Phil:
I've worked K0DU many times in contests, but don't think I worked him this
week-end on 160.
Also, I'm curious: another Colorado ham very active in contests is w0 d l
e. Do you know of him?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
Tom and Steve,
Sounds like you guys had fun. Making any contacts on 160 is always fun. I
only made the one contact running 14 watts and 18 to 1 SWR when I worked my
friend, K0DU, who lives about 250 miles to the west and south of me.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
> 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
>>
>
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