[SECC] K4OGG, CWSS

[Tommy]

My Titan 3 blew up, sitting in stand-by on the desk. Just got it
back from Ten Tec on Thursday.

When testing it, could only get 1200w max into the dummy load.
Taking it apart and inspecting it, I found the same old problem of
poor assembly. A screw from the tube section was protruding to the
below compartment, partially shorting out the RF input line on a PC
board. I went through this with Ten Tec back in November and found
the problem after they told me "you must have a bad interface coax
cable". Still an on-going problem with practically NO QC at Ten Tec.

Anyway after replacing the screw, I still expected to have problems
with the amp, but it just sat there, purring at 1500w.

Was going to add an HF (20&15m) antenna, but the way this silly 80m
dipole is working...WHY?


Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Macie, Gordon" <GMacie at innotrac.com>
To: "'Jay Pryor'" <jpryor at uga.edu>; <SECC at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:13 AM
Subject: RE: [SECC] K4OGG, CWSS


> I ran my amp also. Strange experience people actually hearing me.
I had very
> few fills compared to what I'm use to.
>
> Gordon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Pryor [mailto:jpryor at uga.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:05 AM
> To: SECC at contesting.com
> Subject: [SECC] K4OGG, CWSS
>
>
> This was my first part-time CWSS in a long time.  And the first
time I have
> ever entered any contest in the high power category.  But there's
no
> question that my score is higher than it would have been
> otherwise.  Anyway, it took me a while to figure out how to hook
up and
> load up the amp.  I really don't use it much.  After I got it up
and
> running though I enjoyed a laid-back SS.  It was good to run into
many SECC
> folks, and other contesters who are "regulars."
>
> Here's what it looked like:
>
>     BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults
>   __________________________________________________
>
>     80CW       64          64        128      30
>     40CW       48          48         96      18
>     20CW      103         103        206      14
>     15CW       95          95        190       9
>     10CW       12          12         24       1
>   __________________________________________________
>
>   Totals      322         322        644      72
>
>
>      Final Score = 46368 points.
>
> 73,
>
> Jay/K4OGG
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