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| Usual rain after arrival (just before the contest)... |
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| ... So, again we shall be late with installation. |
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| Igor (Z32ID) installed the 6m YAGI at the corner at 7 p.m. |
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| Well, I am affraid that it is not fully horizontal. Maybe his target is VK/ZL? Anyway, SWR is above 2.0 due to the nearby fence. |
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| Igor (Z32ID) installed the 6m antenna 15m away from the fence. SWR improved to 1:1.0 |
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| Shacks: 2m in the jeep, 6m in the tent. |
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| Unfortunately, the rotator of west antenna did not work. Next time we need to cange it. |
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| Finally, I could start the contest after midnight. |
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| Igor (Z32ID) made more contacts on 6m with 100W, than I (Z38C) on 2m with kW+. |
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| We have tested the Hybrid Ring. I connected 100W driver + PA GS35B to the 1st output. The other output drove the small PA (abt. 40W out). |
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| 1st time testing Javornik on contest. |
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| Shack. |
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| 2 PAs. 1st was driven optimally (kW output), the other had small drive power, so output was only 40W. |
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| Hybrid ring power splitter in operation. |
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| Secondary utilization of the PA: drying the socks. |
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| Rotator controllers, driver PA, RX antenna switch. |
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| After returning to Skopje |
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