Call: WQ5W
Operator(s): WQ5W
Station: WQ5W
Class: SO
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 8.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80: 5 3
40: 183 44
20: 103 34
15: 27 17
10: 8 5
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Total: 326 103 = 33,578
Club/Team: North Texas Contest Club
Saturday morning's project was to build a cheap 40M loop for the
contest and to try to work the FR/T on 40. I found a salvage yard
only a couple of miles from the house and bought 6 10' sections of
EMT conduit, some 3 strand doorbell wire and some electric fence
insulators. I could only get the conduit to stand straight up to
about 20' so I put this one near the house and put 3 10 foot supports
to make a square. Didn't get finished with this until 1800Z and
didn't get on the air until 1830Z. Despite the low height, the
antenna seemed to play real well on 40M as I had hours with over 60
QSO's and saw the rate meter go over 100. Also worked real well on
20. I managed to load it up with the tuner on 80, but only the
loudest stations could hear me. Loading it up on 80 also caused lots
of TVI and complaints from my wife who was trying to watch Iron Chef
or something on the Food Network. Total cost for the antenna and
supports was about $25.
