[3830] ARRL 160 K0WA SO Unlimited HP

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ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: K0WA
Operator(s): K0WA
Station: K0WA

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: KS
Operating Time (hrs): 14:01

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 706  Sections = 75  Countries = 4  Total Score = 112,733

Club: Deep Dixie Contest Club

Comments:

I enjoyed this contest.  Conditions were good in Kansas with no electrical
storms at all.  The A and K index was down for this contest as well.  There
were a lot of readable weak signals on the band.  Very little man made noise as
well.

Station:  K3, AL-82, Palstar HF-Auto (marvelous tuner by the way) and Inverted
L all on a city lot 80 by 150 feet  No beverage or loop.  Very
"wonky" ground plane too.  The "L" is long, about 130 foot
so it really resonates below 1800.

It is interesting to note that many times I wanted to turn the beam to capture
a signal knowing full well there was nothing to turn.  So, I was at the mercy
of the propagation elf.  Reminded me of the Novice year when all I had was a
130 foot long wire 30 feet off the ground.  That DX40 would load it on any
band. But, it worked and I worked a lot of stations with the antenna.  HOW
TIMES HAVE CHANGED, but in reality a hunk of wire still gets out.

QSOs of note.  Working all my CWOPS members.  The ZF and VI that called me! 
Wow!  Did not hear one European signal at all.  Did not hear the KL7 either. 
Did not work NNY (why is that a section if no one gets on?), RI, PAC, NT, NL
(had one spotted but never heard him), SJV and of course PR.

Just a great time.  Thank you all.  Go Deep Dixie!

Lee K0WA


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