Could be. I haven’t had a chance to do any troubleshooting. Will this week. I need to borrow a megger…
73/161,
Allen R. Brier N5XZ
1515 Windloch Lane
Richmond, TX 77406 USA
From: BVARC <bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Pat Cameron via BVARC
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 9:58 AM
To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org>
Cc: Pat Cameron <kj5y@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [BVARC] N5XZ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024
You may leakage to ground on a conductor. Get a megger and test each wire to ground. Find a megger that puts out 600v which will test for intermittent breakdowns
On Nov 25, 2024 9:32 AM, Allen Brier via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Well, it failed Saturday night, so I was able to use it Friday night and most of Saturday…
73/161,
Allen R. Brier N5XZ
1515 Windloch Lane
Richmond, TX 77406 USA
From: BVARC <bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Andre Pollard via BVARC
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 8:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [BVARC] N5XZ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024
58/hr with a broken rotator while chasing multi is impressive
On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:33 AM Pat Cameron via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
Yep... get a 2800.... I have an unopened GXP11-5 I'll sell you cheap!
On Nov 24, 2024 11:42 PM, Allen Brier via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024
Call: N5XZ
Operator(s): N5XZ
Station: N5XZ
Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 25:52
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
------------------------------
160:
80:
40: 324 30 108
20: 331 36 115
15: 458 36 118
10: 376 35 119
------------------------------
Total: 1489 137 460 Total Score = 2,484,714
Club: Texas DX Society
Comments:
This contest had GREAT conditions! The bands for full and seems like there was
almost never a lack of mults, but often a lack of space to call CQ. I spent more
time hunting mults this time and think it shows. I'm very happy with my overall
score, I've never made almost 2.5 million before! However, this contest was also
a little bittersweet: I replaced my T2X rotator last Sunday with a used one and
wouldn't you know it, it failed on me! It will not turn most of the time
now...maybe there was something defective with the unit I put in, or I ran it
too hard. Impossible to say. Very disappointed. On top of that, my SteppIR
controller now shows a "Driver Problem" error message, probably why my
SWR was higher than expected on several bands. This is a fun but complicated
hobby! I think I'm gonna buy a Yaesu rotator...
Rig: K4D
Amp: Alpha 78 3-Holer
Ant: 4-el DB32 Frankenstein SteppIR up 73 ft
S/W: N1MM+ (What else?)
CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs
N5XZ Max Rates:
2024-11-24 1732Z - 5.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 300 per hour by
2024-11-23 1515Z - 3.4 per minute (10 minute(s)), 204 per hour by
2024-11-23 1543Z - 2.3 per minute (60 minute(s)), 135 per hour by
CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs
N5XZ Runs >10 QSOs: for computer named: N5XZ-1
2024-11-23 0044 - 0125Z, 28025 kHz, 82 Qs, 119.6/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 0331 - 0339Z, 14040 kHz, 16 Qs, 119.3/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 0651 - 0711Z, 7021 kHz, 51 Qs, 152.0/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 0749 - 0800Z, 7011 kHz, 21 Qs, 108.5/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 1444 - 1518Z, 21067 kHz, 103 Qs, 179.0/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 1548 - 1556Z, 21053 kHz, 19 Qs, 139.6/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 1848 - 1856Z, 21065 kHz, 16 Qs, 123.9/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 1927 - 1935Z, 14045 kHz, 17 Qs, 123.1/hr N5XZ
2024-11-23 1950 - 1955Z, 14056 kHz, 11 Qs, 142.4/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 0212 - 0218Z, 14040 kHz, 13 Qs, 142.7/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 0312 - 0319Z, 7006 kHz, 15 Qs, 127.1/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 1707 - 1724Z, 28059 kHz, 45 Qs, 159.4/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 1731 - 1750Z, 21068 kHz, 46 Qs, 151.2/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 1815 - 1838Z, 21070 kHz, 46 Qs, 118.2/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 1936 - 1944Z, 14045 kHz, 11 Qs, 79.2/hr N5XZ
2024-11-24 2142 - 2151Z, 14054 kHz, 17 Qs, 120.0/hr N5XZ
Overall rate: 58/hour
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
73/161,
Allen R. Brier N5XZ
1515 Windloch Lane
Richmond, TX 77406 USA
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