[3830] ARRL 160 K9AY Single Op HP

[webform at b41h.net]

                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: K9AY
Operator(s): K9AY
Station: K9AY

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 16:30

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1313  Sections = 77  Countries = 41  Total Score = 346,330

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

Too many distractions for a butt-in-chair full time effort, but had a lot of
fun!

Some station improvements worked well:  120 radials under the 100-ft top-loaded
tower instead of a seasonal 30-radial system; INRAD roofing filters on the
IC-765s really cut the crud level; new PC for logging is more reliable.

Propagation was excellent to Europe. Many callers were loud, clear and
QSB-free. No so strong elsewhere. Wierd propagation to the west. At times,
W6-W7 signals were hollow and raspy.

RX antennas were 4 Beverages -- 3 of them BoG (started as BoCS -- Bev. on corn
stubble; then became BuS -- Beverage under snow). Doesn't matter, they worked
well. Think I'll do this all the time -- it minimizes deer damage!

Gary, K9AY


Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/