[NCC] W8CAR CQ160 CW log

[Dan]

Call: W8CAR
Operator(s): W8CAR
Station: W8CAR

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: oh
Operating Time (hrs): 22

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1081  State/Prov = 59  Countries = 25  Total Score = 235,032

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:
That was fun!. Had lots of nice runs with seemingly endless stateside Qs. EU was tough, every once in awhile a strong EU would call in during a run and then crickets from EU when I went tuning. Signals never seemed to have that sunrise peak. Think COVID really hurt the multiplier count with fewer carib and DXpedition Qs.

This was the first contest I used the diversity in the K3 almost all the time. Once I got used to signals floating around in my head it worked well. The new HIz 3L V2 array was stellar- a step up from the original array -much much lower noise floor. Having antennas pointed at different “ears” helped with running. The almost 30 year old EWE is still a good EU antenna.

Nice to work and hr many NCC and MRRC guys populating the band.

Station:
K3, KPA1500, inverted L (60 up and 110 over) with about 60 radials of various length- tuning with remote control CAP
RCVR ants: HIZ 3L V2 array, EWE to NE, Bogs to W and SE, Flag to SE
N1MM+

73 and HNY to all
Dan W8CAR