2002 ARRL 10 Meter Contest
01/12/2003 |
KA9SOX
My first REAL effort in an ARRL 10M Contest was 1989. I had just moved to Cary, North Carolina, and between a poor location and an even poorer antenna, I was only able to muster 43,000 pts (Low Power/Single Op).
Not too good.
After a long term lapse of activity due to career constraints, I renewed KA9SOX--only after promising myself that..#1) No more poor antennas. ONLY antennas with gain. #2) DXing is priority. #3) Enter the ARRL 10M Contest with an all out effort.
Goal: To win the state of Arkansas, low power, ssb only, single op.
I settled on a 6 element cubical quad design. Since I have no tower, 2 very tall trees suffice for supports. The elements are constructed with electrical pvc conduit at a cost of a buck fifty per element on a rope boom. The whole thing cost $50 bucks to make. The quad is at 71 feet, and from my central Arkansas location, is fixed on Central Europe. A 3 element rotatable yagi on a tripod at 25' would cover the other directions
The hard part was having only completed the antenna 2weeks prior to the contest, and having a hectic work schedule that kept me from testing the antenna, the band, and propagation before the contest.
I went into the contest blind.
1-Land SHOWED UP! Signals from New England were phenomenal! W1SIX sounded louder than 20 years ago! My 1-Land dupe sheet goes on for pages. I'm pretty sure I worked every living soul with a ham ticket in MA! Excellent signals and op's! I tip my hat.
It wouldn't be a 10 Meter contest without working GM4BLE. Other DX include: Moldova, Cape Verde, Niger, Sao Tome, Morocco, and Assencion Island.
Thank you all VERY MUCH!
Fav Moment: being called by S9SS.
Bad Moment: being intentionally QRM'ed by a North Carolina station for an hour and a half...but maintaining 100+ph rate in spite of it.
Very few openings to the Pacific, and low participation in the Caribean was a surprise.
Final claimed score: 693 QSO's. 100 Mults. Total: 138,600
Single Op/Low Power/SSB only.
Many thanks to all who participated! QSL via home address.
KA9SOX
Bruce Brady
Benton, Arkansas
ka9sox@aol.com
PS. If there are any hams from Little Rock to the Memphis area who would like to participate in 10 Meter ground wave tests and survey, please e-mail me. ka9sox@aol.com -- KA9SOX
Not too good.
After a long term lapse of activity due to career constraints, I renewed KA9SOX--only after promising myself that..#1) No more poor antennas. ONLY antennas with gain. #2) DXing is priority. #3) Enter the ARRL 10M Contest with an all out effort.
Goal: To win the state of Arkansas, low power, ssb only, single op.
I settled on a 6 element cubical quad design. Since I have no tower, 2 very tall trees suffice for supports. The elements are constructed with electrical pvc conduit at a cost of a buck fifty per element on a rope boom. The whole thing cost $50 bucks to make. The quad is at 71 feet, and from my central Arkansas location, is fixed on Central Europe. A 3 element rotatable yagi on a tripod at 25' would cover the other directions
The hard part was having only completed the antenna 2weeks prior to the contest, and having a hectic work schedule that kept me from testing the antenna, the band, and propagation before the contest.
I went into the contest blind.
1-Land SHOWED UP! Signals from New England were phenomenal! W1SIX sounded louder than 20 years ago! My 1-Land dupe sheet goes on for pages. I'm pretty sure I worked every living soul with a ham ticket in MA! Excellent signals and op's! I tip my hat.
It wouldn't be a 10 Meter contest without working GM4BLE. Other DX include: Moldova, Cape Verde, Niger, Sao Tome, Morocco, and Assencion Island.
Thank you all VERY MUCH!
Fav Moment: being called by S9SS.
Bad Moment: being intentionally QRM'ed by a North Carolina station for an hour and a half...but maintaining 100+ph rate in spite of it.
Very few openings to the Pacific, and low participation in the Caribean was a surprise.
Final claimed score: 693 QSO's. 100 Mults. Total: 138,600
Single Op/Low Power/SSB only.
Many thanks to all who participated! QSL via home address.
KA9SOX
Bruce Brady
Benton, Arkansas
ka9sox@aol.com
PS. If there are any hams from Little Rock to the Memphis area who would like to participate in 10 Meter ground wave tests and survey, please e-mail me. ka9sox@aol.com -- KA9SOX
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