[WVDXA] W8UV put on the porch by the big dogs on 160

[Philip M. Roberts]

Worked 160 in the ARRL DX test. My signal at best was very poor and 
had to wait my turn, last, to work the DX. The antenna was a 
shortened dipole it received very well but radiated very poorly. I 
found that I could load my tribander and that worked somewhat better.

I did work 22 countries and 5 of those were new countries--8P, V2, 
PJ5, HI, and SM.

My best DX was KH7.

Hope everyone did better.

Oh yes, I had a great time.

Anyone want to help me build a better 160 antenna?? Or want to offer ideas??

Phil  Ultra Violet