[3830] ARRL 160 VE3MGY Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: VE3MGY
Operator(s): VE3MGY
Station: VE3MGY

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: ONTARIO
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 500  Sections = 48  Countries = 2  Total Score = 50,300

Club: Contest Club Ontario

Comments:

Friday night the QRN was S0 - S1 on the vertical so things started out really
good. Ran for the first 4 hours had the rate meter hitting 60 - 85 /hr rates at
times. Had 81 QSO's in the log in the first 90 minutes and an average rate of
50/hr for thr first 4 hours while running only. Felt "relatively" loud - at
least louder than the night before when I was running 1 watt in the ARCI 160.

QRN was between S0 to S3 at times all weekend and the West Coast always sounded
very weak here - S2 to S4. I just couldn't work anyone past the east side of the
rockies all weekend. Did manage a VP2 and a PJ2 but they were both mainly over a
salt water path so it was no real biggie. Heard 15 - 20 sections ( all on the
west side of the rockies ) that I could just not attract any attention from.
Even a "QRZ" or "AGN" would have been encouraging. So my mults are down from my
QRP PB score but my overall QSO's are up from my QRP PB score - and I did it in
10 hours less time!! Haven't been QRP in this one for a few years so it was
nice to see how the new antenna is working so far.

Didn't operate the entire time alloted in the contest so I could catch some
much needed rack time. 

Thanks for all the QSO's.

73,
Brian
VE3MGY


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