[UK-CONTEST] CQWW CW - G3TXF 160m

[Nigel G3TXF]

Topband at the bottom of the sunspot cycle was the place to be! 

G3TXF made 1,588 QSOs in 24z and 94c : 286,082pts. SOSB/160m

High winds at the Devon field-day contest site on the Friday prevented the 20m antennas being installed for the orginally planned SOSB/20m entry. Instead a 160m inv-vee dipole was wound up to 95ft and three 160m listening antennas were stretched out around the garden. These made all the difference.

Excellent 160m conditions produced 349 W (and 29 VE), 256 DL, 121 UA, 88 OK and 64 G (but all zero-pointers!). 

25% of the 1,588 Q's were with North America and 72% with Europe. 

Being called by several Caribbean stations really helped the Multiplier total. Additional Mults heard that did not make it into the log were UA0YAY in z23, HS0ZDJ in z26 (called him several times but no reply even with no-one else calling), LU8YE in z13 and 9Y4AA. Apart from these, every Mult heard was worked.

Was QRV in the shack for 34 hours. Most of the daylight hours on the Saturday were spent outside setting up temporary 160m receive antennas.

A weekend on Topband to be remembered!

73 - Nigel G3TXF