[VHFcontesting] FW: 222FallSprnt N8RA Single Op LP

[Chet S]

                    222 MHz Fall Sprint - 2020

Operator(s): N8RA
Station: N8RA

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: FN31tl
Operating Time (hrs): 1

       Mode  QSOs  Grd  
 222  CW      2       0
 222  FT8      6       4
 222  USB     7       4
 Total           15      8

Score: 120

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

This sprint was a good opportunity to dust off the cobwebs in the shack and my brain. Been away a while and had not prepped well for this. Everything “seemed” to be working when turned on the day before, but I had not tested the transmitter. Of course, Murphy took this opportunity to mess with the K3 transverter interface. At the start of the contest, I had no power out of the transverter and frustratingly removed and reinserted cables, swapped some out, reset the logging program, etc. After about a half hour, transmit started to work intermittently, and 15 minutes after that, everything was working FB again.
I believe the issue is in the K3 interface board relays that had not been exercised in a while.  Further investigation will be needed. 

With this late start, I only spent about an hour and enjoyed a whopping 15 contacts in 8 grids. Short, but fun. Best DX 330 miles.

Setup: K3, Elecraft XV222, 6154 amp at 100w, M2 10el at 70’.


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