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2019 ARRL Field Day

06/23/2019 | K7XC

Ran as 1E from Home. Dug out the 4K Generator and fired it up just before the contest. A valid test of running, a AL-80B at 800W out, The Flex3000, A HP SFF 8100 PC, A 35A 12V Supply, & two 20" box fans, all plugged into the Generator... It handled it just fine with minimal voltage drop. Not Bad For Harbor Freight! The 3ele 20M yagi at 43ft played well! The pileups on SSB or CW were massive and fun to run down. 40M SSB 2hrs before sunset remains one of my favorite periods of the entire event. Propagation was a mixed bag of good and bad with lots of noise throw in... and yet I seemed to be heard and was hearing well. Toward the end (After 1800Z when the A & B stations have shutdown) the only action was FT8. I went to 15M and was surprised to find it packed with decent signals including a EA8! With 30 Minutes left I dropped to 20M FT8 and ran stations till the bell rang at 2059Z. The goal was to get past 1000 Qs with the rest being gravy. Well I flew past that mark with almost 3 hrs left! My best single op FD effort ever!

-- K7XC


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