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CQ 160 METER CONTEST 1997
Call: N9VVV Country: United States
Mode: SSB Category: Single Operator Low Power
QSO QSO PTS STATES COUNTRIES HOURS
Totals 515 1139 54 7 = 69,479 18
All reports sent were 59 IL, unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description:Yaesu FT-990 w/100 watts
Inv-L up 35'
Carolina Windom up 35'
no rx antenna(ouch!!)
Club Affiliation: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:I stayed home this weekend and did this one from the
N9VVV "sqirt gun" station.Friday night was pretty noisy here without a
rx antenna.We had almost 4" of rain which turned into snow before the
contest.Lots of +40db static crashes.It was hard to find a place to
"walk" with all the activity.(I rarely get to "run" anything from my QTH).
It is hard to make any elbow room or defend a frequency running LP.I got
pinched off my freq countless times.I ended up drinking lots of beer
and horse racing w/KF9YT comparing my antennas with the dipole @ 100'
that I built and put up for him.I lost as usual.Saturday night the XYL
was working so I had to watch the harmonics.We all laid down on the
couch to watch the movie and proceeded to fall asleep.I got up and put
the kids in bed at 5:30z.Major screw up!!!Saturday night had less static
so it was better from here.I CQ'd alot and did alot of S&P on the second
VFO.That doesn't say alot for my rate!Stayed on begging for Q's till
15:30z.My goal was 500 Q's so I was real happy when I made that.It was
fun!Congrats to WB9Z on the QSO record.Thanks to all who called and
sorry to all who called but I couldn't hear.Good Luck to all next weeekend!
I'll be here at the "squirt gun" station for 48 hrs. of search and pounce.
Too many family things happening.Do you want a real challenge? Try doing
a DX contest with a low tribander,low wires for the low bands with low
power at the low point of the cycle in the "Black Hole" while watching
your kids.Just ragging!
73 de,
N9VVV-Ray Ritchie
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
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Ray N9VVV
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