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