Topband: Post Stew comments, thanks for a great test !

[Slavomir Zeler]

To Europiens best and longest DX was ce1/k7ca I thing.
360 qso propagation not so excelent but good.
HNY to all Slavek ok1tn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sam Morgan" <k5oai.sam at gmail.com>
To: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>; <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Post Stew comments, thanks for a great test !


Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:
> 128Q's, 760½pts, 5 hours. VE9AA SO LP
>
> Wow, a lot tougher than I thought using only 100w and short SF tower! I
> think it helped having a homebrew mock-Xmas tree made of 100's of L.E.D.
> lights hanging off the side of my tower @ the 24' level(hi).  My hat is 
> off
> to anyone doing this 'test QRP !
 >
Not a good year for this years QRPp entry:
K2 Hi-Q 5/160 @ 20 feet w/16 radials ea 13 feet long
5w (w/1.3% efficiency = 65mw ERP)
35 Q's   85 QSO points   Total score 340

Started out ok, but a few hours into the contest the bands sounded like I 
had
thrown an attenuator inline. Signals went down even on the stronger signals. 
I
was still able to copy 95% of who I heard, but was able to work only about 
50%
of those stations. Last year with the same rig/antenna/power setup, I worked 
60
contacts and about 95% of the stations heard.

Last year longest Q was 3942km with 2 dx Q's, this years longest Q was only
1912km and no dx at all.

But it was a fun time, handing out the qrp Q's for those that were able to 
dig
me out of the noise floor, hi hi.

Maybe next year....

-- 
GB & 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
_______________________________________________
"160-meters is a band for men, not for sissies!" - SM5EDX


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.430 / Virus Database: 270.14.121/2589 - Release Date: 12/27/09 
09:18:00