[3830] Stew Perry N1EU SO HP

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                     Stew Perry Topband Challenge
                    
Call: N1EU
Operator(s): N1EU
Station: N1EU

Class: SO HP
Grid Square: FN32
Operating Time (hrs): 
 

QSOs:  306  Score: 1,205

Club: YCCC

Comments:

A part-time effort on my part and a marginal improvement over last year's 
score.  Activity seemed light.

Propagation path into europe was tough going.  I suspect a lot of localized 
openings - I could hear stations 100 miles east of me hearing & working stuff 
that didn't make it to Albany NY.  The northeast direction sounded somewhat 
noisy and european signals generally were not only weak, but had a "grundgey" 
quality that made copy quite difficult.  

Signals from the west coast were not that strong, but luckily free from the 
noise/grundge effect.  About 30 west coast stations were logged.

Thanks to everyone who gave me a call and apologies to all the many stations I 
couldn't pull out.  Copy was really tough at times.

DX worked: DL, EA, EA8, F, FM, G, GW, HA, I, OK, OM, ON, PA, PY, S5, XE, YV, ZF
DX barely heard/not worked: 4X, EA6
DX not heard: KH6, KL7

Rig: FT1000MP, Alpha 99
inv L and 580ft Beverages NE/NW/SW/SE

73 & Best wishes for 2002,
Barry  N1EU


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