[3830] CQ160 CW K2DM Single Op LP

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CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: K2DM
Operator(s): K2DM
Station: K2DM

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 1

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1  State/Prov = 1  Countries = 0  Total Score = 2

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

My mission in the 160 meter contests is to work my brothers.  No matter where I
am I will throw up some kind of compromise antenna and try to emit enough of a
signal to be heard.  This year's antenna was a commercial 80/160 short dipole
hung from our flagpole here in a deed-restricted community.  The center was 20
feet above ground and the ends were 6 feet high and bent around plastic fence
posts.  My K3 could barely tune the SWR to about 3.0:1.  Turns out that this
was the second-worst antenna I have tried here in The Villages, second to an
indoor wire the first year I moved here.  I tried calling Peter (K3ZM) off and
on for a few hours before giving up and going to bed.  I awoke at 2:40 AM local
time and decided to give him one more shot.  Hooray!  After a QRZ, he realized
that that puny-weak signal was, once again, his brother, and I made it into his
log.  Sadly, although I also called Jeff (VY2ZM) many times, my signal just
couldn't make it all the way to PEI.  I also failed to get through to my
friends at the W2GD superstation.  I will definitely try a different antenna
next time.


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