K2WK SS CW SO/LP

[Walt Kornienko]

K2WK, Mode: CW, Single Operator Low Power
BAND     QSO
 80       88
 40      237
 20      168
 15       30
Totals    523 x 77 -> 80,542  No Yukon!

Hours of operation: 11; Best rate: 71/hr

Equipment Description:
FT-1000D; Power Output: 150  watts     
80 - 52' vertical;
40 - 40-2CD  @ 105'
20 - 2x205CA @ 90/50'
15 - 5L Yagi @ 53'

Amazed at all the real strong QRP stations all weekend.
The emergence of all the 90's something ops was music to 
my ears. Slowing down for them was no problem at all.
N7NG had a huge pileup on Sunday, listening up 1, Wow!
Loudest station: W0SD. Yowza!  Must be the Mississippi
River thats responsible for those big signals from
South Dakota and Louisiana. Does the river run thru SD?
Last year using Hi Power had an 89 hour to this years
71 hour using LP. To paraphrase N2AA, QRO is good!
Having 2 beams on 20 helps alot. Using two garden hoses 
to spray the grass is better than using just one. Never 
did get up the 2nd 40-2CD. Maybe next year the antenna
farm will sprout a few more monobanders.  73 de K2WK

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