[3830] ARRL 160 WB8JUI Single Op LP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: WB8JUI
Operator(s): WB8JUI
Station: WB8JUI

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 663  Sections = 70  Countries = 6  Total Score = 102,144

Club: 

Comments:

I had big plans to improve upon on my last year's score.  I buried radials and
had the inverted L up and tested well before the contest.  The best laid
plans...  Mother Nature and Murphy teamed up this year and did a multi-op job
on me.  We had quite a bit of rain and very high winds Friday, gusting in
excess of 60 MPH.  Needless to say, the inverted L was on the ground when I got
home from work at 2245Z Friday evening.  I braved the winds and freezing
temperatures to do the best job I could to get the antenna back up.  The best
was only about 8 feet off the ground!  AAARRRRGGH!

The winds died down enough by Saturday morning to allow me get the inverted L
back up to the 50 foot level.  I missed out on a lot of DX and multipliers that
I only heard Friday evening.

This was my first contest using the W1VE live contest scoring.  It was
interesting watching and chasing K0RC.  I finally ran out of band conditions at
around 1400Z Sunday and had to throw in the towel.

I ended up beating last year's score by 142 Qsos and 21,000 points.  Sure could
have used those missed multipliers from Friday evening.

Thanks to all for the QSOs.  See you all next weekend on 10 meters and later
this month in the Stew Perry.

73 - Rick WB8JUI


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