[SECC] NAQP RTTY AA4LR Single Op LP

[Bill Coleman]

                   North American QSO Party, RTTY - July

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  80:    7     4
  40:   79    25
  20:   15    11
  15:   16    10
  10:    3     3
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Total:  120    53  Total Score = 6,360

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: SECC

Comments:

Antennas:
80/40m Trap Dipole at 10m high

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/KAT100 running 100 watts

Comments:

A part-time effort from a new QTH -- the parsonage off Bolton Road in the heart of Atlanta. When the contest started, I had nothing set up - no radio, no antennas, nothing. 

Untangled the dipole and tried to put it up with the slingshot/fishing reel gadget. Part of my difficulty is that I forgot to bring my 1/16" pull line. The fishing line was not strong enough to pull the rope over the tree limbs. I got one end over a tree, but the other end broke three times. Ended up using a wrench over a lower limb just to get on the air.

Finally got everything set up about 2245z. Glad to find 10m still open. Conditions were probably pretty good. Handed out Qs for a while, even managed a short run on 40m. 80m was disappointing, but I didn't stay up long enough to see if it opened further. 

Anyway, great fun to get on and make some Qs. Been a while since I used the K2 that much. What a great little rig!


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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