ARRL 160-Meter Contest
Call: VE3CV
Operator(s): VE3CV
Station: VE3CV
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 240 Sections = 52 Countries = 3 Total Score = 24,633
Club: Contest Club Ontario
Comments:
Got over my frustration of last year's poor conditions and decided to go QRP
again this year. What a blast! Was doing well just S&P until the food
poisoning kicked in at 0400 Sunday...then no DXing from the can! Contest
over!
My 5 watts could not make it over the Rockies as I was shut out of California
and only WY picked me out in W7 land. Also missed KS, ND, NM, and MS. Kudos to
VE6BBP for staying with by for over a minute to pick me out of his noise. Also
made with C6AUM who must have a good RX antenna as other strong DX could not
pick me out. Heard lots of strong EU stations with the Beverages but pointless
with 5 watts to reply. And why to some stations only leave 2-3 seconds between
endless CQs! Stop and listen for the weak ones sending at 20-24 wpm.
If you get bored with no DX on 160m, go QRP and all of a sudden from ONS you
get thrills working W5 and W0 stations again. Thanks for all the Qs.
73
Jeff VE3CV
Yaesu FT-1000MP 250Hz filters and 5 watts into 80M doublet at 50ft apex.
N1MM
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