[TVARC] FW: CQWW SSB K2DM M/S HP

Tue Oct 29 05:04:43 EDT 2019

Congrats to all!  Nice to see everything finally coming together.  And nearly a million points!

73, Pete, K2PS

From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 12:00 AM
To: TVARC
Subject: [TVARC] FW: CQWW SSB K2DM M/S HP

Clubmates,

Here is the post I submitted to the 3830 contest reflector.  In case you do not recognize the calls of the ops, they are:

K2DM, GEORGE

K4ZDM, KAREN

N0SMX, DENNIS McKINNEY

AL7BA, JIM SHAW

K3ZGA, BOB SCHWER

KN4ULF, NANCY SCHWER

NP2B, JOHN ELLIS

W2TR, GARY SIENKIEWICZ

K1CTR, DOUG STENZEL

KD8WYJ, JAN SHAW

73,

George K2DM

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2019

Call: K2DM

Operator(s): K2DM K4ZDM N0SMX AL7BA K3ZGA KN4ULF NP2B W2TR K1CTR KD8WYJ

Station: K2DM

Class: M/S HP

QTH: NFL

Operating Time (hrs): 40

Summary:

Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries

------------------------------

  160:   18     6       11

   80:   97    15       57

   40:  147    24       70

   20:  382    26       86

   15:  201    23       76

   10:   40     7       12

------------------------------

Total:  885   101      312  Total Score = 960,225

Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club

Comments:

This was our first contest at The Land.  We live in The Villages, which is a

deed restricted community that does not allow outdoor antennas.  So my wife,

Karen (K4ZDM), and I purchased a trailer on 2.4 acres just outside The Villages.

Actually, it is nearly surrounded by The Villages.  With the help of a number

of friends - some hams, some not – we spent two months refurbishing the

trailer.  Then two good friends (Dennis, N0SMX and Jim, AL7BA) helped us build

two towers and install antennas.  A 60-foot tower was first up with an older

Bencher Skyhawk tribander and wires for 80M and 160M.  Then, just a couple of

days before the contest, we finished installing a Cushcraft XM240 on a 40-foot

tower.  We were ready to go!

This contest was a celebration for us.  While Dennis, Jim and I have done some

serious contesting (as has John, NP2B), we were not concerned with score this

weekend.  We invited a number of our Villages ham friends to come by and spend

some time making contacts or just visiting.  Aside from Karen, Dennis, Jim and

I, eight people came by during the contest.   At one point on Saturday we had

around eight folks at the station.  A total of ten of us made contacts during

the contest.  Individual contact totals ranged from one to 335.  There was a lot

of mentoring done.

The station performed flawlessly.  We were a multi-single entry with only a RUN

station, no MULT station.  The rig was a K3 driving an Expert 1KFA amplifier. 

Most of our contacts were made by searching and pouncing, with liberal use of

the N1MM+ band map.  I probably tried to CQ more than any of the other ops, but

I was generally unsuccessful.  I am looking forward to operating from VP2M in

November.

Karen and I hope our friends utilize the station a lot in the future.  It sure

has been a lot of fun so far.

Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/

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