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160 meter contest
From:
Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 1 Dec 2007 17:37:58 -0600
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Nowhere as exciting as Ed's contact, but a contest is a good place to experiment.
The band started to open around 14-20 this afternoon.  I repeatedly called the first station I heard, who was from Ohio.  No luck.  I took the twin lead of my ballon, tied the twin lead and fed it as a Marconi off the long wire output.  First shot bang back he came.  Have been getting everybody I call on the first or second try all afternoon.  Just worked Saskatoon, which is a poke west from Wisconsin.
I also just worked w1aw on 1.863.4, I have worked them before but never in this contest.  Look for wa9top running at 25 WPM.

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