I agree, Lloyd.
75 was not in the greatest shape for me either Saturday night.
I spent my time mostly on 20, some on 40, and a little on 10.
Never got to 15 meters.
I didn't make nearly as many qsos as you, but had fun anyway.
I find the Sweepstakes exchange to be a bit cumbersome and unwieldy at
times, but maybe that's just me.
Good luck in the CQ CW DX contest this coming week-end. I wish I could do
it, but we will be in Missouri visiting family at that time.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: November Sweepstakes and 160 meters
>I ended up with 456 QSO's in 79 sections. Although I put myself in the
> high-power category, I only had the amp on about one-quarter of the time.
> Around here, nobody planned to try 160 for the sweepstakes, since you
> don't
> get new multipliers for different bands, but try to work everyone you can
> find just one time.
>
> Yesterday afternoon, NO2X didn't know that he worked three blind hams in
> about 3 minutes. First was K4LTA, then KB8TYJ, then W3IUU, with a couple
> of
> other stations in between.
>
> Conditions on 75 were not nearly as good as in previous winters, for me;
> this was a contest for the higher bands.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Wheaton, Maryland
> Home: http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work: http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 12:18 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: November Sweepstakes and 160 meters
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Well, I worked a bit of the Sweepstakes contest tonight, using my new
>> 80-meter sloper, and had reasonable success. Only used 100 watts, and
>> had
>> trouble breaking through some of the pilups, but got out to the east
>> coast,
>> the south, and as far west as South Dakota.
>>
>> Around 11:30 Eastern, I moved down to 160 meters, and was surprised to
>> find
>> no contest activity there yet.
>>
>> I would have thought 160 would have started to have some contest activity
>> by
>> that hour of the night.
>>
>> Will be interested in the experiences of any others who are doing the
>> contest.
>>
>> P.S. I heard Lloyd (W3IUU) tonight on 75 meters working a station in
>> Western Pennsylvania, but could not make contact because he was doing S
>> and
>> P like me.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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