[PVRCNC] K3KO ARRL 160 CW

[alsopb]

Retrying this.  Apparently last try went into black hole.  
If you got the other, please pardon the spam.

                   ARRL 160 METER CONTEST -- 2002
      Call:      K3KO
      Category:  Multi Single
      Power:     High Power
      Band:      Mono 160
      Mode:      CW
      Section:   NC

               QSO   QSO PTS   SECTIONS  COUNTRIES
     Totals    621    1275       71          9    =   102,000

Missed NV, WY, ND, KL7, LAX, SF and 3 VE sections.  It appears that
they don't allow antennas anymore in LA or SF.  They were hard
sections to come by during SS too.

As luck would have it, finished installing generator Wed before the
weekend.
Also unfroze the seized shaft of the centrifugal blower for wood
heater on the day the ice storm hit.

One design problem uncovered was that 240 volts was not run to the
shack.  Thus, operated low power Friday on generator power.  Only
running done was to put more wood on the fire.  One of the first QSO's
was with N4CW who was operating on battery power.  GO PVRC!

Another design problem is that the OM can't cut wood, split it, haul
it and stay awake during the night.    

When commercial power came on, switched to HP.

When ISP came up on Saturday night, attached packet.  Only spot worth
the effort was VO1.

So a LP/HP/MS operation......

Ice damage destroyed all beverages.

Several bent over trees threatened 160M antenna.  Fortunately, they
straightened up without breaking.

Yard is a war zone.

73 de Brian/K3KO