[3830] TBDC N2IC Single Op HP

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                    Stew Perry Topband Challenge

Call: N2IC
Operator(s): N2IC
Station: N2IC

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: New Mexico
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 585  Total Score = 3,039

Club: 

Comments:

Antennas: Sloping dipole, inverted L, beverages NE, SE, NW.

This is the one 160 meter contest I take (somewhat) seriously from the home
QTH. Just not the right hardware to slug it out with the big boys in ARRL 160
or CQ 160.

The contest started out with such promise. First QSO, right at sunset, with
UU7J. Several more Europeans worked in the next few minutes, then they were
gone. MD0CCE and G4AMT called me with great signals a little later, and I
thought..."wow, it's going to be a great EU sunrise opening". But, no, it was
not to be. Absolutely no opening during the "prime" 05Z-07Z time period. But
then, something really strange happened between 08Z-0830Z...a few European's
straggled in, well after their sunrise.

Absolutely no JA at JA sunset (08Z). The band simply wasn't open. Took off from
0930Z-12Z. When I came back, there were a few weak JA's. The sun came up at
1405Z, and then, magic, again...A daylight JA opening for the next 25 minutes.
Cool.

Ended up with 13 EU, 22 JA, and the usual assortment of topband diehards from
other continents. Thanks !

Always a little disappointing to see the much bigger QSO numbers from LP
stations in the eastern and midwest USA, when I am running HP from southwest
New Mexico. No matter how well I think I can hear a pin drop on the NE
beverage, there are clearly a lot of eastern USA stations I'm simply not
hearing.

Thanks for all the QSO's. See you next year.

73,
Steve, N2IC


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