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2018 Wrap-up

By Matt, 2E1HNK on - Comments

Total QSOs - 615

Contests Entered - 14

Best DX - WB2REM @ 4267.8km (30m FT8)

UKAC Final Position - 304/733 (49/210 on 2m)

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2m UKAC December 2018

By Matt, 2E1HNK on - Comments

I was active again as 2E1HNK/P from Sudeley Hill (IO91AW) using 10W from my FT-857d and the 8-Element Yagi at 4.5m. I may look at different sites as some post-contest analysis indicates that I have not managed any UKAC contacts in JO02. I suspect there is a hill in that direction!

UKAC

Section: AL

Total QSOs: 51

Total Points: 9,216 (4,216 + 5,000 bonus)

Normalised Points: ?

ODX: G4RUL/P (JO00dr - 207km)

Current Standing:

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2m UKAC November 2018

By Matt, 2E1HNK on - Comments

I was active again as 2E1HNK/P from Sudeley Hill (IO91AW) using 10W from my FT-857d and the 8-Element Yagi for the UKAC section this evening. It also marked the first UKAC activation that I used my Yaesu G450 rotator, which presented some additional challenges.

UKAC

Section: AL

Total QSOs: 41

Total Points: 7,361 (3,361 + 4,000 bonus)

Normalised Points: ?

ODX: M0WGF (JO01kv - 198km)

Current Standing (as of 9/11/18 - entries haven't closed...

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Yaesu FT-857d CAT Settings

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Yaesu FT-857d

Just parking this here because I can never find these settings when I need them...

Baud: 4800, 9600, 38400 (must be 4800 with LDG tuner)

Start Bits: 1

Bits per Byte: 8

Stop Bits: 2

Parity: None

Flow Control: ?

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2m UKAC October 2018

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Active as 2E1HNK/P from a new location - Sudeley Hill (IO91AW), using 10W from the FT-857d to the borrowed 8 element yagi on a hand-held mast.

FMAC

Section: 50R (still using 10W but was put in this category for using the yagi)

Total QSOs: 1

Total Points: 11

Normalised Points: 53

ODX: M0RKX/P (IO91BA - 11km)

Position: 19 (of 19) in 50R section

UKAC

Section: AL

Total QSOs: 37

Total Points: 8,653 (3,653 + 5,000...

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