[SCCC] ARRL 160

[Vic Sadesky]

Correction to claimed score
Should read

60,624

Vic <ki6vc at verizon.net> wrote:

>
>ARRL 160 
>
>Station:   KI6VC
>Call:        KI6VC
>Op:          Himself
>Exch:       SJV (CalCity)
>Class:     SOHP "C"
>Time:      11 Hrs
>Club:       Southern Cal Contest Club
>
>             QSO       Multi        ARRL SEC
>160      403          71             61 of 80
>Claimed score:   67,624
>
>Station:  IC 756ProIII, AL1200, DX-B sloper apex @ 48Ft
>Security:  With Meko under the weather, Sparky had to cover front and back. Gud show!
>
>
>Notes:
>
>I have very limited experience with 160 most of it bad with poor antennas so I was careful.  Not sure about RFI on a new band, I  held back Big Al to
>800 watts and laid out 700+ feet of gound wire, hooked up the electric fence  and plugged into a chainlink fence that covered 3 lots. I'm guessing 
>this helped.  The DX-B has great coverage - 1825 to '56 sans the tuner with a super sweet spot from  '33 to 46.  It's a keeper!  Everything else fuctioned 
>great...Hot, Straight and Level!  The noise was something to behold 20 over the whole weekend...Does it EVER get  better?  I was suprised at the 
>way "weak sigs" work on this band.  I had no problem working stations with S-ESP levels including ZL8X all with one call. Someone with more experience 
>on 160 will have to say if the band was open as it was I had no trouble working the eastern seaboard, the Caribbean, PAC and AS. I missing only 9 states
>for a WAS. A little disapointed I didn't work any JAs.  Some were there but I heard none. Sure could have used more 5 point Qs.  I figured 160 would 
>mirror 80/40 with a early morning opening. As it was, activity was great and I had some great runs.  Thanks-a-heap to all you CO boys...you really filled 
>out the log!!.  Sorry to those who tried to 'talk' to me my conversational CW sucks.  As always Tip-o-the-Hat to all you cheerleaders, your spots really help.  
>Haven't had this much fun on a "new" band since I discovered 15 as a novice.  I can't wait for Stew Perry!
>
>
>73 KI6VC Meko&Sparky
>
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