[3830] ARRL 160 KT8K Single Op QRP

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                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: KT8K
Operator(s): KT8K
Station: KT8K

Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: EN82ch SE Michigan
Operating Time (hrs): 1:49

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 79  Sections = 34  Countries = 0  Total Score = 5,372

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Comments:

Since I had a little time after midnight Saturday night I ran down to the
station for a bit of fun, and it WAS fun.  I was amazed how many stations could
hear my 5 Watts, and I could even hear some DX!   I have no low noise antennas
(unless you call the 500' sort-of horizontal loop "quiet", which it
often isn't) so I had to listen hard through the QRN, but it was indeed
"the magic band" (and I probably hit it at the right time).

I hope to get a bit more time into the 10m contest next weekend, but the wife
will be in the hospital after major spine surgery Thursday, so ... I hope to
put you in the log.
73 all & Best dx de kt8k - Tim

equipment: Tentec Orion turned down to 5 Watts
ancient XP laptop running N1MM+
old MFJ Grandmaster memory keyer w Bencher BY-1 paddle set

Antenna: 500 foot semi-horizontal loop zig-zagging through the trees between 15
and 70 feet up in a not-really-very round shape, fed with TV twin lead and an
LDG Z-11 autotuner


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