[3830] N7IR ARRL 160 Meter QRP

[Gary Hembree]

ARRL 160 METER CONTEST -- 1997


      Call: N7IR                     Country:  United States
      Mode: CW                       Category: Single Operator QRP

             QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO    SECTIONS  COUNTRIES


   Totals    210    426     2.03         53          2    =   23,430



All reports sent were 599 AZ, unless otherwise noted.

Equipment Description:
TenTec 546C at 5 watts output
88' top-loaded, shunt-fed tower with two insulated quarter wave 
radials

Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association


Lots of fun!  I was only going to "play" in this one but Friday night 
was very seductive.  Worked KH7R, P40P and KH6CC (very loud), held a 
run frequency for a while, and ran up a reasonable score.  Thoughts of 
breaking the SW Division QRP record danced in my head ("only" 27k)!  
Saturday evening the rain came and my rate plummeted so I went to 
sleep for 3 hours.  Early Sunday was good for 11 more sections, most 
east of the Mississippi, but only 46 Q's.  No record this year!  
Thanks to all who hung in there to pull me out of the noise, 
especially P40P and N1BB.  Thanks also to those who tried but 
couldn't. 

73
Gary
N7IR
gary.hembree at asu.edu


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