PA0O ham radio

160m only this time I started Saturday night          Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.7523.0         Band     QSOs     Pts  Sec  Pt/Q          1.8     219     651   42   3.0        Total     219     651   42   3.0             Score : 27,342 first contacts where a bit confused again i managed to start he wrong log type ARRL160  had to stop and move to ARRLDXCW log All contacts exported to LOTW K3 + ACOM1000  inverted L 25m vertical  rx Beverage 340m west after the contest TZ4AM   was logged good strong 569 1810kHz CW

         Software : N1MM Logger+ 1.0.7523.0         Band     QSOs     Pts  Cty  Pt/Q          1.8     151     151   32   1.0          3.5     311     311   38   1.0            7     318     318   47   1.0           14     297     297   42   1.0        Total    1077    1077  159   1.0             Score : 171,243 low power all single CW Murphy visited me last and this year. Dutch PACC contest my foot handicap prevent me to check and repair the antenna good. The 40m and higher band antenna appeared to be broken just after start. Direct na de start van de contest bleek dat de  3el 10/15   cq  dipool 40/20 antenne niet goed werkte en hoge SWR had op 80 en 160 werkte het nog wel goed. Geen ere plaats dit jaar... 233100 -8 0.3 802 ~ CQ XX9D OL62  Macao cq relative strong my KPA3 sudden broke down... speaking about Murphy law  then tried low power 12W  TX that still worked as long as it lasts 230800 -7 0.4 802 ~ SV1VJ XX9D RR73 230830 -3 0.4 802 ~

TimestampCallMHzSNRDriftGridPwrReporterRGridkmaz# Spots 2019-02-07 19:12  VK7DIK  3.570141  -25  0  QE38cu  5  PA0O  JO33hg  16733  308  6  2019-02-07 23:58  PA0O  3.570150  -24  0  JO33hg  5  DP0GVN  IB59uh  13835  186  23  2019-02-07 23:38  PA0O  3.570150  -24  0  JO33hg  5  9M2CNC  OJ03  9985  84  2  2019-02-07 20:34  PA0O  3.570150  -26  0  JO33hg  5  VR2BG  OL72bi  9122  63  3  2019-02-07 15:28  PA0O  21.096151  -20  0  JO33hg  5  ZS6ETA  KG44cd  9042  160  6  2019-02-08 05:02  WA5CB  3.570100  -20  0  EM03  5  PA0O  JO33hg  8017  37  1  2019-02-08 05:40  WB5WPA  1.838045  -25  0  EM13qc  10  PA0O  JO33hg  7913  38  2  2019-02-08 05:34  KD6RF  1.838123  -27  0  EM22lr  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7854  38  1  2019-02-08 06:22  PA0O  3.570151  -29  0  JO33hg  2  N6GN/K2  DN70jo  7711  311  1  2019-02-08 05:36  N4SO  3.570139  -22  0  EM50tk  1  PA0O  JO33hg  7654  40  2  2019-02-08 05:10  N1FXP  1.837994  -24  0  EL86xq  5  PA0O  JO33hg  7576  40  9  2019-02-08 05:00  PA0O  1.838155  -25  

Below is the MRF186 VHF 100W PA eBay  2 x parallel coupled excellent quality kit High quality well designed PCB Remarkable it covers 3 VHF bands 6m 4m  and 2m   100W The PCB includes a 3 stage LPF and SWR bridge. This is how all PCB designs for VHF / UHF should be! Lot of tropo DX  at 144.174  last year with just 10 or 8W in FT8 13 dB more ERP  will let me reach the weaker DX running more then QRP.. see building report Jon Joyce GM4JTJ The SWR bridge forward level is about 4V at 100W 144MHz . Measured at board 26.5V 6.5A delivers about 100W  drive 3W 50MHz  1W drive  50W with 28V easy 100W my power supply 27.2V dropped over wiring to 26.5V 2 boards parallel deliver 200W / 26V 12A  at 144MHz   about 4W drive The used balun type  50 to 2 x 50OHm  couplers do not work at 50MHz It is a ferite binoculair core  with a single loop teflon 50Ohm thin coax (1 turn # 3uH ) It must be possible to modify this balun to work for 6 4 and 2 m using 2 turns f.i. Possible I test th