Topband: 160m antenna test

[Sam Morgan]

Ok thunderstorm QRN made it extra tough to be heard but a few made it through.

KL7RA in DP40 3,307 km away was best distance contact.

QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 0056 K5OAI  599 DM91   W9RE   599 EM69	1,551 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1006 K5OAI  599 DM91   K1LT   599 EM89	1,859 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1041 K5OAI  599 DM91   KG7H   599 DN18	2,324 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1158 K5OAI  599 DM91   KL7RA  599 DP40	3,307 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1217 K5OAI  599 DM91   K5AF   599 EL09   294 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1240 K5OAI  599 DM91   N2IC   599 DM52   776 km
QSO:  1800 CW 2011-10-23 1249 K5OAI  599 DM91   N7IR   599 DM43   968 km

Heard and called, but not worked:
N4PN	EM82
N5UL	DM82
K7RSM	EM12
KV4FZ	FK77
NX5M	EM10
N5RZ	DM91
WA2WYA	?
K5RX	EM13
K0RF	SN70
K1ZZI	EM74
AA0RS	DN70
K0IZL	?
T32C	BJ12
KX9DX	EM59
K7HP	DM44
W2VNJ	CN83


--
GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan

On 10/21/2011 2:03 PM, Sam Morgan wrote:
> For those wishing to give their RX antennas a real world test....
>
> I will be operating QRP in the Pre Stew Perry this weekend,
> from DM91, central West Texas, San Angelo to be specific.
>
> Now for the added treat, my 5w qrp signal, will be transmitted from
> a 7' tall Hi-Q 6/160 antenna, mounted @ 20' with 16 radials, ea 13' long.
>
> At the claimed 6% efficiency, that means my ERP should be about 300mw.
>
> Operating times will be from SS -1hr to SR +2-3 hrs
> or about 2300 UTC Sat - 1600 UTC Sun
>
> a couple of hrs sleep may be optional
> depends if the contacts go dead after 3-4am local CDT 8-9 UTC
>
> Good luck, hope to be in your logs by contests end on Sunday
>
> P.S.
> how active the results of this Pre Stew Perry are, will help decide
> if I will operate QRP 5w x %6=300mw or 100w x 6%=6w in the Stew Perry
>
> it's great to give out the QRP/s times 4 contact points,
> but if the number of QSO's is so low, as to be boring...
> (pun intended, hi hi)
>
> I may have to opt for running as a big gun QRO 100w x 6%=6w tx signal
> in the November Stew Perry and only be worth 2 contact points.
>
> your log entry will help decide, TIA