[OKDXA] CQ160

[Robert Redmon]

Hi John, Sounds as though you had a good time as well. I started the 
contest with 100w, but just don't have the patience. I noticed the band 
was abnormally quiet as well. I didn't use my beverages the first night 
and really didn't feel a need to. Used them last night, though. It got 
pretty noisy here last night. Used the Flex 5000A, and the bandscope 
painted an amazing picture of 160....full of signals from 1800 all the 
way to 1890 or so. Had the 25hz filter in and just used the mouse to 
scroll slowly up and back down the band. I have had the Flex for about a 
year and a half now and am just now beginning to really appreciate the 
thing.

73, Bob K5SM



John Geiger wrote:
> I heard 2 RI stations on.  W1OP was loud on Friday night but wasn't hearing me.  On Sat heard another,weaker one, can't remember his call.  Heard more XEs than usual.  Band was quiet both evenings. Not sure if it was atmospheric conditions or because much of Lawton is still without power, reducing the electrical crud you get here.  Heard France, England, Chile also, but now way they were hearing me pipsqueak signal.  Still, it was fun when it lasted.
>
> 73s John AA5JG
>
> --- On Sun, 1/31/10, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> From: Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [OKDXA] CQ160
>> To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:03 AM
>> 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.
>>
>> -- 
>> 73, Bob K5SM
>>
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