[WWYC] WWYC in WPX

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

Why run assisted?

Practically every third QSO is a multiplier in the WPX

73 Rich

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SM3WMV Mikael" <sm3wmv at hotmail.com>
To: <wwyc at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:38 PM
Subject: [WWYC] WWYC in WPX


> Hello!
>
> I will be active from SM2HWG SOAB HP, probably unassisted. I am not 100%
> sure yet but I think the call will be SJ2W, if HWG has applied for that 
> call
> yet. Otherwise I'll be using SK2KW. I've been working on electronics for
> that station during most of the spring so it will be fun to try it out.
>
> Setup:
> 160M: 35m high vertical
> 80M: 4 square
> 40M: 4el mono @53m + 2el phased array
> 20M: 6/6el mono + 4el mono + FD4
> 15M: 6/6el mono + 4el mono + FD4
> 10M: 6/6/6el mono + 4el mono + FD4
>
> 2xFT1000D + 3 PA
>
> I will probably spend 3/4 of the contest running on 20m. I doubt I'll get
> much DX on 40m with the beam not working properly and at this time of the
> year, but I sure do hope for some NA opening. A auto tune PA (Granger) 
> will
> be used for 2nd radio and a newly made amp switch will be used to switch
> between amps on the run radio. I am not sure how to set that up yet but 
> will
> go down there this weekend and fix it. We will probably run a few qsos
> during this weekend as SK2KW so listen for us :-)
>
> More info about the station can be found at:
> http://sm2hwg.sm3wmv.com/
>
> //Mike (SM3WMV // SM3W // SJ3A)
>
>
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