[KCDXC] Fw: ARRL 160 KG0US Single Op HP

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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:36 PM
Subject: ARRL 160 KG0US Single Op HP


>                     ARRL 160-Meter Contest
>
> Call: KG0US
> Operator(s): KG0US
> Station: KG0US
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: MO
> Operating Time (hrs): 28
>
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 792  Sections = 73  Countries = 3  Total Score = 121,296
>
> Club: Kansas City DX Club
>
> Comments:
>
> No 1/4 Vertical Towers
> No Beverages except Diet Pepsi
> No Loops
>
> Just a Alpha Delta
> DX-A - 160-80-40 Meter 1/4-wave Twin Sloper - A top low frequency DX
> antenna. Combines the tremendous DX firepower of the 1/4-wave sloper with
> the wide bandwidth of the 1/2-wave dipole. One leg is 67 ft., the other 55
> ft. Installs like an Inverted-V with ground return accomplished thru tower
> or down-lead. $59.95
>
> Apex mounted 35' up on a 40' Tower.
> The 160 meter portion of the antenna favors the southwest.  I would change
> it if I had a real yard.
>
> Oh yes, Steve K0OU was gracious enough to let me use his TL-922 amplifier.
>
> Looking back, I probably would of made 800 plus QSOs but I got into too
many
> fights over frequency.  People were brazen about just coming on and CQ on
an
> occupied frequency.  Most of the time I could not spend much time trying
to
> dig someone out because I would hear a strong ..--.. then within a
> millisecond they would be CQing on the frequency.
>
> Anyway, it was fun and I increased last years QSOs by over 50% and last
years
> score by over 78%.
>
> Dave KG0US
>
>
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>