[Mldxcc] ARRL 160 P40TA(K6TA) Single Op HP

[Ken Anderson]

                    ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: P40TA
Operator(s): K6TA
Station: P49Y/P40L

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: ARUBA
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1059  Sections = 76  Countries = 0  Total Score = 152,912

Club:

Comments:

IC756-PROII, ALPHA86 (1KW), Lazy U vertical dipole, 4 Beverages for receive,
TR4W logging SW.

Again a big thanks to Andy, AE6Y/P49Y and John, W6LD/P40L for use of their
wonderful station.  Andy had operated the CQWW CW as a single op and then
spent
the following day single handed re-erecting the 160 antenna that had been
removed during a recent tower/antenna upgrade.

Overall I found conditions better than previous years but activity seemed
down.
 Bad WX to the north provided a constant S7-S9 statcic crash background
on the
Beverages that made copy of all but the very loud difficult.  Sorry for
all the
fills and repeat requests.

Great openings both nights to W6/W7 and even into VE-5,6,7.  But where
have all
the LAX stations gone!  Good friend Dick, N6AA came at QSO number 1000
for my
only LAX.  Based on the number of ORG and SB worked, everyone must have
moved
to the suburbs.

A big thanks to the two unidentified ops that ran off separate W stations
trying to steal my frequency in the 30-35 DX window.  They were very
unpolite
in reminding that it was a "DX window".  And guys it does no good to send
 QRL?
 and then not listen on a broad direction antenna.

Missed: AK, NNY, VE4, VE8.  KH6LC in PAC was only section worked that didn't
call me.

Thanks for all the Q's.  Logs will be loaded to LOTW in next few days. 
Please
QSL to WM6A, bureau or direct, if you need a card.

Look for XYL Kay, K6KO as P40K in ARRL 10 METER CONTEST next weekend.

Ken, K6TA