ARRL 160 METER CONTEST -- 1997
Call: N7IR Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator QRP
QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO SECTIONS COUNTRIES
Totals 210 426 2.03 53 2 = 23,430
All reports sent were 599 AZ, unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description:
TenTec 546C at 5 watts output
88' top-loaded, shunt-fed tower with two insulated quarter wave
radials
Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association
Lots of fun! I was only going to "play" in this one but Friday night
was very seductive. Worked KH7R, P40P and KH6CC (very loud), held a
run frequency for a while, and ran up a reasonable score. Thoughts of
breaking the SW Division QRP record danced in my head ("only" 27k)!
Saturday evening the rain came and my rate plummeted so I went to
sleep for 3 hours. Early Sunday was good for 11 more sections, most
east of the Mississippi, but only 46 Q's. No record this year!
Thanks to all who hung in there to pull me out of the noise,
especially P40P and N1BB. Thanks also to those who tried but
couldn't.
73
Gary
N7IR
gary.hembree@asu.edu
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