Topband: CQ 160 SSB contest.

[jon jones]

I got on Saturday evening to hand out a few contacts to contestants. Again the rain gutter antenna was pressed into service.

SSB on 160 Meters is a different animal than CW, and power with a good transmit antenna make a big difference. On CW one can use filters to help the signal to noise ratio on a weak signal. On SSB... Overall activity seemed lower than I recall. There was good activity from Nebraska, which I recall was sort of scarce in the ARRL 160 contest.

I made 24 contacts over the course of the evening. No foreign DX. The longest distances worked were the states of NC, PA, and VA. Most contacts much closer. Some contacts were fairly easy, the rest were more difficult.  But every one helped someone's score.


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Jon N0JK KS