WX7V 2022 Year End Christmas Break
I was able to take vacation for the last two weeks of December over Christmas Break. First week was a working vacation, but the second was "fully" off with plenty of time to play radio. I was able to complete my Senate Quest with the SKCC, and organize some of my ham radio projects. I've also had time to use the Mosley Mini 32A extensively and must say that it performs admirably. The receive on the beam is much quieter than the dipole, and combined with the Mercury IIIs really knows how to break a pile up. I've worked 24 countries and completed 159 QSOs (mostly on CW) over the break - with many on 20, 15 and 10 meters. Calibrating the antenna to beam in the right direction was very easy using the Yaesu 450. During a QSO, directional bearings for specific call signs are integrated with ACLOG, QRZ and the SKCC SKED page. As I mentioned in my previous post, the mounting location on the roof is a bit of a compromise but overall I'm very happy with the results.