CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
Call: WB6BWZ
Operator(s): WB6BWZ
Station: WB6BWZ
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Atlanta, GA
Operating Time (hrs): 17 (30 allowed)
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 184 State/Prov = 33 Countries = 3 Total Score = 14,292
Club: Southeastern DX Club
Comments:
<http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/160%20Rules%202003%20NEW1011.pdf>
Second CQ-160-CW for this contest newbie.
2003: 14,292 pts (184 Q, 33 St/Pr, 3 DX)
2002: 1,184 pts ( 37 Q, 16 St/Pr, 0 DX)*
*QRP with 73-ft top endfed Inv-L up 40 ft in trees
Best DX: FM5GU (2000 mi, 400 mi/watt)
Nominal 160M coverage for my setup (QRP with "NVIS" stealth antenna) has been
1000 miles; 2000 miles in this contest.
DX: ZF2NT (1000 mi), PJ2X (1800 mi) and FM5GU (2000 mi). Thanks for being my
first thru third CQWW-160 DX (CW or SSB).
State/Province outer limits: NH, ON, MN, NE, TX & FL.
Could not get Arizona and New Mexico to answer me. They were the only western
states I could hear.
Yaesu FT-817 QRP xcvr, 5 watts to 5-MHz OCF 28-ga insulated wire stealth antenna
up 40 feet in trees next to I-75 in downtown Atlanta industrial area. SGC SG-237
autotuner. WriteLog 10.38d for logging; no CAT interface.
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Matt Lee, WB6BWZ
Atlanta, Georgia USA
<wb6bwz@arrl.net>
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