[3830] CQ160 CW KU8E Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: KU8E
Operator(s): KU8E
Station: KU8E

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 768  State/Prov = 55  Countries = 46  Total Score = 230,482

Club: Alabama Contest Group

Comments:

Station :
IC756PRO / AL 811H 600 watts (on loan from K4BAI - Thanks John) 
Inverted L (60 ft high) with 6 130 ft radials. 


 Just put my Inverted L back up in the air the week before the contest. Seems
like I don't get around to it until the last minute every year. (after winds
from a summer thunderstorms usually knock it out of the trees.)
I'm glad I spent the time on the Monday holiday before the contest to get it
back up in the trees. My kids have reached that age that cub scouts and soccer
are taking a priority over having time to do ham radio stuff. 

Got it all tuned on Tuesday night after work and spent the few days before the
contest playing DXer. I just had a feeling  before the weekend the Condx were
going to be special. I took the 'just have fun' attitude going into the
contest. With a modest station a 600 watt amp and no RCV antennas it would be
hard to be very competitive with anyone.


All I can say is WOW !!  I usually don't have EU stations answering my CQ's.
I had several DL,SM G,OH8X and KL7RA (thanks Rich) answer my CQ. I counted 73
ten point QSO's in my log which was probably a new high for me. The highlight
of the weekend was breaking the pileup to OY9JD for a new one !! I heard maybe
10 other counties (and VE4EAR) that I never worked.

Congrats to all the 160 regulars. This was probably a dream weekend for those
stations who have all the toys....

73, Jeff  KU8E


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