Remote DX and Contest Blog

What a surprise with nice 160 and 80 m condx. After 6,40 hours here are the results:

• 

With only 2 hrs of remote operation we could do some testing with N1MM and new settings (for the upcoming ARRL CW Contest). Good rates for most of the time.

Condx were average with some US stations coming through.

Writelog´s contest simulator is “cool “in the way that it can also produce your Adif file and compare with the CW sent. Then of course it´s band maps can be seen and used for S &P. But that is another story.

Here is a short video seeing CSS with SO2R in action.

 

Here is screenshots for the process after downloading the demo or an actual licsence. Some hints along the way:

1. Always start CSS script before WL and close it after WL is closed.
2. When you start CSS script (after configuring it for your needs) you will se messages in the message window and you can see if it is working.
3.    If you use Flex audio virtual cables (DAX link) it all gets very easy to configure CSS:

Here are the window screens in crinological order as you would see when you configure and start-up i) CSS and finally ii) WL.

Sure is satisfying when training and traning pays off.

To have something on 80 m for Europe is highly desirable. In additon to the 27 m free standing vertical.

Here is the Create 17 m long shortned dipole with about 0.5 dBi of gain compared to a full size dipole.

Here the JK2015 with the 3 element 40 m yagi.

After some hours and planning finally the first step is accomplished.

The JK2015 on top of the 24 m HD ALU tower.

With help of my son Oliver SA5ODJ we finally could assembly the first of the JK2015 antennas.

 

Here just on ground at 2 meters height. Below the nice flat elements showing good element design with no sag.

 

The complete antenna on ground. We did this to find the optimum balance point for the boom to mast plate.

Then time to assemble onto the tower mast.