|                     North American QSO Party, CW
Call: K8GU
Operator(s): K8GU
Station: K8GU
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:   33    20
   80:  279    47
   40:  261    51
   20:   66    29
   15:   17     5
   10:    1     1
-------------------
Total:  657   153  Total Score = 100,521
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Team: SMC #5
Comments:
This is only my second semi-serious effort in this contest.  I'm getting much
better at the 2nd radio, that's for sure!  
I built an 80-meter dipole at 60 feet with a switch box to short the (open
wire) feeder on 160.  I never got the 160 portion tuned-up.  So, at 0330 UT, I
climbed up on the roof to cobble an old MFJ tuner into place.  Fortunately, I
left my old 80-meter dipole up at 25 feet; so, I could still operate there.  I
had S9+10 noise on 160.  I could only hear with the 30 dB attenuator setting! 
After getting the antenna tuned-up, it's RX antenna time...
Thanks for the Q's!
73,
--Ethan, K8GU/9.
http://www.k8gu.com/
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