CWops Test (CWT) - 1900Z Oct 18
Call: VE9AA
Operator(s): VE9AA
Station: VE9AA
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: nb
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80:
40:
20: 39
15: 36
10: 34
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Total: 109 Mults = 97 Total Score = 10,573
Club: Maritime Contest Club
Comments:
WORM WARMER ANTENNA ! ! !
I swear to you this is 100% true. Yesterday my ZS6BKW (which is on my Radio #2
in my SO2R setup) fell down. I am in no physical condx after a recent accident
to make the proper repairs but today I hobbled out on crutches to the back yard
and my lovely XYL tied the free end up on a tree trunk so the antenna is roughly
18-20" off the ground in the middle and close to 24" on each end. The
450 Ohm twin lead we black taped to a 10' pipe nearby.
I did all this as we could get serious frost or snow anytime now and when I am
well enough I'll want to put it back in a tree @ 50'
Who would've guessed I'd have one of my best LP efforts ever with an antenna
almost touching the ground ?!?!
Some signals sounded really weird (W3's/SM5's) so something is going on in the
Ionosphere that really helped me today.
CU all of a sudden!
Mike VE9AA
IC7410 @ 80w (SWR 2.5->3.1:1 on 10-15-20
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