ARRL September VHF Contest - 2023
Call: N0KIS
Operator(s): N0KIS
Station: N0KIS
Class: Single Op-All Modes QRP
QTH: MO
Operating Time (hrs): 21
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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6: 36 19
2:
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 36 19 Total Score = 684
Club:
Comments:
There was a small band opening to Mexico, the Caribbean and South America
Saturday evening. Then again on Sunday morning and evening. I only had one
contact on SSB; none on CW. FT8 was the mode of choice for this contest. I
moved to SSB and CW for awhile whenever FT8 indicated positive signal levels.
It was my first time using FT8. There was a bit of a learning curve with this
new-to-me mode. That's the fun in this hobby. There's always something to
learn. And in this case, practice. I had limited success with the IC-703+
running 10 watts into the ground-plane antenna at 30 feet. All part of my
portable setup. I wanted to test the current draw of the radio and laptop pc
during this contest. It drained my 40 amp-hr LiFePO 4 battery about 5 hours
before the end of the contest. I connected to the home AC and continued to the
end of the contest. All in all, about 21 hours BIC. This was not one of those
contest where I worked everyone I witnessed a decode on. I was seeing decode
levels down to -22 dB. I think all of my contacts were with decode levels
greater than -16 dB. Some signals indicated decode signal strength of +28 dB
during the Sunday evening band opening. Those were real easy to work with my
setup. All I had to do was call CQ and wait a moment or two. Very Fun!
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