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KQ8RP ARRL SSB DX Contest 2011

kq8rp — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:17:46 +0000

ARRL-SECTION: OH
CALLSIGN: KQ8RP
CLUB: Delara Contest Team
CONTEST: ARRL-DX-SSB
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP-ASSISTED 40M HIGH SSB
CLAIMED-SCORE: 30720
OPERATORS: KQ8RP
ADDRESS: USA
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger V11.2.4

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40: 160 64
20:
15:
10:
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Total: 160 64 Total Score = 30,720

Comments:

Flex 5000a, Phased Verticals, Professional AL80B only had time to work some in evenings so
just stay on 40 meters.

KQ8RP ARRL 10 Meter Contest

kq8rp — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:11:09 +0000

This was first time I worked the ARRL 10 meter contest in years. Before I moved to Ohio when I lived in Kentucky with a 70 foot tower and a KLM KT34XA antenna it was just more fun to work. The antenna system we used this time around was a 1/2 wave 160 meter Inverted L with a tuner fed at the base. If I could hear them I

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could work them with 100 watts.

Band was not open all the time but when we heard some activity we tried to make good use of it. We are looking forward in better times on 10 meters here in the future.

CONTEST: ARRL-10
CALLSIGN: KQ8RP
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 10M LOW MIXED
CLAIMED-SCORE: Silagra 12320
OPERATORS: KQ8RP
CLUB: DELARA Contest Team

121 QSO’s
40 mults
Score 12,320

Rig: Flex 5000a

Logging: N3FJP

KQ8RP NAQP CW Contest Results

kq8rp — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:10:52 +0000

This was the first time working this contest on cw as well as first time using N1MM logger. I didn’t have much time to put into the contest had a DELARA Holiday Party to attend as well and didn’t want to miss that event. Food was fabulous.

I downloaded N1MM logger earlier in the week and got everything hooked up to the Flex 5K. The logger worked fine and I liked how it works and the information it shows you during the contest. I still don’t have my Flex being able to send cw from the program.

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It keys the rig but no output. During this contest I used my Flex auto keyer which Professional works great.

Antennas used was a 160m inverted L, Phased verticals on 40 meters and a 80m Inverted Vee fed with 450 ladder line.

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs):

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 23 16
80: 46 27
40: 43 26
20: 18 8
15: 14 7
10:
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Total: 144 84 Total Score = 12,096

Club: DELARA Contest Team

Contest was a fun one to work and I hope next time around we can put more time into it.

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Flex 5000 Noise Blanker

kq8rp — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:36:55 +0000

This new noise just showed up this week on 10 though 20 meter band. I have switched off each breaker in my electrical panel to see if it was something in my home but it sounds like

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it is coming from somewhere in the neighborhood.

If you have heard this type of noise before let me know. The video shows how well the Flex Silagra Radio noise blanker can get rid of many unwanted noises.

73′s
Scott
KQ8RP