[K6BW] CQWW DX SSB contest this weekend

[David Mueller]

  If anyone is interested, the largest international
SSB contest of the year is being held this weekend,
from 0000Z Saturday to 2400Z Sunday.  Dozens of
contesters fly to far-off locations around the world
to participate in this one.  The exchange is easy -
signal report and CQ Zone (California is in CQ Zone
3).
   As a CW guy myself, I'm not going to put forth a
serious effort.  I'm firmly focused on a serious
effort in the following weekend's November Sweepstakes
(CW) contest.  I do plan on spending some time up at
the club to give the new 75M and 160M antennas a
shakedown.  
   Finally, for the first time ever, you can listen
online to a contester in operation, and hear exactly
what he is hearing, in stereo.  Here is the URL:

http://www.k5zd.com/live

   Check it out during the contest.  You'll be able to
listen to a world class operator (KM3T) operate from a
world class station (K5ZD), from a world class
location (Massachussetts).   The feed is in stereo,
because Dave is like me and operates with two radios
at the same time.

Back to the antenna work!

73, Dave N2NL
PS: I've been busy at K6BW.  Current antennas include:
160M full-size half wave sloping dipole, top @ 125ft
75M full-size delta loop, apex @ 70ft
75M dipole, highest point @ 125ft
40M dipole @ 85ft
TH7DX 7el tribander @ 15ft on the shack roof
R-5 half-wave vertical for 10/12/15/17/20M mounted on
the edge of the 40ft drop-off behind the shack.
Still working on a gain antenna for 40M (Moxon)!







	
		
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