CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
Call: ZF2BJ
Operator(s): K0BJ
Station: ZF1A
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Grand Cayman
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 255 State/Prov = 48 Countries = 13 Total Score = 79,727
Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado
Comments:
I had hoped to operate both nights but the red-eye flight Friday was too much
and I slept in hopes of being good Saturday. The rig in place at ZF1A was a
FT-767 which had defective sidetone. I swapped for the more familiar to me
IC-756. Luckily Andrew ZF2EJ came along and found the 6-pin power cord.... I
was halfway through jury-rigging light duty alligator clips for my 12V
delivery. I also discovered we needed to deploy 450' of RG-6 for the SAL-20
array - Andrew made quick work of that in the now dark. Wiring up the DX
Engineering RTR-2 rx ant switch was straightforward. SOunds like I shoulda been
on Friday night for the better condx.
Condx seemed a bit soft, using 100W and the ZF1A 2el wire beam. I didn't get a
good run going until after my 1-4AM nap (admittedly I didn't over-try earlier).
Normally EU is fairly easy from ZF but I bagged just 4 EU (missed OK) and 9
Carib/SA. I worked N2IC K0EU K0AV W7SE K0RF. Missed KS! NE ID DC.... heard DC
and I heard my buddy K0WA working a 9 portanle in KS but didn't snag either.
K0RF was S&Ped while I was checking DX Summit on another screen, shortly b4
my nap When he came back with ? after my report, I realized I'd sent 5NN
KS :-)
ZF9CW was pleased when I called in for a mult.
We're here just a week..... I hope to operate 1 or 2 more evenings. Will try
to advise when I go. It's about 30 minute drive to ZF1A shack.
255 QSO 1307 pts 48 US/VE 13 DX 79,727 score
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