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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Could be. I haven’t had a chance to do any troubleshooting. Will this week. I need to borrow a megger…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>73/161,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Allen R. Brier N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1515 Windloch Lane<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Richmond, TX 77406 USA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> BVARC <bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pat Cameron via BVARC<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2024 9:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Pat Cameron <kj5y@comcast.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [BVARC] N5XZ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>You may leakage to ground on a conductor. Get a megger and test each wire to ground. Find a megger that puts out 600v which will test for intermittent breakdowns <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Nov 25, 2024 9:32 AM, Allen Brier via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p>Well, it failed Saturday night, so I was able to use it Friday night and most of Saturday…<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>73/161,<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Allen R. Brier N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p>1515 Windloch Lane<o:p></o:p></p><p>Richmond, TX 77406 USA<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> BVARC <bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andre Pollard via BVARC<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2024 8:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Andre Pollard <apollard310@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [BVARC] N5XZ CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p>58/hr with a broken rotator while chasing multi is impressive<o:p></o:p></p></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p>On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:33<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM Pat Cameron via BVARC <<a href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p>Yep... get a 2800.... I have an unopened GXP11-5 I'll sell you cheap!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p>On Nov 24, 2024 11:42 PM, Allen Brier via BVARC <<a href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p> CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2024<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Call: N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p>Operator(s): N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p>Station: N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Class: SO(A)AB HP<o:p></o:p></p><p>QTH: TX<o:p></o:p></p><p>Operating Time (hrs): 25:52<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Summary:<o:p></o:p></p><p>Band QSOs Zones Countries<o:p></o:p></p><p>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p> 160: <o:p></o:p></p><p> 80: <o:p></o:p></p><p> 40: 324 30 108<o:p></o:p></p><p> 20: 331 36 115<o:p></o:p></p><p> 15: 458 36 118<o:p></o:p></p><p> 10: 376 35 119<o:p></o:p></p><p>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p>Total: 1489 137 460 Total Score = 2,484,714<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Club: Texas DX Society<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Comments:<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>This contest had GREAT conditions! The bands for full and seems like there was<o:p></o:p></p><p>almost never a lack of mults, but often a lack of space to call CQ. I spent more<o:p></o:p></p><p>time hunting mults this time and think it shows. I'm very happy with my overall<o:p></o:p></p><p>score, I've never made almost 2.5 million before! However, this contest was also<o:p></o:p></p><p>a little bittersweet: I replaced my T2X rotator last Sunday with a used one and<o:p></o:p></p><p>wouldn't you know it, it failed on me! It will not turn most of the time<o:p></o:p></p><p>now...maybe there was something defective with the unit I put in, or I ran it<o:p></o:p></p><p>too hard. Impossible to say. Very disappointed. On top of that, my SteppIR<o:p></o:p></p><p>controller now shows a "Driver Problem" error message, probably why my<o:p></o:p></p><p>SWR was higher than expected on several bands. This is a fun but complicated<o:p></o:p></p><p>hobby! I think I'm gonna buy a Yaesu rotator...<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Rig: K4D<o:p></o:p></p><p>Amp: Alpha 78 3-Holer<o:p></o:p></p><p>Ant: 4-el DB32 Frankenstein SteppIR up 73 ft<o:p></o:p></p><p>S/W: N1MM+ (What else?)<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs<o:p></o:p></p><p>N5XZ Max Rates:<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 1732Z - 5.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 300 per hour by <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1515Z - 3.4 per minute (10 minute(s)), 204 per hour by <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1543Z - 2.3 per minute (60 minute(s)), 135 per hour by <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>CQ WorldWide CW - 2024-11-23 0000Z to 2024-11-25 0000Z - 1504 QSOs<o:p></o:p></p><p>N5XZ Runs >10 QSOs: for computer named: N5XZ-1<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 0044 - 0125Z, 28025 kHz, 82 Qs, 119.6/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 0331 - 0339Z, 14040 kHz, 16 Qs, 119.3/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 0651 - 0711Z, 7021 kHz, 51 Qs, 152.0/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 0749 - 0800Z, 7011 kHz, 21 Qs, 108.5/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1444 - 1518Z, 21067 kHz, 103 Qs, 179.0/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1548 - 1556Z, 21053 kHz, 19 Qs, 139.6/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1848 - 1856Z, 21065 kHz, 16 Qs, 123.9/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1927 - 1935Z, 14045 kHz, 17 Qs, 123.1/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-23 1950 - 1955Z, 14056 kHz, 11 Qs, 142.4/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 0212 - 0218Z, 14040 kHz, 13 Qs, 142.7/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 0312 - 0319Z, 7006 kHz, 15 Qs, 127.1/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 1707 - 1724Z, 28059 kHz, 45 Qs, 159.4/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 1731 - 1750Z, 21068 kHz, 46 Qs, 151.2/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 1815 - 1838Z, 21070 kHz, 46 Qs, 118.2/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 1936 - 1944Z, 14045 kHz, 11 Qs, 79.2/hr N5XZ <o:p></o:p></p><p>2024-11-24 2142 - 2151Z, 14054 kHz, 17 Qs, 120.0/hr N5XZ<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Overall rate: 58/hour<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: <a href="http://www.3830scores.com/">http://www.3830scores.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>73/161,<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p>Allen R. 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