ARRL 160-Meter Contest - 2023
Call: PJ2T
Operator(s): K8ND
Station: PJ2T
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Curacao
Operating Time (hrs): 21:44
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 590 Sections = 73 Countries = 0 Total Score = 86,140
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
The arriving CMEs did not bode well for the contest weekend. First night was
slow, with much 'letter-mining' to extract full callsigns and reports. This was
complicated by the very fast QSB. I would send a report, and by the time I
listened for their report, they had faded into the QRN.
Second night was better. QSB was there, but slower. Holding a frequency was
difficult, as any USA station who stumbled onto the frequency would dwarf my DX
signal.
NOTE: "QRL?"s are welcome, but you must wait more than 42 milliseconds
before cranking out your first CQ, and respect the answer if told that the
frequency is busy by going elsewhere. Also, the old "dit dit dit"
to inquire about frequency in use is little understood these days, and also
requires more than 42 milliseconds wait.
Missed way too many Sections: NE, ND, AK, EWA, ID, WY, and six Canadian
multipliers. I saw post-contest that KL7SP spotted me during the 2nd day sunrise
enhancement here, but I did not hear him calling.
I will be here at PJ2T for the Stew and CQWW 160 CW Contest.
Radio: K3S
Amp: AL-1200
Ant: inv-L
RX Ants: 880-foot Beverage (USA/JA), 1000-foot Beverage (Europe)
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