ARRL 10-Meter Contest - 2020 Call: K4BAI Operator(s): K4BAI Station: K4BAI Class: SO CW HP QTH: GA Operating Time (hrs): 19:01 Summary: Band QSOs Mults ------------------- CW: 926 66 SSB: ------------------- Total: 926 66 Total Score = 249,464 Club: South East Contest Club Comments: Had high hopes for this contest. Station seemed to be working well except that the beam rotator would sometimes stuck. I was afraid to turn it too far to the South in case it would get stuck there. First night may have been the best night time conditions I have ever heard during a contest when the band isn't really open for DX. I experimented the second day and discovered that my new inverted L for 160M loads nicely on 10M and I could work the South Americans using it without having to turn the beam south. But, Saturday evening, disaster struck. Band conditions were not nearly as good as the first night. With the inverted L I had hoped to work the ZL and VK mults I missed Friday night. None heard the second night. And suddenly the SWR on my beam was infinite. No receive signals either. Tried 20M and it was the same. So there has been a catastrophic failure of my 50 year old TH6DXX. Faithful servant. I purchased it used from K3KG in 1973 and have had it up at two different locations ever since. Only problem was once having to the balun (TNX K1TO). I have an 88' zepp and a Palstar ATV1500CV tuner. But it will not tune the zepp on 10M. It will tune on the other bands, so at least for a while I will have only the zepp on 20 and 15 and the inverted L for 160 on 10M. Maybe I can use the 40M dipole on 15 also. Started out to be a good score and now it isn't. But thanks for all QSOs and Seasons Greetings to all. 73, John, K4BAI. Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/