ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: WT2P
Operator(s): WT2P
Station: WT2P
Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 8
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 433 Sections = 65 Countries = 0 Total Score = 56,485
Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
Comments:
Started out Friday night to discover that the 160 antenna that I had working
earlier in the week would not tune and I was relegated to 5 watts. Managed to
work about 30 stations Friday night and went to bed sad but determined to get
this antenna working again.
Saturday made a trip to home depot and spent about $130 in wire, came home and
made 15 LONG radials (75-100') and put them out. Adjusted the antenna as it was
"too long" now and got it so that I could get on with very good
efficiency from 1800-1820.
The race was on. Started around 2200Z calling CQ and probably because of the
fresh meat factor I had the following rates:
ARRL 160 Meter Contest - 2017-12-01 2200Z to 2017-12-03 1600Z - 436 QSOs
WT2P Max Rates:
2017-12-02 2302Z - 4.0 per minute (1 minute(s)), 240 per hour by
2017-12-02 2309Z - 2.4 per minute (10 minute(s)), 144 per hour by
2017-12-03 0147Z - 1.5 per minute (60 minute(s)), 88 per hour by
Didn't get most of CA (only worked SDG) or UT or WWA. Was chasing a lot of the
western states for WAS and I hope they upload to LoTW since I'm so close to
Topband WAS!
Was nice to work many SMC'ers who called. I ran almost exclusively Saturday
night.
73,
"CW" WT2P
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