Steve and all:
Well, after a few more hours last night, I ended up with 175 qsos in the
log, and worked 44 sections. Other than Canada, I didn't snag any DX.
I noticed two differences in comparison to last year.
First, I really don't believe conditions were as good as they were for the
2014 contest. There was a lot more QSB on the band for whatever reason,
which made copying signals more difficult.
Second, I did mainly c q ing last night, and, although I did get a few good
runs going, they didn't last long, and I only had more than one station
coming back to me on several occasions.
I suspect this indicates that others were dealing with the less-than-optimal
conditions as well, but it's hard to know for sure.
Admittedly, my 160-meter antenna here isn't the greatest, so I'm sure that
accounts for some of this too.
On a much more positive note, I can echo Phil's earlier point that CW
certainly is not dead. I often had trouble finding a vacant frequency for
calling CQ. Of course, the CW band segment on 160 meters is rather limited,
but there certainly were plenty of CW ops working the contest.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:19 AM
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Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
MAR is Maritime section. Not sure what provinces it includes, but they
probably eat a lot of fish. I think VE1 and VE9 will also send Mar.
Heading to beddy-bye now. Worked 180 with 56 sections and 4 DX.
73, Steve KW3A
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On 12/6/2015 12:53 AM, howard kaufman wrote:
> They are running at 25 WPM, this is my favorite contest, because it
> really tests the selectivity of your receiver.
> I worked a vy2, who gave his section as mar.
> I don't think this is from marz, but I can't guess.. I thought Quebeck.
> Last night I heard ve3ew working a dk7, I want his station!!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 12:11 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 160 Meter CW Contest
>
> I've heard a lot of pretty strong signals tonight, Saturday, on 160.
> One thing I've noticed about the 160 CW contests, is that the stations
> are running slower speeds than the majority of DX CW contests as well
> as the Sweep Stakes contests. Probably due to the QSB normally very
> noticeable on the top band. It does an old CW operator's heart good
> to hear all the CW activity on 160 meters.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
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