27 Qs, 64.0/hr W4LT
2016-03-05 2305 - 2342Z,   14286 kHz, 66 Qs, 106.7/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 0532 - 0614Z,   14253 kHz, 18 Qs, 25.8/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 0631 - 0741Z,   14253 kHz, 58 Qs, 49.5/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 0755 - 0810Z,   14253 kHz, 13 Qs, 51.2/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 0826 - 0902Z,   14253 kHz, 54 Qs, 92.0/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 1504 - 1533Z,   28526 kHz, 64 Qs, 132.4/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 1802 - 1819Z,   14334 kHz, 30 Qs, 111.0/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 1823 - 1837Z,   14335 kHz, 18 Qs, 75.3/hr W4LT
2016-03-06 1840 - 1909Z,   14334 kHz, 42 Qs, 86.0/hr W4LT

          Soapbox :
 
When the high bands are working, I'm competitive. I hope I'm still alive in 
the next cycle...

This is the highest score I have ever been able to achieve from my own personal

station equipment. Everything worked perfectly. Nothing broke. Bands were
strange and noisy. 

Ran the KPA500 at Warp Factor 9. with the fan running at level 5 I often saw 62
degrees C and one red light lit on the power meter.  That's Warp Factor 9 -
Scotty's comment about the KPA500 output settings: "Captain!  She'll Fly
Apart!".  But just like the Enterprise, she held together; except on 80,
where it would trip... Settled for 480w indicated on 80.  

Its not the amp's fault... Its the antenna, which really has no business
working on 80, but at least it helped me work the Caribbean multipliers.

Hey, things worked out, I guess!

There is no substitute for Butt in Chair time.

There is not much else to say other than that.

Best 73 and thanks for all the points!

Lu - W4LT


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