ARRL DX CW Contest 2023
Contacts during the ARRL DX CW Contest on 18 February 2023. Station includes Yaesu FT-710 operating at 30W and end-fed halfwave antenna orientated broadside to North America. CW sent using iambic key at 20 WPM.
Exchange includes signal report (599), USA/Canada stations send state or province and other/dx stations send transmit power. Operating in the low power category (100W or less) so transmit power sent as 1TT (100).
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Always amazing to see that you can get across the Pacific Ocean with just a few watts and a piece of wire! Congrats, James!
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
Yes agreed Peter, it is always great making DX contacts when operating portable, 73
TKS James FER ANR GRT video! 73!
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kao, 73
Super video! 73!👍
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel for the feedback, it is appreciated, 73
Another great video James 73 😊
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
thanks Matt glad you enjoyed the video, 73
FANTASTIC
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
thank you Kishor, 73
love the video. does 1TT mean 100 watts?
@buildstoys
Жыл бұрын
Yes 'T' is a cut number for zero.
@W5MHG
Жыл бұрын
@@buildstoys Thank you, still learning🙂
@buildstoys
Жыл бұрын
@@W5MHG The most common is 'N' for nine, such as a signal report of 5nn (599).
@W5MHG
Жыл бұрын
@@buildstoys RR ya got that one. TU.
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
thanks Matt for watching the video. Yes “1TT” means 100W. While I was using 30W, I was operating in the low power category (100W or less), so I sent 100W for simplicity, 73
Contests ,, a pain in the butt. They all cheat anyway.
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
yes agreed contests can be a pain when wanting to make a qso or activate a park / summit. I wanted to try my luck, a good opportunity to chase dx. Only 7 contacts in total, so I am unlikely to be in the running for any awards, 73
Can I ask why the call is "cq test #### test" why the "test: part?? Sorry really new to cw
@96JustStuff
Жыл бұрын
It's short for conTEST.
@MrBracey1970
Жыл бұрын
How do find taking the 710 portable and what’s the battery,great video by the way 😊
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
hi Sam, “test” is an abbreviation for “contest”, 73
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
@@MrBracey1970 it was the first time taking the FT-710 portable, it is normally my home station but I wanted some extra power for the contest. It worked really well (though the screen was hard to see in the bright sunlight) but wouldn’t recommend it for long hikes due to its weight. I was using a 12.8V 12AH LiFePo4 battery which lasted more than 4 hours when running at 30W, 73
You send "NST" instead of "TEST" characters.
@vk2ter
Жыл бұрын
Yes I did run the “t” and “e” together. Thanks for the feedback, 73