ARRL 160-Meter Contest - 2020
Call: N5UM
Operator(s): N5UM
Station: N5UM
Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: OK
Operating Time (hrs): 55.5
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 220 Sections = 70 Countries = 3 Total Score = 32,777
Club:
Comments:
My usual 160M inverted L got destroyed by ice storm a few weeks ago. Wasn't
sure if I would be able to get on for this one. Forced RF into my 6BTV and
made 5 Qs Friday night - of course it wasn't working much at all. Decided
Saturday morning to try to get something up that would at least sort of work as
I really wanted to be on for this contest. Attached 1/4 wave wire for 160 to
the base of the 6BTV and put it into a couple of trees (both mangled from the
storm, but could still hold up the wire) kind of in an inverted-L configuration.
That worked much better, but not as good as the old inverted L. 70 sections,
plus C6, ZF, and XE. I have so much tree damage here I am not sure what I will
be left with after everything gets cleaned up. Hopefully I can get a decent
160M antenna up.
Rig: IC7600 Amp: ALS-600 500W
Thanks for the Qs.
73, Al N5UM
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