CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
Call: WI9WI
Operator(s): WI9WI
Station: WI9WI
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: WI
Operating Time (hrs): 15
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 655 State/Prov = 55 Countries = 33 Total Score = 161,216
Club: Minnesota Wireless Association
Comments:
I missed the ARRL 160 and SP this winter because the weather was too bad in late
November and early December to put up my temporary antenna at home in Madison,
and I usually go to the cabin for this one, mainly due to much better antennas
and quiet conditions there. This contest and WW CW are about the only times
during the year when I have a chance to work DX on 160. My wife came along
because we wanted to ski Sunday, so we left in the early afternoon Friday when
she finished with work, arriving at the cabin about 0000Z. The inside temp was
29F on arrival though it had been down to 3F the week before on my recording
thermometer. The outside temp mid last week got down to -35F, the lowest level
in a few years.
I got the fire going and the electric heaters humming and finally got on the
air about 0130Z. By that time the temp inside was up to 43F. As many have
mentioned conditions were outstanding. I am blessed with very low rural noise
levels at the cabin, unlike Madison, and this turned into more of a DXpedition
for me than a contest. I spent a lot of time S&P looking for mults instead of
CQing to build the QSO totals. I was able to hear Europeans all through the
night both nights until I quit about 0900Z. Europeans were actually calling me.
This is virtually unprecedented. I worked several Europeans on Saturday before
my sunset, again unprecedented. I hope we see conditions like this again in my
lifetime. I didn't stay up all night or get up early either morning due to a
bit of a nagging cold, so I'm sure I missed some JA/PAC mults other than KH6.
S/P missed: WY(never heard a one), DC (heard one S&Ping); VO1, VO2, VE9, VY1,
VY0, VE8
DX worked: KL7, KH6, C6, CM, FM, HI, VP9, XE, PJ2, CT3, EA8, 5B, DL, EA, EI, F,
G, GD, GM, GW, HA, I, LA, LY, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OZ, S5, SM, SP
Heard a lot of DX I couldn't work due to weak signals, big pileups (I elected
not to waste very much time in any pileup, there were too many other
opportunities), or in some cases big signals who CQd in my face. The ones I
remember: UA, UA2F, UT, UA9(zone 18), YL, ES, ER, EY, CT, CU, 9A, HB, LZ, PA,
E7, YO, YU, CE, CX, PY, HC, TI and I'm sure a few more I've forgotten.
Gear: K-3, AL-82 1000 W out
Ants: Inv L 75 ft vertical the rest sloping down, full size dipole with center
at 60 ft which is as high as I can practically get it
Short beverages to E, S, W. K9AY loops
Friday night I listened mostly on the transmitting antenna because it was so
quiet, and signals were so strong. Saturday it was a bit noisier so I used the
receiving antennas a bit more.
Most fun 160 contest ever for me.
Thanks for all the QSOs
73
Jim
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