[3830] CQ160 CW W1WEF Single Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW - 2023

Call: W1WEF
Operator(s): W1WEF
Station: W1WEF

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: ct
Operating Time (hrs): 11.2

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 869  State/Prov = 56  Countries = 47  Total Score = 312,296

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

SOHP but Murphy was with me all the way...well, almost.  Right at the start the
grid current on my amp was reading 3/4 scale and no amplifier adjustments made
any difference. The output  was normal though and I knew from experience that
when I peaked it with the plate tuning and then set the loading clockwise to
where the output started to drop that the grid current was usually OK. I decided
to operate that way and keep my fingers crossed that I wouldnt blow my $2000+
3cx1500 tube.

Friday night produced one of the best Eu openings I can remember. I was working
Eu easily in the midst of the strong US signals. My unterminated "Eu"
beverage worked so well, quieting the band noise I used it almost full time to
copy anyone in any direction! On puny weak signals the APF pulled many thru that
I never would have copied otherwise. 

Saturday was a different story, although I expected another good Eu opening
because I copied Eu stations at 2100 in daylight on the beverage, but they didnt
hear me. Rate was way down as expected, so I took alot of OFF times and dozed in
front of the TV. I was determined to catch Eu sunrise (which I usually miss in
DX Tests) and I quit at 0615Z. All in all, it was alot of fun so I met my goal.


Oh yeah...Murphy.  About half an hour before the end everything started working
right with normal grid current readings. Now I have to decide whether to open it
up and look for an intermittent or just let it ride.

869 Qs   56 states and provinces   47 countries      312,296 pts     11 hours 10
min

Thanks for all the Qs.    JACK W1WEF
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