[SCCC] Fw: TBDC W4EF Single Op HP

[Michael Tope]

                  Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Call: W4EF
Operator(s): W4EF
Station: W4EF

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: DM04
Operating Time (hrs):

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 122  Total Score = 476

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

Rig: FT1000MP MKV x Drake L-7 (~1100 Watts output)
Antenna: 60ft Top-Loaded Vertical on 50' x 100' Lot

Bounced around the idea of dragging my stuff to the desert, but decided that 
I
didn't have the energy this year. Instead, I spent Saturday crawling through 
the
weeds at W6VIO with KG6YYP trying to find out what was wrong with one of the
hardlines feeding the antenna farm over there. Turned out to be water in the
line. Came home and after I watched a DVD with my wife, I decided to see if 
the
new home station antenna was working on 160 meters. Seems like the extra
vertical height (60' vs 40') hasn't hurt anything as I was able to work most
everything I could hear. Still some room for improvement on the radial 
system,
but that will have to wait until we landscape the front yard. Operation was 
100%
search and pounce (was hoping for a shot at the plaque, but it appears that 
W7AT
has bested me by a large margin).

Great fun as always.

73, Mike W4EF......................................


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