Steve:

I have been slaving away here all afternoon at some work-related stuff, but
hopefully, if I do just a little bit more, I'll be free to play in the
contest again tonight. ... So, will look for you then.

No DX here yet, other than Canada, which really doesn't count, so maybe
tonight I'll have some better luck in that area.

At this point, I simply enjoy seeing how well that W8AMZ half-sloper I
bought several years ago does, and I have to say, I continue to be amazed at
that little antenna.

Sadly, since the death of W8AMZ himself, I don't know if that company is
around any longer.  They are from out here in Michigan, and I know some of
the folks who helped with the business were going to try to carry it
forward. ... Just don't know if or whether that has happened.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 1:02 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Is anyone playing in the CQ 160 meter CW contest this week-end?

Tom,

Sorry I missed you last night.   I put about 80 in the log doing S and 
P.  No Europe, but I did work Haiti for a new 160 country.   They were 
using the special call 4V1TL.   Also worked C6, XE, and PJ2.   Also 
heard HK and ZF, but  they  had  a lot of stations calling and since I
really didn't need them, couldn't be bothered  getting into the pile.

I hope to be on again tonight, and maybe wee will cross paths.    Also a 
VHF contest starting  later this afternoon, so I will check it out and see
if there are any band openings on 6 or 2 meters.

73, Steve KW3A

On 1/30/2016 12:37 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Hi, all.
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> Is anyone playing in this week-end's CQ 160 meter CW contest?
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> I had a few free hours last night, and made 130 contacts.
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> Conditions seemed to be quite good, with nowhere near the band noise 
> that we experienced in the 160-meter contests earlier in the contest
season.
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> I worked many of the mid atlantic and south-east states, and most of 
> New England.  I also worked into the Gulf region, as well as much of 
> the mid west, and got as far west as Colorado and New Mexico by around 11
p.m.
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> I think I might have heard Steve (KW3A), but we were both in hunt and 
> pounce mode at the time.
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> I hope to do a little more of the contest tonight, if I can manage to 
> find the time here.  And, if I do, I hope to work some of you then.
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> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
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