[OKDXA] CQ160

[Ed Gilliland]

Yep...I was going for 1,000 Qs which was certainly possible with all the 
activity.  I bought Gary's ETO 91b, it loafs at 1,500 watts.  Europe was 
weak here.  The ice probably put them on the ground.  I haven't been out 
to check it's still really soggy here.

I go into September looking for March, don't like the cold.  Maybe this 
will be the last of the storms.  Refresh my memory on 1987.

Ed

On 2/1/2010 6:07 PM, Robert Redmon wrote:
> Wow, Ed! I know you have loftier goals, but still not bad for an ice
> storm. Your signal was very stout down here, as usual. I was still
> running low power when I worked you, but gave in to the siren call of
> EU...just can't help myself sometimes. I am somewhat embarrassed to call
> my 600 watts "high power." I think we need a "mid power" class in these
> contest for us little pistols. I guess I still operate as though the
> power limit was still 1kw (dc) INPUT. The band was incredibly quiet
> Friday night...maybe because most of Oklahoma was without power.
>
> We haven't seen the sun here in a week. I am really tired of
> winter...already! Then I remember that winter sometimes lasted into May
> in Bartlesville, and I feel better. Remember the Christmas of 1987?
>
> Bob
>
> Ed Gilliland wrote:
>    
>> Hi Bob...all,
>>
>> Operated 4 hours Friday evening and then ice got the power lines.  Got
>> back on Saturday evening.  Conditions seemed pretty good and I wasn't
>> bothered with power line noise until the Sunday a.m. JA run.
>>
>> Final stats:
>> 829 Qs, 58 sections, 54 DX for 347,648 points
>>       NA     667
>>       SA       6
>>       EU     108
>>       AF       3
>>       AS      42
>>       OC       3
>>
>> Worked Oklahoma stations in this order, thanks guys.
>> N4IJ, AA5JG, N50T, W5LE, K5KC, KD5JGA
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/31/2010 9:03 AM, Robert Redmon wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Well, I really enjoyed this contest. Lots of activity, and the band was
>>> excellent. Only heard two or three OK stations (Hi, Ed...hear you still
>>> pounding away.). All S&P @ 600w...stopped at 350qs.(50 w/ve sections and
>>> 29dx)..like a round number. Log shows I operated 10 hours, but much of
>>> that was when I just didn't log off during when off doing other things.
>>> John, never found RI, DE, DC, ND, or SD this time. Also missed many of
>>> the less common VEs. Never heard so many Tennessee stations before.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        
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