Tom,
K0DU used to live in Denver so I've known him since 1973. He moved to
western Colorado years ago. K0CL used to own a 5 tower contest station on
top of a 10,000 flat top mesa. They normally operated as K0UK, who is Bill
Brown and Bill put up my 2 element 40 for me years ago in the early
nineties, but then, from the mountain top, they began taking turns on whose
call they went by. K0UK later put up several towers, including his favorite
4 element 40 at 150 on a Rohn 45G tower, but he moved and had to take
everything down. I don't know if the mountain top contest station is still
being used or not. Jerry, K0DU, has been putting up towers and Larry, K0CL,
has a 70 foot crank up tower on a flat bed trailer. They just put up a 5
element 20 meter beam on a 51 foot boom and K0CL made over 1500 contacts
during a recent phone contest from Jerry's house. I have heard W0DL but
don't know him personally but there are several other Colorado contesters
that always operate. N2IC used to live in Boulder and is a big contester
but now lives in New Mexico I believe. Then we have K0RF who lives on top
of a mesa near Boulder. Just one of his many towers has a 3 element 80
meter beam. Those are the big signal contest that come to mine but there
are several more with pretty tall towers and tri bander antennas at 100 or
more feet. K0EU is in Denver and works most contest with a good sized
station. You'll always her Don, K0FX, in any CW contest but he doesn't have
a monster station; he's just a good CW operator.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
> Phil:
>
> I've worked K0DU many times in contests, but don't think I worked him this
> week-end on 160.
>
> Also, I'm curious: another Colorado ham very active in contests is w0 d l
> e. Do you know of him?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:08 PM
> Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
>
>
> Tom and Steve,
>
> Sounds like you guys had fun. Making any contacts on 160 is always fun.
> I
> only made the one contact running 14 watts and 18 to 1 SWR when I worked
> my
> friend, K0DU, who lives about 250 miles to the west and south of me.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:15 PM
> Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
>
>
>> Being a third rate cw op, I decided to just see how many states or
>> provinces or DX countries I could work. Only finished with 72 contacts,
>> but worked 43 states, 5 Canadian provinces, and 14 DX QSO's in 12
>> different countries. No new ones in the log, but had a lot of fun.
>> Ran the TS-2000, 700 watts, and a 164 foot loaded dipole.
>>
>> Tom: Sorry I didn't come across you, maybe in the SSB contest.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 1/30/2011 7:24 PM, tom behler wrote:
>>> Hey, Phil:
>>>
>>> I agree that 160 was indeed in great shape this week-end.
>>>
>>> I didn't come up with a big gun contester score, but worked 152 stations
>>> across the eastern 2 thirds of the US, and a few Canadian stations.
>>>
>>> I did it with 100 watts and my Carolina Windom 160 compact up about 37
>>> feet,
>>> with my high-tech 100-foot piece of RG8X coax in the shack at the
>>> transmitter to act as a tuning stub.
>>>
>>> Again, not a great score, but an accomplishment in my mind because,
>>> three
>>> months ago, I had never been on 160 despite being a ham for most of my
>>> life.
>>>
>>> I'm looking forwrd to the SSB contest in February.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Phil Scovell"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:22 PM
>>> Subject: 160 Meter CW Contest
>>>
>>>
>>> I did a lot of checking of 160 meters over the weekend and was amazed =
>>> how good the signals were and how much activity I heard. I always tune
>>> =
>>> for the Colorado boys to see how well they are doing. I've worked the =
>>> contest in years gone by with a shunt fed 55 foot tower once and 100 =
>>> watts output and another time, with 85 foot slopers with coiles at the
>>> =
>>> top for matching and it is always fun to work. I only have the G5RV up
>>> =
>>> at 35 feet and my SWR is 18 to 1 down low in the band so I can't get on
>>> =
>>> the band but I heard a friend in western Colorado so I tried and running
>>> =
>>> 14 watts output, worked him after a few call exchanges. K0DU is in =
>>> western Colorado and along with K0CL and K0UK, both old time contesters,
>>> =
>>> and just a wire hanging out, they made 1,264 Q with 54 countries and the
>>> =
>>> first night alone, they worked 56 Japanese all under Jerry's call of =
>>> K0DU. I heard the Colorado boys, at times, working Europeans, whom I =
>>> could not copy, and of course, the east coast stations were working =
>>> Europe like we work Japan from here in Colorado. So it is true once =
>>> again; when the upper bands are poor, the low wave bands work better. =
>>> Running 100 watts, I have worked all states on 160, except for the state
>>> =
>>> of Maine, which I heard and chased all over the band during a contest =
>>> and never snagged, and a few Caribbean. I have copied, with poor short
>>> =
>>> antennas, Vk and UA and JA, however, on 160. I posted an article that =
>>> was published in the old World Radio news magazine called "A Short =
>>> Vertical For The Top Band," hear on the list which was only 32 foot tall
>>> =
>>> and running 100W, worked east and west coast and KH6 with it, many =
>>> times, and had a ball even with the low power.
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>> K0NX
>>>
>>
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