N4OGW CQ 160 CW

[R. Torsten Clay]

A "Saturday Night Special" operation from N4OGW/9 (Illinois):


Built a 160 antenna Saturday afternoon:  wire going 30 ft up a wooden fire
	escape, then a loading coil, then 65 ft more wire sloping up into 
	a tree about 70' tall. Ground system 1 ground rod, 1 chain link fence,
	a few short radials (all in 120x60 city lot)

TT Omni 6 + SB-1000 (500w)
3:20 operating time

215 Q, 46 Mult, 12 C  -> 32,480 pts.


I was surprised my antenna worked so well.  Even had a few Europeans call me--
that's never happened before!  About 10:30PM local, the Omni died, so I didn't
make it to Eu sunrise...barf.  Particularily annoying, as the rig just came
back from servicing 2 weeks ago.

Tor
n4ogw at uiuc.edu