Posted by Jack on 26th February 2008
CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB
Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 01:36
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 21 State/Prov = 7 Countries = 1
Total Score = 384
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
I could hear more stations than I could work on my 28′ high 82′ shortened dipole I tossed-up to try out 160m from this QTH. I have since installed a decent inverted-L about 40 feet in height. Again, I only dabbled in this contest since we still have many many boxes that need unpacking.
For me, Top Band still holds a lot of mysteries. And the fact that most people on that band don’t have much more than wire antennas (some WAY better than others) is a bit of an equalizer.
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Posted by Jack on 18th February 2008
ARRL DX Contest, CW
Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB
Class: SOAB(A) LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 7:08
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 0 0
80: 1 1
40: 25 8
20: 60 27
15: 18 11
10: 4 2
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Total: 108 49 Total Score = 15,729
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:Pardon the late submission. Still unpacking boxes around here and finally got broadband installed.
First contest from the new QTH. In fact, first operating of any kind from there! My antenna was a quickly re-assembled Butternut HF9V that just happened to fit perfectly into a chain link fence post. I did solder a #12 piece of wire from the ground radial plate I had made to the pole and deer fence. Since we’re still unpacking boxes, my operating time was precious but sporadic.
I was very pleasantly surprised with how much better I get out from here. We even lost elevation in the move! But from here I can hear and work more stations. . . and I ‘ain’t even started to get serious’!
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Posted by Jack on 25th November 2007
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB
Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: 3
Operating Time (hrs): 9:20
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 0 0 0
80: 17 6 7
40: 51 17 27
20: 35 11 11
15: 7 4 4
10: 0 0 0
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Total: 110 38 49
Total Score = 24,621
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Comments:
Worked what I could of the contest. Since we’re having an Open House this weekend, I could only participate part-time.
I’m down to just my Butternut HF9V and limited radials now with the house one sale. Used my Yaesu FT-857D and Dentron GLA-1000 at 500 watts. I stayed exclusively in Search and Pounce mode. I spotted when I thought it would be helpful.
Here’s the message buffer settings I used:
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