[ADXA] A contest club? Thoughts?

[Bill Priakos]

A thought – I just submitted my log and under club, I put “ADXA”.  I don’t think I have heard of any formal addition, but if we did have a club, I would certainly submit my score.  So, are we a contest club as well as a DXA?  ADXA Contest Club?  A supplemental club to our main purpose?

BP

W5SJ
Bill Priakos
10 Free Ferry Heights
Fort Smith, AR 72903
479.461.8368
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From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of w5zn at w5zn.org
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 5:19 PM
To: Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
Cc: adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] 9 volts, 24 countries


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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