[NCC] Fwd: [FCG] CQWW CW K5KG M/2 HP

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

This was my main CQWW CW activity, though not a huge amount of time in order to be sure the other ops got in their share.
I think this was a pretty good M/2 score from a station that has a 2L 40 meter beam up 75 feet, but otherwise would qualify for the Tribander/Wires category.  That's one tribander with VA6AM multiplexer, i.e. the two stations had to negotiate beam headings. The ends of the 80M antenna are about ten feet off the ground.
Thanks to NA8V (who was loud!) for our 160M USA mult, and to K8AZ for the honors on 40.

73 from Sunny Florida -

Jim   K8MR




From: webform at b4h.net
Date: November 28, 2021 at 21:43:17 EST
To: 3830 at contesting.com, giwagner at k5kg.com, FCG at groups.io
Subject: CQWW CW K5KG M/2 HP
Reply-To: giwagner at k5kg.com, FCG at groups.io



                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2021

Call: K5KG
Operator(s): K5KG K4NMR K8MR NE8P K4EU
Station: K5KG

Class: M/2 HP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   91    16       44
   80:  204    17       66
   40: 1279    31      114
   20: 1433    33      115
   15:  850    29      105
   10:   76    15       21
------------------------------
Total: 3933   141      465  Total Score = 6,584,190

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

This was the highest scoring Multi-Two operation that we have done from this
Florida QTH.  Ops were Tom, K4NMR, Jim, K8MR, Mike, NE8P, Steve, K4EU, and
George, K5KG. This 5-operator team really pulled their weight by keeping the two
stations engaged with very little down-time.  Tom, Jim and Steve have been
regulars at the K5KG station for the past few years, and Mike was a new and
welcome addition.  Jim, AA4NP was to have been with us, but he was on assignment
in Ukraine, and didn't make it home in time to join us. Hopefully, Jim will be a
new addition the next go-round. Joe, KW1K, our other team member was a bit under
the wx, and was unable to make the trek this weekend. He'll be with us the next
time.

Overall, band conditions were reasonably good, although 10m failed to offer up
any significant fodder over the weekend. The money bands of course were 40m and
20m. A low-slung 10m yagi fixed on SA added nicely to our 10m count. 160m
offered up some juicy treats, not the least of which were double-mults from LZ9W
in the next to last minute of the contest!

The station configuration consisted of two Elecraft K3's. One K3 was pared with
a KPA1500 amp and the other with a KPA500.  New to the station were two
automatic-switching 100w band pass filters.  These BP filters replaced the old
ICE 419 filters that were manually switched by the ops when changing bands.
These new filters provide improved BP filtering over the old ICE 419's.  

Antennas are a WU2X Triband yagi at 60' and a 2el 40m yagi at 75'.  Both
stations access the triband yagi through a VA6AM high power Triplexer and high
pass band pass filters, thereby, giving the two station operators access to any
combination of 10, 15, and 20 meters simultaneously.  A 6el 10m yagi @ 30' faces
south to provide SA and Caribbean coverage.  Low band antennas are a OCF dipole
at 60' for 80m and an inverted L for 160m.  All antenna switching is done
automatically through the use of Hamation 2x8 antenna switch and Integrated
Switch Control hardware interfaced to the K3 transceivers.

Thanks to the team for their BIS sticktoittivity, good humor and willingness to
endure serious loss of sleep...and to everyone else for all the QSOs!

73, George, K5KG
Sarasota, Florida


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-- 
George Wagner, K5KG
Sarasota, FL