[3830] CQ160 CW K0AV Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: K0AV
Operator(s): K0AV
Station: K0AV

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Colorado Springs
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 502  State/Prov = 57  Countries = 14  Total Score = 86,407

Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado

Comments:

After too many years of inefficiently loading a 40 meter beam on 160 - I FINALLY
hung an inverted L and built a W0UCE / K2AV FCP! With the L length at 155 feet
and an isolation transformer, the  antenna L matches perfectly without any
matchbox or ATU. 

Used 100 watts for first evening, i.e. 300 QSO's.  

Then changed feed line to high power coax - and switched to high power for
another 200 QSO's on second night.

Tested the new antenna by comparing to bigger set-ups.  Listened to K0RF
running. He's 100 miles north of me.  With his 4 square - he was running EU
stations that I couldn't hear (or even see any trace of on P3 scope). 

Now its time to add a receive antenna.

Fun contest - and thanks for the QSO's.

73, Alan K0AV


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