[3830] CQ160 SSB VA3KA(@VE3QAA) Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB

Call: VA3KA
Operator(s): VA3KA
Station: VE3QAA

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: ON
Operating Time (hrs): 21

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 635  State/Prov = 79  Countries = 21  Total Score = 248,534

Club: Contest Club Ontario

Comments:

Special thanks to Bert VE3QAA for letting me borrow his antenna farm for the
contest again. Having 4 bi-directional beverages and a multi element vertical
array (3 el to EU and SW and 2 el N-S and E-W) sure helps!

Found the conditions down, other than for NA QSO's. Only managed 17 DX QSO's.
Did hear a few more EU's in the DX window at times but not able to work them due
to LOUD NA stations calling CQ.

Did manage 49 states (missed AK) and most of southern Canada (except NL+LB). No
VY0, VY1 or VE8.

Thought I was going to miss DE. None worked on first day. Ended up with 4 by the
end of the contest.

Hung in until after EU sunrise. The rates really slowed down and was having a
hard time staying awake, so packed it in around 0230 EST.

Congratulations to VY2ZM - he is unbeatable for us in Canada! I like to listen
to him running Europe when I can not even hear them!!


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