[SECC] Fw: CQ160 CW KU8E Single Op HP

[Jeff Clarke]

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Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:53 PM
Subject: CQ160 CW KU8E Single Op HP


>                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
>
> Call: KU8E
> Operator(s): KU8E
> Station: KU8E
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: GA
> Operating Time (hrs): 20
>
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 768  State/Prov = 55  Countries = 46  Total Score = 230,482
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Station :
> IC756PRO / AL 811H 600 watts (on loan from K4BAI - Thanks John)
> Inverted L (60 ft high) with 6 130 ft radials.
>
>
> Just put my Inverted L back up in the air the week before the contest. 
> Seems
> like I don't get around to it until the last minute every year. (after 
> winds
> from a summer thunderstorms usually knock it out of the trees.)
> I'm glad I spent the time on the Monday holiday before the contest to get 
> it
> back up in the trees. My kids have reached that age that cub scouts and 
> soccer
> are taking a priority over having time to do ham radio stuff.
>
> Got it all tuned on Tuesday night after work and spent the few days before 
> the
> contest playing DXer. I just had a feeling  before the weekend the Condx 
> were
> going to be special. I took the 'just have fun' attitude going into the
> contest. With a modest station a 600 watt amp and no RCV antennas it would 
> be
> hard to be very competitive with anyone.
>
>
> All I can say is WOW !!  I usually don't have EU stations answering my 
> CQ's.
> I had several DL,SM G,OH8X and KL7RA (thanks Rich) answer my CQ. I counted 
> 73
> ten point QSO's in my log which was probably a new high for me. The 
> highlight
> of the weekend was breaking the pileup to OY9JD for a new one !! I heard 
> maybe
> 10 other counties (and VE4EAR) that I never worked.
>
> Congrats to all the 160 regulars. This was probably a dream weekend for 
> those
> stations who have all the toys....
>
> 73, Jeff  KU8E
>
>
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