1000Q, 21COUNTRYS, 78SECTIONS = 212,660 POINTS
I WANTED TO SEE HOW MY NEW QTH WOULD WORK ON 160 SO I PUT UP A SLOPER
OFF THE 100 FT TOWER JUST AS THE CONTEST STARTED. WOW, THE FIRST 3 HOUR RATES
WERE BETTER THAN 120. GUESS THAT IT WORKED. THE 2 BEVERAGES ( ja, eu) AT 900
FEET EACH WORKED JUST AS WELL AS THEY DO ON 40 AND 75M.
I AM NOT REALLY FAMILIAR WITH 160M BUT THE QRM WAS UNBELIEVABLE. LOTS
OF ACTIVITY.
ONLY WORKED UNTIL 2AM ON THE FIRST MORNING BECAUSE I HAD TO WORK ON
SATURDAY. THEN AT ABOUT 4AM ON SUNDAY MORNING I QUIT AT 1000 Qs, WHICH WAS MY
GOAL.
THANKS TO ALL THE EUROPEAN STATIONS WHO CALLED ME. IT WAS QUITE A
THRILL TO WORK EUROPE ESPECIALLY THOSE IN EASTERN EUROPE. GOOD SIGNALS FROM
UA2FF, OM1XX, SM4CAN, G0IVZ, GM4POI, ETC.
NEXT YEAR WILL PUT UP ANOTHER BEVERAGE TO THE SW FOR VK/ZL AND TRY
THE CONTEST FOR REAL. LOTS OF FUN.
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