published by n2yo on Thu, 2023-11-30 18:19
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2023
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M KS7V K4QS KE3X KA4RRU K4MI WS6X N3AC N2YO N1RM K4GM K2WK KC4D W0IMD
Station: NR4M
Class: M/M HP
QTH: FM18 VA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 270 19 63
80: 975 29 109
40: 1920 37 135
20: 1866 38 140
15: 2001 36 133
10: 1670 34 140
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Total: 8702 193 720 Total Score = 21,795,136
published by n2yo on Sat, 2021-12-18 02:20
It was so nice to have everyone back together again for a Goat Farm M/M. Things were not 100% due to a few surprises, but most things worked very well. The blower in the 160 amp sounded like it had been working in a quarry crushing gravel during the Covid lull. Working on getting another blower installed by the weekend.
published by n2yo on Sat, 2019-12-14 15:13
Got 2/3 of my 15 meter stack rebuilt and in the air. Very pleased with its' performance. Big thanks to K7SV, N3AC, KA4RRU, K4QS and KS4Q for helping over several days, with this project. 80 meter 4 square developed a 2:1 SWR along with lost performance, sometime after Fri night. Still trying to determine the issue.
published by n2yo on Thu, 2018-11-29 22:50
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): K7SV W0IMD K4QS KA4RRU NR4M N2YO N3AIU K2WK K4MI K4GMH
Station: NR4M
Class: M/M HP
QTH: Central VA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 367 21 80
80: 991 29 107
40: 1977 38 151
20: 1960 34 142
15: 590 25 100
10: 9 4 3
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Total: 5894 151 583 Total Score = 11,899,608
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
published by n2yo on Mon, 2017-11-27 23:29
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): N2YO VE3CX NR4M K4QS WS6X K7SV K4GM K4GMH KA4RRU
Station: NR4M
Class: M/M HP
QTH: va
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 199 17 69
80: 1073 25 111
40: 1824 36 141
20: 1826 36 139
15: 945 29 121
10: 81 13 23
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Total: 5948 156 604 Total Score = 12,518,720
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Thanks for the Q's
published by n2yo on Wed, 2017-09-27 17:13
Had some 'down time' with about 2 hours to go when a double female panel feed-thru connector had finally gotten hot enough for the center pin to lose tension and no longer make a solid connection to the PL-259 center pin. Was just *a bit* discolored...
published by n2yo on Tue, 2016-11-29 23:41
"Mr Murphy" showed up with his whole family this weekend. Spent all my off time fixing stuff or try to minimize things that were too bad to fix at the time.
published by n2yo on Mon, 2016-09-26 23:03
Had a HUGE crew, but some were in/out and we had SIX 'newbies'. Some of them had not done any RTTY before, so there was a bit of slowing down and explaining things and a bit of hand holding. This is not a bad thing necessarily, but with 6 beginners in major contest, some allowances were made. I would not have any issue having each one of them back again.
published by n2yo on Mon, 2015-12-07 19:19
Another one in the books. Enjoyed the good propagation on most bands. Really kept things hopping. Never enough operators. One night time op had to go home sick, another canceled on Friday, and two could only put in 3 hours each, which made things kinda 'thin' at times. This was especially true with two first time operators. But, overall, this kind of operator shortage was expected with this family holiday weekend. Always a tough weekend for ops.
published by n2yo on Mon, 2015-09-28 22:57
Like everyone, we would have liked 10 meters to be in better shape. At least the flux stayed at 120 with a low K value.
Just before the contest found that the top 40 meter yagi would not turn, although there was voltage at the base of the tower. Rotators for the 15 meter stack are still acting 'squirrely' and had to be rotated from out in the equipment shack, not locally.
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