CQ 160 METER CONTEST -- 20000
Call: WP2Z Op: K7BV
Country: US Virgin Is. Mode: CW Category: Single Operator
QSO QSO PTS STATES COUNTRIES
Totals 53 302 23 13 = 10,872
Comments: Worked the week before the contest repairing hurricane antenna
damage at this fabulous station. Ignored the 160 trap dipole that was looped
around the tan-tan trees and hillside weeds - I had plans for a 160 balloon
supported vertical all figured out. I filled the balloon Friday afternoon. An
hour before the contest started, the winds at the top of the 1000' mountain
suddenly ripped the fill value out of the body of the balloon...bringing an
end to some great 160 meter contest fantasies.
I heard a big signal coming out of KV4FZ and the trap dipole wire never did
load right so I made what few Qs I could and then went to other hunting
grounds to feed my Pileup Piggy need for "rate." Conditions the second night
were much better than first with great signals out of EU at their sunrise.
73 Dennis Motschenbacher K7BV
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