[SCCC] N6KI ARRL DX CW SOUAB

[Dennis Vernacchia]

 ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2025

Call: N6KI
Operator(s): N6KI
Station: N6KI

Class: SOUAB HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:    7     6
   80:   32    21
   40:  279    80
   20:   81    47
   15:  205    77
   10:  358    81
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Total:  962   312  Total Score = 900,432

Club: San Diego Contest Club

Comments:

Just playing from home and testing another rig (TS-890 - GREAT RX !) and
antennas. Was shooting for 1000 Qs and 1 million points - Unfortunately
KPA1500 blew 1 final transistor and Prop Pitch motor quit half way through
contest so Antenna stuck at 90 degeee azimuth - luckily being a SteppIR
(MonstIR) I could reverse 180 for Asia and pacific azimuth. I was able to
still work EU and JA OK
but not bust many pileups into EU. Found Condx on 80 and 160 poor. Mostly
S&P busting pileups til Rotator broke - Luckily had spare KPA1500 amp. Went
to RUN mode at end of contest to pad the log with a bunch of JAs

*( I will regret the JA 10,000 Club QSO cards now coming !) - I'm
petitioning Trump to put 500% tariff on all JA 10,000 QSL Club Card postage
!*

:-) - 73 de N6KI