[NCC] FW: ARRL 160 K8AL SO HP

Scott Detloff K8DX k8dx@raex.com
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 05:32:35 -0500


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           ARRL 160-Meter Contest
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Call: K8AL
Operator(s): K8AL
Station: K8AL

Class: SO HP
QTH: Guernsey County, OH
Operating Time (hrs): 18
=20

Summary:
          QSOs  Sections  Countries
Total:     701     75       10      =3D  122,060

Club/Team: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

Rig:  FT-1000 and AL-82
Antennas:  Deformed dipole at 60', broadside east/west; 1/4 wave sloper =
at 75',=20
slanting north downhill.

This was my first half-serious venture into 160m contesting.  Because of =
other=20
commitments, I did most of Friday night and about half of Saturday =
night.  This=20
is definitely a different game!  It became painfully evident that =
serious=20
competition requires more antenna than I have time to build right now.  =
The=20
behavior of my two primitive antennas is rather interesting:  The sloper =
has a=20
significant vertical component and works better into Europe than the =
dipole (no=20
surprise), and better to the west coast in the later hours of the night. =
=20
However, it is greatly inferior to the dipole (off the end!) for =
Caribbean and=20
South America (I know, at 60' directionality is not to be expected). =20
Apparently, the sloper has front-to-back favoring north, even though =
modeling=20
it over flat terrain does not show this at all.  When VK6HD appeared, I =
tried=20
several times with the sloper, since it was doing much better to the =
west=20
coast.  Failing in this, I switched to the dipole, and his signal came =
up by at=20
least an s unit; two calls and I had him, through a sizeable pileup.  I =
suspect=20
this was actually a southward path along the gray line (1200z).  Strange =
stuff!


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size=3D3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
ARRL=20
160-Meter=20
Contest<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
<BR>Call: K8AL<BR>Operator(s): K8AL<BR>Station: K8AL<BR><BR>Class: SO =
HP<BR>QTH:=20
Guernsey County, OH<BR>Operating Time (hrs):=20
18<BR>&nbsp;<BR><BR>Summary:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
QSOs&nbsp; Sections&nbsp; Countries<BR>Total:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
701&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 75&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =3D&nbsp; 122,060<BR><BR>Club/Team: =
North Coast=20
Contesters<BR><BR>Comments:<BR><BR>Rig:&nbsp; FT-1000 and=20
AL-82<BR>Antennas:&nbsp; Deformed dipole at 60', broadside east/west; =
1/4 wave=20
sloper at 75', <BR>slanting north downhill.<BR><BR>This was my first=20
half-serious venture into 160m contesting.&nbsp; Because of other=20
<BR>commitments, I did most of Friday night and about half of Saturday=20
night.&nbsp; This <BR>is definitely a different game!&nbsp; It became =
painfully=20
evident that serious <BR>competition requires more antenna than I have =
time to=20
build right now.&nbsp; The <BR>behavior of my two primitive antennas is =
rather=20
interesting:&nbsp; The sloper has a <BR>significant vertical component =
and works=20
better into Europe than the dipole (no <BR>surprise), and better to the =
west=20
coast in the later hours of the night.&nbsp; <BR>However, it is greatly =
inferior=20
to the dipole (off the end!) for Caribbean and <BR>South America (I =
know, at 60'=20
directionality is not to be expected).&nbsp; <BR>Apparently, the sloper =
has=20
front-to-back favoring north, even though modeling <BR>it over flat =
terrain does=20
not show this at all.&nbsp; When VK6HD appeared, I tried <BR>several =
times with=20
the sloper, since it was doing much better to the west <BR>coast.&nbsp; =
Failing=20
in this, I switched to the dipole, and his signal came up by at =
<BR>least an s=20
unit; two calls and I had him, through a sizeable pileup.&nbsp; I =
suspect=20
<BR>this was actually a southward path along the gray line =
(1200z).&nbsp;=20
Strange stuff!</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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