[3830] ARRLDX CW W4PK SOSB/160 HP

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ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK

Class: SOSB/160 HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 5:30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:  102    44
   80:           
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  102    44  Total Score = 12,804

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

During past years I always ran single-band unassisted on the 80M band.  This
year I tried 160M for a change.

Propagation was so-so both Friday and Saturday nights and on Saturday morning
at sunrise I only worked as far west as Hawaii and Alaska.  I could tell that
the JAs were in there but not good enough to work any of them.  Sunday at
sunrise was better and I finally had success at running a few JA's.  Also,
Sunday evening I was finally successful in running in spite of the Virginia
Wallops Island Ionospheric sounder periodically going
"brap-brap-brap-braaaaap-brap-brap" which often caused me to ask for
repeats.

I had fun but it was slow going.  I will be going back to 80M next year!

73, Sam W4PK


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