[3830] CQ160 CW N4KG Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 480  State/Prov = 56  Countries = 36  Total Score = 138,000

Club: 

Comments:

Most USA QSO's were barefoot, balanced between S&P and CQ's.  Used a footswitch
to bring up the AMP as needed for DX.  Packet Pileups were the PITS and Europe
was NEVER strong in ALA, unlike GA (W8JI). Friday night was considerably better
than Saturday night for EU although EA8BH was much louder Saturday.  I'm
convinced there is a 'Big Resistor in the Sky' that follows the EST / CST
boundary!  Does this contest have an ASSISTED Category? If not, then I guess I
was Multi (Single Op plus Packet)

Installed an Inverted L in the woods, paralleled with 80 and 40M wire verticals
over 50 radials.  Noticed it played very well to the Eastern Hemisphere and my
old elevated GP played best to the West.  Midway in-between is a 130 ft tower
with 3L15 on top which appears to act as a parasitic Reflector to the other
antennas.

DX QSO's - Mults  (worked All 48 States + DC)

NA  36*   10   * includes VE / VO  (missed VE4,5,8,VY1,VO2,VE1/NB,KL7)
SA   4     3
EU  44    19   (Maybe I need to move to NC or GA!)
AF   2     2
AS   0     0   (OK, I slept in both mornings!)
OC   3     1   

Tom N4KG in North ALA


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