as the Weird Dx Contest weekend. Originally, NX6T was slated to run low power from our Ramona remote location. On Thursday evening we received authorization to run multi-OP high power (HP) from the WA6TQT superstation QTH in Anza. This turned out to be a blessing as well as a curse,
the problem being intermittent access to the Anza location. It turned out, Friday evening many remote ops (such as WQ6X) could turn on the radio remotely, however turning the knobs had no effect.
The net-effect of this was that my 2am to 6am shift (on 40/80/160 meters) never happened.
Instead of remote operating after midnight, I managed to put several dozen contacts in the WQ6X
log and catch up on needed sleep. A trip to my Alameda office on Saturday allowed me to run an hour for NX6T by way of the K3/0 Mini on my desk there, proof that remote access had been completely restored to the Anza QTH.
While we've been enjoying moderate a moderate Solar Flux Index (SFI) all week, Wed/Thurs
brought us what turned out to be a short-term solar storm which fortunately (more-or-less) ended
in time for the 00:00z (4pm PST) contest commencement. Nevertheless, most of the HF spectrum
was littered with random atmospheric (shot-style) noise. Fortunately, the FT-2000's DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) circuitry was able to clip the spike tops off the noise, reducing (what I call) noise-fatigue, while running the audio thru (what I call) Stereo Ssb enhancement made it more readable.
log and catch up on needed sleep. A trip to my Alameda office on Saturday allowed me to run an hour for NX6T by way of the K3/0 Mini on my desk there, proof that remote access had been completely restored to the Anza QTH.
brought us what turned out to be a short-term solar storm which fortunately (more-or-less) ended
in time for the 00:00z (4pm PST) contest commencement. Nevertheless, most of the HF spectrum
was littered with random atmospheric (shot-style) noise. Fortunately, the FT-2000's DNR (Digital Noise Reduction) circuitry was able to clip the spike tops off the noise, reducing (what I call) noise-fatigue, while running the audio thru (what I call) Stereo Ssb enhancement made it more readable.
When it was all over, it would seem that NX6T took 16th-place overall, 10th-place for USA and 1st-place for Southwest Division and Riverside County. WQ6X (running low power) took 70th-place overall, 59th-place for USA, 2nd-place for PAC division and 1st-place for EB (East Bay) section.
DiD YOU work the ARRL Dx Ssb contest.
Is NX6T or WQ6X in YOUR LoG?
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