ARRL 160-Meter Contest

Call: AC0C

Operator(s): AC0C

Station: AC0C

Class: Single Op HP

QTH: Kansas

Operating Time (hrs): 7:23

Summary:

Total:  QSOs = 260  Sections = 57  Countries = 3  Total Score = 31,740

Club: Kansas City DX Club

Comments:

Rig:  Yaesu FTdx-5000MP + Alpha 76pa 600W + MFJ998 ATU

Ant:  Attic dipole @ 45' and side-yard located RX loop

Got a late start in the contest Friday due to problems getting the RX loop to

run.  Too bad because Fridays band conditions seemed to be better than

Saturday.  

Its the first time the loop has seen contest work since converting to a high-z

buffered drive replacing the old transformer coupling and dumping the extra 80m

and 40m segments.  While the local band conditions were quiet from a noise

standpoint, the loop was still a great performer by comparison to the dipole.

Best DX was FM5CD - hope that was legit - quite a surprise given my cloud

burner TX antenna must have nearly zero ERP at the low angles out that

direction.   

Could not break the WMA pileup and most of the DX but picked up the PJ on

Saturday.  Unfortunately, only a few 6 land stations could be heard and most

were weak here - quite a few sections missing there but a good show for the

loop on the domestic sections otherwise...

Look for you in the Stew!