CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB
Call: KU8E
Operator(s): KU8E
Station: KU8E
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Georgia
Operating Time (hrs): ~6
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 200 State/Prov = 39 Countries = 9 Total Score = 23,232
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
K3/100 - KPA500 and Inverted L with 7 elevated radials
Only operated off/on on Saturday night/Sunday morning. I didn't think conditions
were all that good. Only EU station heard was ES5RW around his sunrise. Also
heard PP5JR with a good signal. Neither could hear me or anyone else calling
them. Only DX I worked were PJ4G, PJ4DX, KV4FZ, KP4KE, C6ANM, VP2MKG, ZF2AM,
ZF9DX, V31RU, XE1RCS and TO3Z. Only multipliers worked out were VE5, VE6, VE7,
NM and WA.
Sometimes I'm baffled by this band. I have a decent antenna and run 600 watts
but still have lots of loud stations just CQ in my face when I call them. There
seem to be lots of alligators on 160 SSB. I recently improved my antenna by
getting the vertical section of it to about 65 feet. I also raised the elevated
radials some as well. Still not sure if my antenna is still crummy of it was
just bad conditions. Maybe I should just stick to CW where it's less
frustrating.
Jeff KU8E
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