CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB
Call: N2FF
Operator(s): N2FF
Station: N2FF
Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: East WIlliston, NY
Operating Time (hrs): 7 1/2
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 163 State/Prov = 37 Countries = 10 Total Score = 20,492
Club: Order of Boiled Owls of New York
Comments:
100 watts into an inverted L with 4 above radials at 8 feet does the trick
here.
MY goal was to work the 2 outstanding states I needed for WAS on 160 and I was
successful. I got two ND stations and one KL7 Sunday morning. As I tuned
across the band I heard a station say, "Thanks for Alaska," and my dial hand
froze. Even better I was able to hear the KL7. I pronged the magic pronker on
the voice keyer and he heard me. Luckily he had not yet been posted or it might
ahve been a sad frustrating story. This was 6:45 local just in time for the
magic of grayline.
The ND station was found posted low in the band, a KD4, while I was packet
pouncing. I clicked on a spot and heard him say, I thought, that he was in NC.
When I worked him he said, "North Dakota" and I couldn't believe it. I asked
for a repeat on the state and it was indeed North Dakota. A little while later
I worked a second ND station - not as exciting as the forst time around.
So all I need now are the LoTW matches or the cards.
Late Sunday afternoon I did a bit of running to get a few more QSO's in the
log, but the mission was accomplished. I am very happy about my 163 Q's. I may
even have 2 new entities for DXCC in the log as I am now half way to DXCC on 160
without a linear.
The four radials will have to be taken down in a few weeks before the gardening
season begins. That will be at the end of the long snow shoveling season this
year.
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