[SECC] ARRL 160 - KU8E

[ku8e@bellsouth.net]

KU8E -  SOHP -

311 QSOs / 63 sections / 11 countries -> 49,800

IC756PRO, AL811H - 500 watts , Inverted L Antenna

Operated 8 hours

DX worked :

NA - 6Y, VP2E, KP2, KP4

SA - P4, PY

EU - DL, G, LA, OK, OM, ON, SM , YU


Also heard : KH6, HA, SP, XE  but didn't work

Sections Missed : NLI (!), LA, WTX, LAX,ORG,SB,SCV,SDG,SF,SJV,EWA,NV,VE4,VE6,VE8,PAC,AK


Condx good Friday night but bad Saturday. There was also more noise Saturday when rain moved in.
Added some wire to my 80 meter inverted L Friday evening. I really didn't get it totally tuned - It
was resonant around 1750. Just used the tuner to use it that way. I got it resonant on Saturday during
the day around 1835 but when I added the extra 40 feet of feedline from my antenna switch to the shack it was resonant
around 1750 again. Not sure what is going on. I probably need to put an UNUN or series capacitor on it to get it
tuned right. Wasn't totally pleased with performance of inverted L. At times I could work EU on one call and other
times they CQ'ed in my face.  I had a hard time getting anyone in CA. I think I missed all the CA sections except for
EB and SV. Heard several of the sections I needed - SCV,SF,NV,VE6 -  but they CQ'ed in my face !!! 

Hopefully I will get it all worked out before CQWW 160 CW...


73, Jeff