[SCCC] NX6T ARRL DX SSB M/S HP

[nn3v_6@san.rr.com]

Problem with XU7 likely a Fallbrook local ionospheric disturbance?

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 73 DE. NN3V
Charlie

----- Reply message -----
From: "Dennis Vernacchia" <n6ki73 at gmail.com>
To: <sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com>, "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
Subject: [SCCC] NX6T ARRL DX SSB M/S HP
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 9:18 pm


 ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: NX6T ( San Diego Contest Club*)
Operator(s): N6KI, N6CY, N6ERD, NN6X, N6EEG, K6KAL, AF6WF, K6GO, NA6MB
Station: W6HCD

Class: M/S HP
QTH: ca
Operating Time (hrs): 43

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    1     1
   80:   39    25
   40:  497    65
   20:  219    79
   15:  423    90
   10:  159    41
-------------------
Total: 1338   301  Total Score = 1,204,602

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

Lost first 90 minutes of contest to a late setup and start. With A Index at
28
and K at 4 at the start, we knew we were in for a rough ride. Friday night
on
40 proved to be very tough but definitely did better Saturday night. It
seemed
that most of the signals strengths were down throughout entire contest yet
stations that were very weak, heard us fine and I know our antennas and rig
were working normally ! XU7ACQ in Pnom Penh, Cambodia called us after many
attempts and verified we were loud in XU-Land
but copying him was a struggle. I felt like there was some sort of
Ionospheric
disturbance absorbing most of the signals we struggled to copy worldwide !
( Anyone else in SoCal experience this ?)

We ended up 160 QSOs down and 24 Mults less from 2012. It was a tough slog
and
dry windy WX did not help the constant QRN. The K3 Noise Reduction DSP was
on
overtime ! As usual 15 and 40 were the money bands. K3, ACOM 2000A, 2 3 El
SteppIR Yagis @ 40 and 70 ft, 2 XM-240 40 mtr Yagis at 46 and 76 ft, 80 and
160
mtr INV V Dipoles at 70 ft, WinTest Contest Logging Program

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