[3830] ARRL 10G+ W2RMA 10G Only

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                    ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest - 2019

Call: W2RMA
Operator(s): W2RMA
Station: W2RMA

Class: 10G Only HP
QTH: EN90XH
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  Number of Calls  Tot Dist(km)
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  10G:        43            24001
  24G:                           
  47G:                           
  75G:                           
 123G:                           
 134G:                           
 241G:                           
Light:                           
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Total:        43            24001  Total Score = 28,301

Club: 

Team: 

Comments:

Enjoyable contest - the contest that I like the most.  First weekend at Lake
Erie and second at Central PA mountain tops.  Worked many usual suspects and
welcomed new 10ghz hams -- contest continues to grow.  Rigs and op skills are
getting better.  The W3SZ/K1RZ database makes it much easier to find/work more
stations - tnx Roger/Dave.  

Longest Q this year was 678 km, a tad shorter than last year's 735.  MANY Qs
were 400+.  See K1RZ's commentary on ducts...At FN00rg could not work close in
regulars but could work 400km! 

N9ZL joined us at FN00rg whose 4 ft dish and 20W made a statement.  K1RZ and I
played 'ski lift bounce' with several Canadian friends.  Metal in the sky, such
as antenna towers, ski lifts, and Ferris wheels make for unusual contacts - aim
at it and see what happens! We've made Qs using bounce for three contests
wherein the direct path didn't work.  

Antenna aiming:  used Suncalc.org's website to calibrate Compass Rose by
aligning the shadow of the feed on the center of the dish. 

Know thy frequency:  if you don't have good accuracy, make a commitment to fix
it for next year.  Knowing where to aim and on what frequency makes the contest
jump.  GPS is nice but not necessary; a good OCXO for the synth does the job. 
If you can't change the LO chain, then get a digiLO board with a OCXO for a WSS.
 

73  Bill W2RMA  EN90xh


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