[WVDXA] 160 Meter Contest

[Dave Heil]

Guys,

I got caught in a double whammy this year:

I had to watch the WVU game.  That one both saddened me and took a hunk 
of prime contest time away.  Then there was the part where I had to 
leave at 6:45 AM local time on Saturday to take the Missus to work after 
losing the period 9:15-11:15 PM on Friday night for the same reason.  I 
was tuckered out by 5:30 AM today and shuffled off to bed.  That said, 
the numbers were:

K8MN SOHP

585 QSOs, 19 countries 74 sections

10.7 hours operating time

114,018 points

73,

Dave K8MN
near but not in Cameron



Clark L. Stewart wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
>      I did not have a chance to comment on your antenna earlier.  Looks 
> like you put up a doozy!  And, I think you did a better job than I did 
> (at least your's worked right off the bat!)
> 
>      Congratulations on the great showing in the contest.  I only played 
> S&P looking for new countries but if I saw a WV station spotted, I tried 
> to give him a call.  I also worked the following WV stations:
> 
> K8JQ (turns out we were in College together!)
> N2EE
> W8PBO (a good friend from Ravenswood)
> K8OQL (a WVDXA Member!)
> 
>      I think I had 46 QSO's of which 21 were DX.  Final score was just 
> over 5,000 points.
> 
>      My BIG news is that I worked FOUR NEW Countries and TWO NEW Zones 
> in the contest.  I worked 9A2DQ and GM3POI for new countries and I 
> worked KL7WV (nice call!) in Zone Ø1 and RWØCWA in Zone 19 (Asiatiac 
> Russia!)  The RWØCWA contact completes my 160-M W.A.C. in just 9 days on 
> the band.  WHOOPEE!
> 
>      So Jeff, looks like we started something here in the WVDXA by 
> putting up "not the best" antennas and managing to work some good 
> stuff.  I know Tim, KC8UHE, put up an Inverted "V" combo (80-M & 160-M) 
> and I think he made at least a couple of QSO's in the contest as well.
> 
>      CONGRATULATIONS on getting on 160-M for the contest.  I sure hope 
> you get as much enjoyment out of this band as I'm having.
> 
> 
> Clark, W8TN
> *66 Countries Now on 160-M
> 
> *At 11:37 PM 11/30/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>> Guys,
>>
>> I like several put up a 160 meter antenna for this contest.  I had 
>> never been on 160 before and I have worked about 10 qso's so far.
>>
>> But I believe my antenna would make any electrical engineer cry and 
>> put every one of his hairs out.
>>
>> I did not decide to put the antenna up until about 2 pm.  Then I 
>> relized I could not go to Morgantown get the parts  put it together 
>> and have up by sundown.  Here is the parts list that I used
>>
>> 260 feet of wire (well it was splice together with wire nuts and 
>> covered with duct tape.
>>
>> My coax is some old rg 58 I had laying around
>>
>> I use a piece of broken plexiglass for my feed point
>>
>> one insulator is glass the other is a plastic dog bone type
>>
>> And last but not least it is tied off with bailing twine.
>>
>> Beleive it or not it is resonant at 1.833 according to my $300.00 
>> antenna analyzer.
>>
>> Cost of antenna 4 or 5 dollars
>> Antenna analyzer 300
>> the fun I am having priceless
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Jeff
>> KZ8E
> 
> At 08:55 PM 12/2/2007 +0000, you wrote:
>> Guys,
>>
>> This was my first experience with 160 meters.  I always figured that 
>> it was not worth the headache of making an antenna.  Was I wrong.  I 
>> had a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to the next one.  And I am 
>> beginning to work on my next antenna.  (Don't think the "Redneck 160 
>> meter antenna" will be on the market anytime soon).
>>
>> I made 107 QSO's with a little over 10,000 points and a total of 7 
>> DXCC worked. I hope that everyone had a good time.
>>
>> WV Stations that I worked
>>
>> K8JQ
>> N2EE
>> K3JT
>> K8OQL
>> AJ1M
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Jeff
>> KZ8E
> 
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