ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: N9SE
Operator(s): N9SE
Station: N9SE
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: IN
Operating Time (hrs): 19
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 657 Sections = 73 Countries = 10 Total Score = 103,896
Club:
Comments:
I love the ARRL 160 and the Stew Perry maybe even more than Sweepstakes. Even
with QRP, I was able to hit a peak rate of 80 QSOs/minute running S&P. I
was really disappointed that I was several hours late in getting started. I had
hoped to try for first place this year in QRP SO Unlimited, but I didn't improve
on last year's score. In fact, I didn't even match last year's total.
I haven't had time to set the SAL back up this year, (plus, the SAL never
really conquered the local QRN), so I set up a pair of 20 ft verticals with
preamps. I used an old MFJ receive antenna phasing unit I bought at the Fort
Wayne hamfest last year for $20 (plasma TVs are killing me here).
I did some antenna work this year, (to my massive two fan dipoles and wire
vertical super station:), but I didn't quite get everything squared away before
contest season. I started the contest with one elevated radial on the
Inverted-L, but after only working one W6 the first night, I added the second
radial Saturday. It didn't help my W6 problem. I called and called, but only
managed to work two or three of them.
Equipment used:
- K3S at 5 watts,
- Inverted-L (70 ft vert/80 ft horiz, with vacuum variable tuning cap and two
elevated radials),
- Two phased verticals with MFJ-1025 for rx.
73,
Marty N9SE
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