Ok thunderstorm QRN made it extra tough to be heard but a few made it through.
KL7RA in DP40 3,307 km away was best distance contact. QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 0056 K5OAI 599 DM91 W9RE 599 EM69 1,551 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1006 K5OAI 599 DM91 K1LT 599 EM89 1,859 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1041 K5OAI 599 DM91 KG7H 599 DN18 2,324 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1158 K5OAI 599 DM91 KL7RA 599 DP40 3,307 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1217 K5OAI 599 DM91 K5AF 599 EL09 294 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1240 K5OAI 599 DM91 N2IC 599 DM52 776 km QSO: 1800 CW 2011-10-23 1249 K5OAI 599 DM91 N7IR 599 DM43 968 km Heard and called, but not worked: N4PN EM82 N5UL DM82 K7RSM EM12 KV4FZ FK77 NX5M EM10 N5RZ DM91 WA2WYA ? K5RX EM13 K0RF SN70 K1ZZI EM74 AA0RS DN70 K0IZL ? T32C BJ12 KX9DX EM59 K7HP DM44 W2VNJ CN83 -- GB & 73 K5OAI Sam Morgan On 10/21/2011 2:03 PM, Sam Morgan wrote: > For those wishing to give their RX antennas a real world test.... > > I will be operating QRP in the Pre Stew Perry this weekend, > from DM91, central West Texas, San Angelo to be specific. > > Now for the added treat, my 5w qrp signal, will be transmitted from > a 7' tall Hi-Q 6/160 antenna, mounted @ 20' with 16 radials, ea 13' long. > > At the claimed 6% efficiency, that means my ERP should be about 300mw. > > Operating times will be from SS -1hr to SR +2-3 hrs > or about 2300 UTC Sat - 1600 UTC Sun > > a couple of hrs sleep may be optional > depends if the contacts go dead after 3-4am local CDT 8-9 UTC > > Good luck, hope to be in your logs by contests end on Sunday > > P.S. > how active the results of this Pre Stew Perry are, will help decide > if I will operate QRP 5w x %6=300mw or 100w x 6%=6w in the Stew Perry > > it's great to give out the QRP/s times 4 contact points, > but if the number of QSO's is so low, as to be boring... > (pun intended, hi hi) > > I may have to opt for running as a big gun QRO 100w x 6%=6w tx signal > in the November Stew Perry and only be worth 2 contact points. > > your log entry will help decide, TIA _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
