K2WK 160M SO/HP Score

[Walt Kornienko]

Call: K2WK                     Country:  United States
Mode: CW                       Category: Single Operator, HP

    QSO   QSO    PTS     PTS/QSO    SECTIONS  COUNTRIES

Totals    600    1341     2.23         76         24    =   134,100

Op time: 10 hours.

Equipment Description: FT-1000D, Alpha 87.
112' slant wire off of a 60' tower w/5 elevated radials.
Two 2-wire Bvgs 492' long for NE/SW & NW/SE.

Club Affiliation: FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB

Highlights: Being called by KL7, VY1, KP2, KP3 and various Europeans.
Missed ORG and ND.  Had very bad snow staitc Saturday night. Was wondering
why signals were weak to non-existent on the NW/SE bvg. Discovered 1" of wet
snow enveloping the bvg and elevated radials causing them to droop to
the ground. Had to shake the snow off to get back on the air. Of course,
this happens during primetime on Saturday night.  Don't you hate it when
a "friend" just happens to stop by in the middle of a great run?

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