[Mldxcc] W1RH SSCW HMO

[Robert Hess]

HMO Total: 173,492

10 hours from my station, using W1RH callsign
5 hours from W6SR's station, using N6FR callsign

Good stuff: 

First time with SO2R for SS (my station).  The mult radio, on the tower 300 feet down the hillside, plays really, really well.  With no filters, I had absolutely no interference from the run radio running full power. Tribander on the mult tower.  Also have a 40 meter loop dedicated to the mult station on another part of the property and, again, no interferrence.

W6SR's station is fantastic.  Single radio, but fully automated for band switching with a solid state amp.  Absolutely dummy-proof.  Rick's new QTH plays well.  Nice location.

Finally fixed my interference problems with the DirecTV DVR and the TV in the master bedroom.  Used a boat-load of toroids (read Jim's stuff) on the TV's and toroids plus tin foil on the DVR.

Not so good stuff: 

Really bad sinus infection slowed me down on Saturday.  Just had to quit early.  Better on Sunday.

I use Writelog.  Rick has N1MM.  First time with N1MM for me.  Took about an hour just figuring out how to configure it and use it, so lost an hour of Q's.  I can fly over Writelog with keyboard short cuts, but found myself using the mouse far too much on N1MM.  The last thing I want to play with, when running, is a mouse.  After 5 hours, still a thumbs down from me for N1MM compared to Writelog.  I do think I'll load it on my computer and play with it a bit so next time at W6SR's I'll have a better feel for it.  

Details below.

Call: W1RH
Operator(s): W1RH
Station: W1RH

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: SV
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
  80:  40
  40:  78
  20:  185
  15:  278
  10:  79
------------
Total:  660  Sections = 83  Total Score = 109,560

Club: Northern California Contest Club



Call: N6FR
Operator(s): W1RH
Station: W6SR

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: SV
Operating Time (hrs): 5

Summary:
Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
  80:    0
  40:  149
  20:  112
  15:  114
  10:  13
------------
Total:  388  Sections = 82  Total Score = 63,632

Club: Northern California Contest Club