[3830] CQ160 CW W7WHY Single Op Assisted LP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: W7WHY
Operator(s): W7WHY
Station: W7WHY

Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: OR
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 131  State/Prov = 37  Countries = 7  Total Score = 15,356

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

Working a 160 contest here with low power is like pulling teeth.  I hear lot of
stations and they don't hear me.

I thought if I changed the antenna, maybe things might get a little better.  I
put up a new inverted L Friday and it seemed to help a lot.

Friday night the band sounded better than I have heard it in years.  Lots of
European DX coming in, the east coast was really loud, and 160 sounded like 20
meters.  My noise level on the inverted L was about S-2.  But, still really
struggled to work anyone other than 6's and 7's.

Saturday night was better.  I actually WORKED 2 european stations for the first
time ever on 160.  GM3POI must have a good set of ears as they came back to me
on the first call, even though they were S-1.  Also worked CU2X with a good
signal.  The UA0 and PJ2 were also goodies here.  Thanks for a real thrill for
an OT!

I think this is the last time I'm gonna operate this contest without an amp. I
musta heard '..--..' 10,000 times :-)  73 and thanks for CQ for putting this
contest on.

Tom W7WHY

TS-450SAT + invertd L antenna ~100 watts.
N1MM Logger (gets better all the time)


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