[PVRCNC] CQWW CW N3ND SO(A)AB HP

[N3ND at aol.com]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2021

Call: N3ND
Operator(s): N3ND
Station: N3ND

Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: Wake Forest, NC
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:    5     2        2
   80:   92    11       44
   40:  520    29      102
   20:  673    30      103
   15:  423    25       96
   10:   48    13       24
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Total: 1761   110      371  Total Score = 2,447,238

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

For the first time, I ran this contest S&P only just for kicks!  Had a blast
and the Q's kept coming with a contest rate of over 88 Q's per hour. Can
only imagine if I had some runs.

The K4D was amazing. So quiet and the signals just seem to pop out of the
background - much better than the K3/K3S.  While I had noticed this before,
it was even more prevalent with a loud and crowded band.  Had an issue on
15M with the panadapter locking up but remembered that I had added an HDMI
screen capture device to the K4D video output.  Pulled that out and added
some #43 ferrite to the remaining HDMI cable at the K4D and had zero issues
afterwards. Wish 10 opened like 15 did.

I noticed the RX bandwidth seemed wider than the nomenclature suggested, but
chalked that up to being DSP with no center peaking like a crystal filter
rig. I just narrowed the filter. Never had an issue.  Ran the APF function
on some very weak signals and it made the difference.  The RX never let me
down.

Nice to have the external panadapter display at front and center above the
keyboard, the external display showing only the signals (rather than showing
the main radio display).

K4D/KPA1500


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