[SCCC] ARRL 160m CW Contest

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ARRL 160 Mtr  CW Contest 
Call:  NC6Q 
Operator(s):  NC6Q 
Station: HOA  restricted QTH of NC6Q 
Class: Single  Op All Low 
QTH: Signal  Hill, CA 
Summary 
Band  QSOs  Mults   Sections 
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160         26       14       13 
Points:  770 
Club: Southern  California Contest Club 
Comments: 
Rig: Kenwood  TS-50 
Antenna: About  300 feet (continuous?) of aluminum rain gutters 
circling the  building up about 50 feet, tuned by MFJ 969 manual 
tuner and 135  ft counterpoise wire in the landscaping. 
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First time  ever, ever worked 160 meters. First time ever, ever I  
fell asleep at  the radio calling CQ--about 1am Sunday. Then 
went to bed.  Tuner and counterpoise brought the rain gutter  
SWR down to  1.2 to 1. Worked most  stations that I  heard,  
mostly close  in. Farthest out was  Colorado or Wyoming or Mexico.  
It was a hoot  just getting the "antenna system" to work! 
When the first station came back to my call, I declared it a  success!