CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB - 2022
Call: K4HQK
Operator(s): K4HQK
Station: K4HQK
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Alexandria, VA
Operating Time (hrs): 3:45
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 58 State/Prov = 19 Countries = 0 Total Score = 2,432
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
As if struggling with 100 watts into one leg of an 80m dipole on 160m were not
difficult enough, the line noise level jumped from S7 Thursday to S9+10db Friday
and stayed there throughout the contest. I heard little but the strongest
stations.
Friday night brought the most signals of the contest, but Saturday morning at
0650 EST I heard only three, and one was a dupe. As usual I heard only the
eastern half of the U.S. and Canada, including Prince Edward Island station
VY2ZM. No EU, of course, but Masa/4U1WB in D.C. was a treat to hear, as were
PVRCers Tim/N3QE and Fred/K3ZO, who power-washed me with his RF cannon from
across the Potomac.
Saturday evening I returned at 2020 EST to find the band almost empty. Those I
did hear were mostly dupes. Activity began to pick up after 2100 so I was able
to work a few more, including VY2WW. I docked the ship at 2140.
Sunday morning at 0700 I heard nothing at all but the buzz of that pesky line
noise. That afternoon between 1600-1700 EST, the contest’s final hour, I heard
two stations calling CQ over and over, but both were dupes. However two minutes
before the contest ended at 1700 EST I found Jon/AA1K CQing on 1875.0 from
Delaware, called him, and he answered! Yes! Total for Sunday: One QSO. Total
for the contest: 58 QSOs (73 one year ago) and 19 state/province multipliers (21
a year ago) in just under four hours.
I always enjoy having a reason to get on 160m, even with line noise, but it’s
going to take a whole box of Q-tips to clean that noise out of my ears ;-)
John K4HQK
Alexandria, Virginia
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