[3830] NAQP CW K7NT Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, CW - January

Call: K7NT
Operator(s): K7NT
Station: K7NT

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WA
Operating Time (hrs): 9

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:    8     6
   80:   53    26
   40:  112    39
   20:  111    40
   15:   98    40
   10:   63    30
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Total:  445   181  Total Score = 80,545

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Comments:

Broke the antenna on Thursday taking it down to fix a minor 
problem. KL2A came to the rescue and met me in Ritzville, WA with 
another antenna/spare parts. I worked late last night outside and 
created an even better flagpole antenna. BUT.....the MFJ-998RT 
apparently couldn't handle the strange match presented on 15 
meters. As I was beginning to run it went crazy then stopped 
tuning altogether. When I approached it outside I could smell it 
had burned something. It burned at least one relay and maybe 
more. I called my friend Dan, K7NXL, who I had loaned my Ten Tec 
238 tuner to and he was about to come in to town so brought it 
over. It actually worked far better than the MFJ ever did! Radio, 
tuner, 165' of LMR900 directly feeding the 40' Greyline Flagpole. 
IT worked! In fact, the box on the desk tuning through all that 
feedline performed better than the remote tuner. The MFJ will be 
repaired and sold. Bands were pretty good here in Eastern WA. I 
was even able to work several on 160, and 80 was a lot of fun!  
 
About 9 hours of operating time.  
 
73, 
Mike K7NT


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