[3830] CQWW CW N4QV SOAB LP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: N4QV
Operator(s): N4QV
Station: N4QV

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Plantation. FL
Operating Time (hrs): 4.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
------------------------------
  160:   23     6       13
   80:    3     3        3
   40:   46    14       31
   20:   31    10       26
   15:    1     1        1
   10:    0     0        0
------------------------------
Total:  104    34       74  Total Score = 30,132

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

The only resonant antenna I had was a 160 meter 1/4 wave sloper attached to the
tower at 70 feet.  My other antennas are down due to downsizing station.  

I thought I would get the 160 meter antanna up and play in the contest and add
to my 160 DXCC totals, since I've never had a 160 antenna before.  When I got
the antenna tuned, I noticed a 20+ db over 9 line noise on 160! Whew, this was
going to be tuff!  Even with DSP and noise blanking I was able to only hear 2 or
3 European stations during the entire contest on 160 and they couldn't hear me. 
I did hear TZ9A briefly on 160 but the pileup was too much for my barefoot sigs.
 They really had a good signal for me to hear even a peep!

Disappointed, I played a few minutes on the other bands (with a  tuner!) and
shut it off.   

I'll have to get the noise problem fixed and complete the other antennas before
I try this again...

Randy
N4QV


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