CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
Call: WD0T
Operator(s): WD0T
Station: WD0T
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: SD
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 91 State/Prov = 29 Countries = 0 Total Score = 5,771
Club:
Comments:
Thank you to all 91 I worked that had VERY good ears to hear this very weak
signal. I set up a portable operation from my Mom's QTH in Sioux Falls, SD on
Friday nite. Bought 3 sticks of 10ft each EMT conduit from Menards, 1.25", 1"
and 3/4" and self tapping screws to put together. Set up the vertical with
ratchet straps to the back deck of the house, approx 4ft off the ground. Top
of vertical was loaded with 130ft long wire, 65 feet each side, so it was a T
design. Worked the vertical against 15 radials. Fed with 450ohm open wire
line, radials tied to one side, vertical to other side. Feedline came in from
the deck under the bottom of 2 doors and into the living room where my mom let
me set up. Set up tuner and TS940S turned down to 5 watts. All manual keying
and logging.
My family and I were in Sioux Falls for a swim meet for my son who is 10 years
old and daughter 8 years old. Couldn't operate too early into each morning as I
had to be up by 6:00 AM to get ready for the swim meet each morning. Needless
to say, 4 hours of sleep each nite took its toll by Sunday when driving back
home, 3 hours.
Boy, its amazing running QRP who you can and cannot work. Some stations I
expected to work easily, could not hear me at all, and others I thought I had
no chance of working were easy. There were a LOT of great ears to hear this
weak station, but best of all was K9AY, who I found out was also QRP and had a
GREAT score. He had no problem copying. There were many notable others who had
excellent ears, including K3MM, K9NW, VE3TA, K8GG, W5RYA, N5AW, W0ETT, and
K7OX, and others. Also was W0SD(W0DB), Joe, great friend, but he doesn't
count as he is only 35 miles west of where I was operating at!! Sure a fine
bunch of operators on the air, congrats!
Only CQ answered was by Mark, N0UD(WB0OAJ)in ND for my only ND! Thanks Mark.
Overall, conditions sounded excellent, but with the temporary setup I wasn't
able to take advantage of great propagation. And weather conditions didn't
allow me to set up any other way, as it was below Zero and 20 Mph winds when
setting up, so I was thankful to survive that!
Friday nite, I operated 3 hours and netted 31Q's, Saturday nite operated 7
hours and netted 60 Q's, for 9.1 Q's/ hr contest average! All S/P except the 1
CQ answered by N0UD.
Congrats to the MANY excellent scores, these conditions may never be repeated
again.
73 God Bless, Todd WD0T
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