[SCCC] ARRL Field Day N6VI

[Marty Woll]

Call: N6VI
Operator(s): N6VI
Station: N6VI

Class: 1B
QTH: LAX
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
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  160:
   80:      6  		
   40:    87     		19
   20:  165     		18	1
   15:      7
   10:
    6: 
    2:       1    		35
  
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Total:  266    		72	1  	Total Score = 1,562

Club: L.A. City ACS

SOAPBOX: This was my chance to try out the CrankIR vertical I picked up last
year.  Once I got the band settings on the radial located and marked,
changing bands was a fairly easy process.  Under a lightweight canopy with
the K3 on a card table and a big Bioenno battery, I was set to go.   The
afternoon went rather slowly; my 95 Watts and vertical were up against a lot
of home stations this year, many running with amps and big antennas.  After
a dinner break, I had four very productive hours before being sidelined with
a migraine for the rest of the night.  I did manage about an hour of sleep
before getting back in the chair Sunday morning.  Overall I was satisfied
with the performance of the CrankIR; it will definitely get me on the air in
a pinch or in a spot where masts and towers are not available.  After 14
hours of use, the Bioenno still measured nearly 13.2 Volts; I had barely put
a dent in its capacity.  Those LiFePO4 batteries are wonderful performers.

73,

Marty N6VI