K4TMC 2025 Winter Field Day SOLP 1H SSB

[Henry Pollock - K4TMC]

Winter Field Day - 2025

Call: K4TMC
Operator(s): K4TMC
Station: K4TMC

Class: 1H LP (un-assisted)
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 9.0

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
  160:   0       0      0
   80:   0       0      0
   40:   0       7      0
   20:   0      23      0
   15:   0      30      0
   10:   0     118      0
    6:   0       0      0
    2:   0       0      0
  222:   0       0      0
  432:
----------------------------
Total:        178       Mults = 6  Total Score = 1,068

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Mults = 4 (4 bands) + 2 (6 hrs continuous period)

I had not done this contest for a few years, and since they have a Home
Class option, I decided to give it a try from home. I reverted the 3 Moxon
antennas back to their natural and independent configuration versus the
hatted dipole as used in the NAQP SSB last weekend. Collateral damage from
that effort was a recalibration of the wall-mounted Nest HVAC control unit
thermometer, actual 70F now reads 80F.

Started Saturday on 10 doing S&P. It was a little slow, but then realized
that there were a lot of stations piled-up on the run stations. So, I
started running at 28.420 and things improved. Still no great rate but
steady low stress effort for 2.5 hours.  Highlight was being called by a
KL1 and VE8. 10 finally folded around 2200. Moved down to 15 for another
hour, mostly S&P but a short run.  By 2300 I was on 20 S&P only, and around
0000 I tried 40 for a short bit, but the noise level was too high to work
the weaker stations. Even though the K3 ATU will make a 10M Moxon work on
20 & 40, it’s not fun.

Sunday was a different day from Saturday. 10 was almost dead, could only
find a few stations working WFD. 15 was only a little better; 20 was the
best band, and I only managed 2 additional 40 contacts near the end.

Radio: Elecraft K3+ with Heil HC-4 mic element

Antennas: 3 MFJ-1890 10M Moxons in home attic at 26 ft, fixed to NE, South
and
West.

73,

Henry – K4TMC