[CVCC] Fwd: ARRL 160 W4MYA(@W4DR) M/S HP

[H. M. Motley, Jr,]

For your information here is what I posted to 3830.  There are so far 2 higher scores but even so we were competitive.  Maybe we will make the top 10.

> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, hmmjr at comcast.net
> Date: December 2, 2018 at 9:53 AM
> Subject: ARRL 160 W4MYA(@W4DR) M/S HP
> 
>                     ARRL 160-Meter Contest
> 
> Call: W4MYA
> Operator(s): W4PM N3UA W4DR
> Station: W4DR
> 
> Class: M/S HP
> QTH: VA
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
> 
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 1164  Sections = 77  Countries = 51  Total Score = 384,768
> 
> Club: Central Virginia Contest Club
> 
> Comments:
> 
> Due to W4DR's efforts getting the antenna repaired and operational 35 hours
> before the start of the contest we were able to go on time! We didn't even test
> it other than checking SWR in all 4 directions before the contest.  It appeared
> to be a go so GO we did!
> 
> We operated a single FT-5000 and an amp to a single antenna - a full sized 4
> square consisting of 4 phased 130' verticals with selectable NE, SE, SW, NW
> directions.  No other antennas were available - no beverages, no low noise rx
> antennas, no low dipoles!  A month or so before the contest a storm took down
> one ot the 130' tower verticals but W4DR, with a bit of help from his friends,
> got it fixed in the nick of time.
> 
> W4PM operated the first night and found the propagation to EU good.  Also had no
> trouble working West coast and Caribean stations.  No Africa, VK, ZL, KH6, KL7,
> JA or other Pacific stations were heard or worked.  He may have almost heard
> KH6LC as a slight whisper but really unreadable.  A bit of QRN from time to time
> but W4PM was so happy to use a real antenna on 160 he didn't much notice!
> 
> 
> N3UA did an outstanding job the 2nd night adding to the mults and QSO counts in
> the presence of QRN! 
> 
> We used W4MYA Bob's call in his memory and honor.  I hope we did it justice. Bob
> was a good friend for many years and a leader in many of the CVCC's local club
> gavel wins over the years.  Many stations we worked expressed
> appreciation that we were able to activate and put on the air Bob's call as our
> new club call.  As the "Dude" would say, "run'em".  
> 
> 73,
> Puck W4PM, Sejo N3UA, Bob W4DR
> 
> 
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