[3830] ARRL 160 K9CT SO Unlimited HP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: K9CT
Operator(s): K9CT
Station: K9CT

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 23

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1562  Sections = 80  Countries = 20  Total Score = 323,800

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

Decided to try the new category....SO assisted and also use SO2V extensively.
Assisted only helped to spot DX mults and unworked stations as they appeared on
the slower periods....never helped with the Sections as I ran they came to me. 

I used a K3 with two receivers...worked great using N1MM Plus. Easy to listen
to the second rx while running and then dropping a quick call. Fast exchange so
never lost the run frequency. Learned some new key strokes and method. This is a
big advantage using assisted...just verify call and in the log. 

Conditions were not as good as hoped...A and K were elevated. I could
definitely see the effect the first 24 hours as little DX was heard at all.
Second day was better, heard much more DX and mults. 

Rates were very good in the first five hours...all over 100. First hour was the
best at 162. Too bad that can't happen again but after the first 8 hours no hour
went over 60. 

Still some stations with click generators...but easy to work next to loud
stations with the K3. For most part, everyone was polite and moved a bit if
asked as they tried ease in next to me. QRL? was used but you had to be real
quick! Noticed a couple guys just started calling CQ....that is just rude.
Especially if you are trying to copy a weak station, really messes things up. I
would hope they would have had that experience themselves and understand how bad
that is to do. 

This is one of the best cw contests and I really enjoy it....except for the
slow times. Maybe more operators will come back when the upper bands are
quiet.

Thanks for the qsos...

73, Craig K9CT


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