Jim,

That's pretty cool.   For me 160 is kind of like having 6 meters on the 
Hex beam.   Neither band is where I am going to spend a huge amount of 
time, but  it's just another tool in the tool box.  Both bands can be a 
blast if you have  an antenna and the propogation  Gods smile  on you.

73, Steve KW3A

On 12/6/2015 3:58 PM, Jim Kutsch, KY2D wrote:
> I had to try 160. I've never been on that band even though I was first
> licensed in 1967. I tried to see if the antenna tuner would match my
> Carolina Windham designed for 80 through 10. On 160, I got it down to about
> a 2.4 to 1 SWR so decided that was good enough. I held the power to only 10
> Watts. Still, I put 6 stations in the log last night. Amazing and great fun
> to be on 160 for the first time.
>
> 73, Jim, KY2D
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
>
> 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-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:19 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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
>
> .
>
> 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
>>
>