CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB

Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 01:36

Summary:
Total: QSOs = 21 State/Prov = 7 Countries = 1
Total Score = 384

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:

I could hear more stations than I could work on my 28′ high 82′ shortened dipole I tossed-up to try out 160m from this QTH. I have since installed a decent inverted-L about 40 feet in height.  Again, I only dabbled in this contest since we still have many many boxes that need unpacking.

For me, Top Band still holds a lot of mysteries. And the fact that most people on that band don’t have much more than wire antennas (some WAY better than others) is a bit of an equalizer.

ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB

Class: SOAB(A) LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 7:08

Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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  160:    0     0
   80:    1     1
   40:   25     8
   20:   60    27
   15:   18    11
   10:    4     2
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Total:  108    49  Total Score = 15,729

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Comments:Pardon the late submission. Still unpacking boxes around here and finally got broadband installed.

First contest from the new QTH. In fact, first operating of any kind from there! My antenna was a quickly re-assembled Butternut HF9V that just happened to fit perfectly into a chain link fence post. I did solder a #12 piece of wire from the ground radial plate I had made to the pole and deer fence. Since we’re still unpacking boxes, my operating time was precious but sporadic.

I was very pleasantly surprised with how much better I get out from here. We even lost elevation in the move! But from here I can hear and work more stations. . . and I ‘ain’t even started to get serious’!