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
>