Topband: Conditions for the CQ160Contest this weekend

[Dick and Adele Bingham]

Greetings everyone

It seemed to me like conditions this weekend were excellent. The band seemed almost free of noise and the pipeline
into the East-coast and Canada was excellent. I used an IC-756PRO at 100-watts, a sloping Half-Square as my only 
antenna and it seemed like everyone responded to my first call. The only exceptions were VY2ZM and KP2ZZ who
both worked hard to get me into their logs - thanks gents!

Sadly, Maine escaped getting into my log. I heard N1BUG at a true RST 549 operating in SAP and never did manage to 
work him. In general, signals were loud and "kindness/courtesy" seemed the rule for most operators.

Some stations seemed to be operating without their antennas connected to the receiver! With booming signals they 
made repeated CQ's and never responded to me or anyone else! In any event, this was my best performance in a 160
contest with about 350 Q's. Thanks everyone!

73 Dick - w7wkr CN98pi


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