[ADXA] 9 volts, 24 countries

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Wow that's amazing Dennis!!!! 

The one thing I really like about this contest is the DX station sends
their power level. I worked a horde of 5 watt stations, mostly all JA's.
In the past when I would work single band 80 and I would work one 5 watt
DL station it was almost like an alarm was sounded within the Bavarian
QRP club over there and they all line up for a Q. Unfortunately, several
of them were a real strain to copy. This weekend I had to shake my head
several times when I would work a very copyable 5 watt station then I
would struggle with the next station that would send "KW"!!!! Says a lot
about a good antenna!!! 

Anyway your run this weekend is quite impressive! 

ZN 

On 2021-02-21 21:10, Dennis Schaefer wrote:

> I decided to try another "9 volt battery" effort in the ARRL CW DX contest with my little red rig - the LNR MTR-4b v2.  I grabbed a 9V battery off the desk that had been used for something else but measured a bit over 9 volts.  I operated about 2 hours.  Power at the beginning was 1.2 watts and by the end, voltage was 7.7 and power output was 700 milliwatts.  I stayed mainly on 20 meters and found that many DX stations answered me on the first call. Some required several calls and a very few couldn't copy me at all.  I was surprised that it worked so well since I was down an average of 30 db from a kw station.
> 
> I worked 50 stations, 47 on 20 meters, and 3 on 40.  I had 23 multipliers on 20 meters and 3 on 40.  I think one on 40 was not duplicated on 20, so that was actually 24 countries worked and that didn't count the US or Canada.  
> 
> The little MTR-4b v2 is an amazing rig.  With 12 volts, it will output 5 watts, CW only.  It has a built-in voltmeter, SWR meter, and wattmeter.  It's not like operating a "big rig" but it is just a little bigger than a pack of cards.  I'll be taking it out to the park when the weather gets a little better.
> 
> 73,
> Dennis
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