ARRL 160-Meter Contest - 2022
Call: K1LT
Operator(s): K1LT
Station: K1LT
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: Ohio EM89ps
Operating Time (hrs): 24
OpMode: SO2R
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 1214 Sections = 81 Countries = 29 Total Score = 285,230
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
I set a new personal record for worst score!
I had to reconnect some of the short verticals because of the still
ongoing house siding project and deck rebuild. I've been keeping the
receive feedlines out of the way of siding contractors with sharp
pointy boots.
I was discouraged to see that there was hash across the bands coming
from the northeast. I steered the east phased array to 35 degrees
which put the 60 degree null over the noise which mostly masked the
noise. However, nulling 60 degrees makes New England stations
difficult to copy.
The contest was initially quick but the rate slowed after about 4
hours. The first DX was a surprise call from TI7W at 2358Z. The
first European was IQ9UI at 0049Z. So DX seemed somewhat normal at
first. As the evening progressed various big gun Europeans called in
but there were no smaller stations.
At 0355Z CX6VM called but I bungled typing his call and sent the
mutilated call with my exchange. By the time I sent a corrected call,
he was gone and I am not sure I got an acknowledgment. I logged him
anyway.
At European sunrise, several more well-known stations called. The
noise seemed to be gone at this point although I did not notice
exactly when it disappeared. The last European was a new to me LA5IIA
at 0740Z.
I had planned to stay up all night using the recliner trick but I got
so sleepy by 0800Z that I took a nap on the uncomfortable couch with
the expectation of waking in time for the morning rush. I was back at
the radio by 1100Z and the morning rush was reasonable but with no DX.
During the day Saturday I read the Wikipedia article about World War
I. That kept me busy even as the activity picked up for the second
night.
The second night was very slow and conditions seemed pretty flat with
OM3GI being the only Eu DX at 0303Z. Around 0500Z someone pulled back
the curtains and Europe and the west coast and some static suddenly
appeared. Eu sunrise played about the same as the first night but
with fewer QSOs.
Since I didn't stay up all night the first night, I thought I would do
so the second night but by 0830 I had gone 10 minutes without a QSO so
I napped again. This time I overslept by about an hour and got back
to the radio at 1223Z. Hopefully I didn't miss any DX and judging by
other 3830 posts, there was probably not much chance of working JA.
Missed AK, NT, and northern WTX. Somehow the aurora must have gotten
to northern Texas.
DX worked: C6, CM, CT, CX, DL (5), EA (2), EI, F (2), G (10), GD, GM,
GW, HA, HB, HI, I (2), LA, OK (2), OM (5), ON (3), P4, PJ2, SM, SV
(2), TI, VP5, XE, YL, and ZF (2) for a total of 29 entities.
1159 2-point QSOs (56 VEs)
55 5-point QSOs
2.14 points per QSO
Some history of K1LT raw scores:
Year DX K/VE Total K/VE DX Total First
QSOs QSOs QSOs Mult Mult Score Eu DX
2003 36 1155 1191 22 231168
2004 40 1362 1402 79 29 315792 (multi-op)
2005 55 1333 1388 79 32 326451 (multi-op)
2006 58 1380 1438 77 34 338550
2007 101 1452 1553 78 48 429534
2008 119 1350 1469 77 42 392105 2207Z
2009 238 1447 1685 78 51 526836 2201Z
2010 185 1419 1604 77 51 481664 2207Z
2011 65 1288 1353 77 30 310407 2323Z
2012 87 1388 1475 81 36 375687 2213Z
2013 117 1378 1495 82 32 380874 2221Z
2014 67 1359 1417 79 23 309570 2223Z
2015 94 1394 1488 80 33 368154 2214Z
2016 93 1435 1528 83 44 423545 2206Z
2017 141 1323 1464 81 41 408822 2210Z
2018 186 1254 1440 79 46 429750 2203Z
2019 110 1179 1289 81 39 348960 2222Z (quit early)
2020 94 1544 1638 83 34 416286 2205Z
2021 83 1258 1341 82 36 345858 2241Z
2022 55 1159 1215 81 29 285230 0049Z
I was thinking this year was my worst year ever at this QTH but
checking the logs from 2003-2006 shows that my very first year with
brand new temporary antennas was slightly worse.
Equipment: K3S, P3, Alpha 8410. K3 and P3 as the 2nd VFO. 61-foot
(formerly 66-foot) "Tee" top vertical over 75 or fewer radials. 2x4
BS-EF phased array and receiver contraption and another 2x3 BS-EF
contraption. 6 2-wire Beverages ranging from 500 to 900 feet. I used
the 180 degree Beverage to watch for signals on the P3 from the south
that the phased arrays often miss. For spotting: 60 degree Beverage
combined out-of-phase with a sample of my transmit signal.
Not much progress with the new phased array controller. The roof,
siding, and deck projects have been keeping me busy.
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