Topband: WAS on 160 meters in three (3) days

[alan eshleman]

Not a record, but K6SRZ made 160 WAS in 15:23 (KD0S South Dakota was my 50th state).  I also had 160 WAS during last year's contest, but only 48 states show up on LOTW (DE and VT how about trying LOTW?).

73,

Alan/K6SRZ

--- On Mon, 12/14/09, k3bu at optimum.net <k3bu at optimum.net> wrote:

From: k3bu at optimum.net <k3bu at optimum.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: WAS on 160 meters in three (3) days
To: topband at contesting.com
Date: Monday, December 14, 2009, 7:04 AM

We are also keeping listings of WAS and DXCC worked during the single contest and time length.
http://www.k3bu.us/was_dxcc_contest.htm
 
Please check it out and if any additions or updates, please let me know.

Yuri, K3BU.us



----- Original Message -----
From: Julius Fazekas 
Date: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:26 am
Subject: Re: Topband: WAS on 160 meters in three (3) days
To: topband at contesting.com, Thorvaldur Stefansson 

> Congratulations! To you and F8BPN, a good contrast in the time 
> required by DX to obtain WAS.
> 
> If I recall correctly, Gene, KB7Q worked WAS the first night of 
> ARRL160 this year from Montana... An enviable feat as well.
> 
> Wonder how many worked WAS during this year's ARRL160, and it 
> would have been a completely different game had it occurred this 
> past weekend. DX was MUCH stronger, even heard EY8MM (solid 539) 
> for the first time ever.
> 
> Happy Holidays and all the best for 2010!
> 
> 73,
> Julius
> 
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
> 
> Tennessee Contest Group
> http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html
> http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en
> 
> Tennessee QSO Party
> http://www.tnqp.org/
> 
> Elecraft K2/100 #4455
> Elecraft K3/100 #366
> Elecraft K3/100 #1875
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 12/13/09, Thorvaldur Stefansson 
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Thorvaldur Stefansson 
> > Subject: Topband: WAS on 160 meters in three (3) days
> > To: topband at contesting.com
> > Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 5:12 PM
> > hello all,
> > 
> > and thanks for all the kind replies.
> > 
> > My half-blind left eye caused me to overlook the fact that
> > I worked Alex,
> > W0ZTL for a second Top Band QSO on the morning of December
> > 10.
> > 
> > This means that I indeed worked WAS 160 in three days !
> > 
> > Could this be some kind of record ? :-))
> > 
> > Thanks to all for the contacts, hope we continue to have
> > such excellent once
> > in a life time conditions and please don´t hesitate to
> > call me for a
> > duplicate QSO especially when things are slow.
> > 
> > Thanks to Villi, TF3DX for designing the incredibly
> > powerful Arctic King !
> > 
> > 73
> > Thor, TF4M
> > http://tf4m.com/archives/tag/the-king
> > 
> > -- 
> > "the language of 160M is CW"
> > Lew, W7EW/W7AT
> > _______________________________________________
> > 160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with
> > respect. - TF4M
> > 
> _______________________________________________
> 160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with respect. 
> - TF4M
> 
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160 meters is a serious band, it should be treated with respect. - TF4M