ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 468 Sections = 72 Countries = 4 Total Score = 72,504
Club: Louisiana Contest Club
Comments:
This is my first full-time ARRL 160M Contest. I installed my first ever 160M
antenna a couple weeks ago and wanted to give it a good test run. It's a W8AMZ
reduced 1/2 sloper off my tower at 40'. I ran high power (400w) because I
wanted to see how well I could do and how many states/sections I could work. I
wanted to work all 48 continental US but missed Wyoming. Besides WY, I missed
sections PR, PAC, AK, LAX, SV, EWA, NL, MB, BC, and NT.
Conditions the first night were excellent with fairly low noise and good
signals. The same was not true the second night. I missed four hours the second
night. When I got to the radio the band was very noisy for a couple hours before
finally settling down late.
I had a really good time and my new 1/2 sloper appears to work well on 160
meters.
73, Don AA5AU
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