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ARRL160m

First night: Friday evening the gusty wind  finally calmed down a bit and I managed to tilt the mast up. The wind was turned to N-E . Some hail and wet snow showers  made it a cold job. Also the K9AY was re-erected. No damage  only the rotator turned very slow now for unknown reason no things visible jamming it. The multi band wire dipole 40/30/12 became spaghetti.  No way to unravel  in the dark. Wire antenna's will struck to anything that touches it. But I was ready for ARRL160 I entered L.P. single  3.1. Single Operator (use of spotting networks is NOT PERMITTED): 3.1.1. QRP (5 watts or less) 3.1.2. Low Power (150 watts or less) 3.1.3. High Power (1500 watts or less or your country's maximum power limit It cost me a few dB the K3 KPA3 output sometimes drops to 80W my old tube FT102 could get 150W out.  The KPA3 should be able to ...

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