[3830] ARRL 160 N7IR Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: N7IR
Operator(s): N7IR
Station: N7IR

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: AZ
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 460  Sections = 71  Countries = 8  Total Score = 74,576

Club: Central Arizona DX Association

Comments:

Largest score for me in this contest.  Most QSOs and countries ever but one less
section than in my previous personal record year of 2004. Prop to the NE  wasn't
all that good with lots of QSB; missed RI, VT and NL.  Conditions to the
Caribbean were very good with PJ2T at S9 levels for hours.  Too bad there
didn't seem to be a lot of activity in that direction.  Prop to NW was not as
strong as last weekend.  The JA and UA0 stations were too weak to work at QRP
levels this time.  Overall the the US/VE activity was tremendous and the signal
levels from most of NA were very high.  Used a variable attenuator after the rx
preamp for most of the contest to optimize S/N and dynamic range.

Experienced more blatant frequency stealing in this 160 meter contest than in
any previous one.  Must have been the crowded band conditions that brought out
the beast.  However other than those isolated instances the mood seemed to be
one of courteous and friendly competition.  Looking forward to next year.

TRX:      Elecraft K2
Antennas: TX - shunt-fed, top-loaded 22 meter tower; 34 radials on the ground
          RX - K9AY loop array

73
Gary, N7IR


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