[SCCC] AD6ZJ CQ160

[Loren Hunt]

                   CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: AD6ZJ
Operator(s): AD6ZJ
Station: AD6ZJ

Class: Multi-Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 12.8

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 201  State/Prov = 41  Countries = 7 
Total Score = 23,472

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:

I had 2 goal for this contest. Work at least 200 Q's
and work Japan. I put up an inverted L since the last
all 160 contest so my 100W wouldn't be waisted in the
loading coil. Friday night was going ok but only 2 DX
and I wanted to add a few more to my small DX total on
the band. Sometime very early Saturday morning I
decided to look at the cluster in hopes of finding DX.
Problem was that the few DX in the spot had massive
pileups going and I tried with no Joy. Did pick up a
couple states due to packet so I had to change to
multi. After I worked all I could copy on Saturday
night I went to bed, about 1AM local. Set the alarm
for 4AM and awoke to my best run of 26 Q's in an hour.
My son woke up at 5:45AM so I tended to his needs
sitting at 198 Q's in the log and 6DX but no JA's. By
7:01 local I had him settled down but I now had
daylight. Sat down to find a few CA stations to round
out 200. The first call I copied was JA3YBK. What a
treat when he came back to me the first time! What
good ears. Ended up with 201 Q's and 2 JA's. I had met
my goals.