[RTTY] SO2R Problem

[John GW4SKA]

And with all those big antennas, do you really NEED 1200 Watts?

John GW4SKA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Hachadorian" <k6ll at arrl.net>
To: "RTTY reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] SO2R Problem


>I didn't see any mention of bandpass filters.  A set of them are 
> must-have items for so2r on a city lot, even at low power.  They 
> are not cheap, but it's just part of the buy-in for so2r.  I 
> recommend a pair of Dunestar 600's.
> 
> Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> Yuma, AZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tom Martin
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:30 AM
> To: rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] SO2R Problem
> 
>           CQWPXRTTY Score Summary Sheet
> 
>       Start Date : 2012-02-02
> 
>    CallSign Used : W8JWN
>      Operator(s) : W8JWN
> 
> Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
>             Band : ALL
>            Power : HIGH
>             Mode : RTTY
> Default Exchange : 001
>       Gridsquare : EN55
> 
>             Name : Tom Martin
>          Address : 812 West B St
>   City/State/Zip : Iron Mountain  MI  49801
>          Country : USA
> 
>     ARRL Section : MI
>        Club/Team : None
>         Software : N1MM Logger V12.1.2
> 
>        Band    QSOs    Pts  WPX
>         3.5     123     296   33
>           7     414    1076  175
>          14     428     832  212
>          21     171     340   73
>          28       1          3       1
>       Total    1137    2547  494
> 
> 
>            Score : 1,258,218
> 
>              Rig : FT-1000MP; Icom Pro II, SB-220, Alpha 8410
> 
>         Antennas : SteppIR 4 element, Mosley CL-33, HF6V, 40 Vee 
> at 60' and 40 rotatable dipole at 80',
>                          80 sloper at 65', and Crazy J 80 meter 
> antenna at 48'.
> 
>          Soapbox : First time achieving a million points but it 
> was costly.  Excessive RF took out the front end of the FT-1000MP 
> after 2 hours.
>                          Lost 10 meters on the PRO II on Sunday. 
> As of Monday morning, no receive or transmit with  the PRO II on 
> any band.
>                           I have an Icom 706 until the big rigs 
> get repaired or replaced.
> 
> 
> 
> I should have realized that something was wrong, when the 
> wattmeter on the MP/220 combination showed a huge backward 
> deflection, when I keyed the Pro II/8410 at 1200 watts.  The 80 
> meter Crazy J was too close to the 40 Vee and vice versa.  I put 
> up the new 80 meter antenna to see if it was better than the 
> Butternut.  I had no RF issues in the ARRL RU without the new 
> antenna.  It's tough on a small city lot to get any separation.
> 
> This was probably my last SO2R effort.
> 
> Dupes were the least of my problems!!!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom W8JWN
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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