432 MHz Spring Sprint - 2023
Call: W9KXI
Operator(s): W9KXI
Station: W9KXI
Class: Single Op HP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 14 Mults = 8 Total Score = 112
Club: Mt Airy VHF Radio Club
Comments:
It was...an interesting sprint. "Bullet" comments:
- Wild QSB swings. A Station went from 59 to unreadable in a second.
- I started with only one mode - SSB. An LNA protection circuit was not
working. It became really apparent that I needed to both find and fix the
problem.
- I tried twice to work K1ZK (25W), once on CW and once on FT8. I heard him
but the QSB peaks just weren't long enough.
- I tried Q65 for the first time. Something in my setup wasn't correct because
I wasn't decoding anyone.
- KR1ST: To work Alex my beam heading is the side of a hill (East side of a
valley). Alex's signal last night was, at times, "multi-path". He too
has reported a similar experience when hearing my signal.
Here's my list of contacts:
N1JEZ FN34 PH 4/26/2023 2309 242.2 mi ( 389.8 km)
WZ1V FN31 PH 4/26/2023 2325 231.6 mi ( 372.8 km)
N2NT FN20 PH 4/26/2023 2327 178.4 mi ( 287.1 km)
K1TEO FN31 PH 4/26/2023 2339 197.2 mi ( 317.3 km)
W2KV FN20 PH 4/26/2023 2344 161.7 mi ( 260.2 km)
VE3DS FN03 CW 4/26/2023 2350 171.2 mi ( 275.5 km)
K1WHS FN43 CW 4/26/2023 2357 310.5 mi ( 499.7 km)
WA3DRC FM28 CW 4/27/2023 0008 239.3 mi ( 385.2 km)
KR1ST FN21 DG 4/27/2023 0032 86.6 mi ( 139.3 km)
WO2T FN20 DG 4/27/2023 0034 159.1 mi ( 256.1 km)
N2WK FN03 DG 4/27/2023 0055 92.1 mi ( 148.2 km)
VE3ZV EN92 PH 4/27/2023 0114 178.9 mi ( 288.0 km)
VE3MIS FN03 PH 4/27/2023 0117 176.8 mi ( 284.5 km)
W2BVH FN20 CW 4/27/2023 0127 169.1 mi ( 272.1 km)
Thanks for everyone that came out. Also Thanks to the sponsors.
Look for me in the uWave Sprint on 1296, from here in the valley of FN12ne82bd.
As always, my goal for the uWave Sprint is 5 Q's, which I have yet to achieve.
Al - W9KXI
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