Call: K6DGW
Opr: K6DGW
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Class: Skinny (weight = 0.84 lbs)
Power: 3W (to start with, rig quit at ~1.8W)
Exchange Sent: 5NN CA 3W
Operating Time: 1.45 hrs
QSOs:
40: 8
20: 8
TOTAL: 16 (19.0476 Q's/lb)
Rig: KX1 (#897) stock w/paddle (battery holders removed)
Power: 1 9V Energizer
Ant: 3 el triband @ 70'
Sloping Vee (230' per leg)
Things I (might have) learned:
1. One 9V Energizer will NOT power a KX1 for 2 hours in search
and pounce mode to make 16 QSO's. The KX1 quit when the
power fell to about 1.8W -- 2 9V Energizers would bring the
weight to nearly 1 lb.
2. It didn't matter ... by the time the power dropped too low
on battery #1, everyone had moved to 80.
3. Maybe should have CQ'd, killed the battery sooner, but made
more Q's.
4. Some hams have really remarkable copying skills! I had to
have been right at or in the noise for them. Only 95.6 more
Q's and I'd have tied N6RO.
5. I'll practice sending with the buttons and maybe ditch the
paddle next time. Maybe two strips of phosphor bronze held
between my fingers?
A fun 1.45 hours, and I kept my clothes on.
73,
Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw
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