[3830] ARRL 160 VA7ST Single Op LP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: BC
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 132  Sections = 42  Countries = 0  Total Score = 11,088

Club: 

Comments:

What a washout at this QTH. Second-worst ever outing. Almost nobody beyond CO
could hear me, but I could hear everyone loud and clear, all having a good time
without me.

100W to a rather Z-shaped "inverted-L" with half a dozen short (40' max)
temporary radials on the lawn just doesn't cut it for top band. As I seem to
say too often, things will be different next time. 

This time I mean it. 38 sections is a poor showing when I have room and height
for a proper 160M antenna. No snow here yet in Southern BC and temps are well
above freezing, so antenna season is still technically open. I will have
something better by the Stew.

Thanks to N3UA and N1LN for my only two 4-land contacts. Not a single Q in call
areas 1, 2 or 3.

Missed: KS, CT, EMA, ME, NH, RI, VT, WMA, ENY, NLI, NNJ, NNY, SNJ, VI, WNY, DE,
EPA, MDC, WPA, AL, GA, KY, NFL, PR, SC, SFL, TN, WCF, MS, WTX, PAC (!), OH, WV,
IN, GTA, MB, NL, ONE and QC. 

I vow to never again have to type such a long list of missed sections for this
contest.

Thanks to all who held in there to work me this weekend. Lots of great ops and
stations make it a pleasure.

-- Bud VA7ST

Year-over-year:
       QSO     Sec   Score
2012   132     42   11,088   5 hrs
2010   134     38   10,184   5 hrs
2008   162     42   13,608  10 hrs
2007   355     75   54,150  12 hrs
2006   225     48   22,197
2005   323     62   40,052
2004   231     62   28,644


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