[3830] ARRL 160 KU0G Single Op LP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: KU0G
Operator(s): KU0G
Station: KU0G

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MO
Operating Time (hrs): 3:47

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 110  Sections = 50  Countries = 5  Total Score = 11,450

Club: Kansas City DX Club

Comments:

Really don't have optimum antennas for 160m but with only KH6 standing between
me and WAS on 160m this contest was definitely on my radar! I knew that prime
time to make that much-needed contact would be in the overnight hours so I put
my focus into operating after 10p local time (after the boss goes to bed!) and
keep an eye out for KH6 spots and hope for the best... KH7X was on Friday night
about 3a local time could hear the pile-up and only occassionally hear anything
from him. Saturday night found KH6LC on much earlier and I managed to snag him
at 0713z on 1831 kHz. Hope I wasn't imagining things! LOL

TM6M showed up in a BIG way here about 10 minutes earlier with a 20 over 9
signal! Worked him on the first try which REALLY shocked me!!!

Definitely need a good receive antenna for 160m here and am considering
shunt-feeding the tower in the next few weeks to see if I can do better on
160m. For this contest I opened up the band tuning shunt on the 80m quad-loop
and did OK using that and switching over to the 40m DXBlaster (W4HV) for
receive. (Got the KH6LC contact listening on the 40 and transmitting on the 80m
quad-loop).

Looking forward to the other 160m contests this winter and also the 10m contest
coming right up!!!


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