[PVRCNC] KA1ARB SS SSB Multi-Op HP

[Rob Katz]

Call: KA1ARB
Operator(s): KA1ARB,WB1ADR
Station: KA1ARB

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
  Band  QSOs
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   160:    0
    80:  700
    40:  375
    20:  345
    15:   23
    10:    
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Total: 1463  Sections = 80  Total Score = 230,880

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

It was great fun to talk to all the PVRC members - nice turnout. 
Thanks to all who called us and to those who spotted us too.  The 
bands were nice and quiet here - I wish there were some sunspots! 
But there were lots of new hams with checks 05-07 that made up for 
the bottom of the cycle.  80m was the money band here; it seemed 
bottomless using nothing more than our magical dipole at 40 feet. 

Thanks to three days of effort from Lee, WB1ADR, and the heroic last minute
arrival of Bruce, N1LN, we managed to get our first tower up and the tribander
on top.  This allowed us to make the same number of contacts that we've made
for the last five years.  What a great investment of my time and money! 

All the focus on the tower meant neglecting the other antennas.  This 
led to the
80m dipole dying early saturday night (fixed on the roof, in the dark), and the
40m wires never working until Sunday afternoon.  Murphy also brought a power
outage for an hour on Sunday morning. 

We found good rates until 10:00Z Sunday before our first break, and saved time
off for Sunday afternoon.  Took a couple of breaks Sunday afternoon, and we had
our best two hours at the end until we ran out of operating time before 03:00.

We've already started our plans for what improvements we can make to allow us
to make the same score for yet another year!
-- 
Rob Katz, Director
Legacy Center, Inc.

(919) 678-6000 x106
(919) 678-6015 fax
rob.katz at TheLegacyCenter.com
www.TheLegacyCenter.com