[3830] CQ160 CW K2UOP SO HP

[k2uop at raven-villages.net]

                     CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
                    
Call: K2UOP
Operator(s): K2UOP
Station: K2UOP

Class: SO HP
QTH: WV
Operating Time (hrs): 
 

QSOs: 653  States/Provinces: 55  Countries: 26  Score: 150,660

Comments:

Equipment: FT-1000MP,Titan II, TL922A, Inv L, NE/SW,E/W Beverages, 120'snake

This is one of my favorite contests, but I got a late start because I was 
having upgrades done to my home alarm system that took longer than anticipated, 
thus no pre contest snooze.  Conditions were good Fri. night and even had Eu 
stations calling me.  This was a first for this station.  Shortly after getting 
back on Sat. night I started hearing strange sounds coming from my primary amp 
and decided before anything drastic happened I should swap out that amp for my 
back-up.  Even with half the power Eu's were still calling me on Sat night. It 
was sweet!  My best ever score in this contest was in 2000 when my final score 
was a little over 95K, so it was a thrill for me to top that this year.  I 
apologize to a QRP station (I think it was a 1)that I just could not pull out 
of the noise.  I think I was as frustrated as he was.  I could get the /QRP 
every time we tried, but just could not get the whole call.  My thanks to all 
the stations I worked.  It was fun even for a guy that just became a senior 
citizen.

73, Tom K2UOP in WV


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