[NCC] Fwd: CQ160 CW K8MR Single Op LP

[Jim Stahl]

K8MR on Friday, W3USA on Saturday.

Good to work lots of MRRC/NCC folks. 

From down here it’s interesting to note the variability of signals from up north. There are times when W8 is pretty weak, and then a few hours later signals are decent. For example, NA8V noted that I was puny weak when I worked him on Friday (Greg wasn’t especially strong down here at the time), but Saturday signals were much better both ways. Short term QSB is also noticeable; some guys I had to wait a few seconds for the signals to come up to make the QSO.

73  -  Jim   K8MR



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> From: webform at b4h.net
> Subject: CQ160 CW K8MR Single Op LP
> Date: January 28, 2018 at 11:16:07 AM EST
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k8mr at arrl.net
> Reply-To: k8mr at arrl.net
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>                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
> 
> Call: K8MR
> Operator(s): K8MR
> Station: K8MR
> 
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: FL
> Operating Time (hrs): 4.5
> 
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 157  State/Prov = 46  Countries = 7  Total Score = 21,253
> 
> Club: Florida Contest Group
> 
> Comments:
> 
> Operated from the Florida condo QTH, 65 foot vertical wire in the trees, base
> loading coil, minimal ground system. This was all Friday night; Saturday night I
> operated as W3USA. Thanks to CQ for not having ARRL's dumb rule about one
> transmitter,one callsign,location.
> 
> 95% of my QSOs were S&P. Several that weren't were interesting: people who I
> had called many times before but couldn't hear me, but could once the RBN had
> told them I was there.
> 
> 160 meter contests are great for us old guys. (Aren't we all?) Operate until
> tired, go to bed, wake up to pee, operate some more. Rinse and repeat.
> 
> 
> 73  -  Jim  K8MR
> 
> 
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