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2022 SSB

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KN6MYIASSISTED HIGHFirst time operating 160m Operated from W6YX club station Elecraft K3S+Alpha87A amp 160m double L antenna Thanks W6LD K6TJ for setup help
KP4AASINGLE-OP HIGHConditions sucked. The End.
KV4ZYSINGLE-OP LOWCasual operating just for fun.
LX1ERASSISTED HIGHvery bad conditions and very low participation from DX
LY0NASSINGLE-OP LOW160m dipole at 7m-11m height in country Kenwood TS-570D, 100W output only
LY5AXASSISTED LOWSLAVA UKRAINE !!!
N1QEQSINGLE-OP LOWfirst time on 160
N2CWMULTI-OPN2CW was activated by the small team of N2OO and KS3F in order to reduce any COVID issues at our club station. It was nice to get the station back on the air again! Looking forward to a more normal effort next year.
N7RKSINGLE-OP HIGHReally tough going. Marginal cndx, man-made noise and weak signals. What more could you ask for? 160 is still fun though. Very little DX and never heard Hawaii or Alaska. Biggest thrill was UM0L calling me Sunday morning exactly at sunrise and he
N9JRSINGLE-OP HIGHHigh noise level, but a lot of fun.
N9TFSINGLE-OP LOWReally tough to be heard on SSB with a wire and gutters only 17' above the ground! Great RX antenna! Heard several EU during my time on for an hour on the air Friday and Saturday nights after 11pm local. Caribbean was loud here as well. C6AGU was 10 over
ND8DXSINGLE-OP HIGHICE IS NOT UR TRANSMIT ANTENNA'S BEST FRIEND ! WHAT DID I SAY LAST YEAR? NO MATTER WHAT IT'S STILL THE 160 SSB CONTEST AND THAT'S ALL TT MATTERS.....STILL FEEL THE SAME BUT REALLY HOPE NEXT YEAR IS BETTER AS AS MY SCORE IS HEADING THE WRONG DIRECTION!!!!!
NO9EASSISTED HIGHFlex 6600, Expert 1.3k, shunt fed 30m tower with 36 radials and 7 beverages. Relatively few stations. Did not work ID or WY. Some EU were really strong but their ears differed greatly. Very low participation the second night and in the morning. Frustratio
NS2NSINGLE-OP HIGHunusual high local noise here
NV3CSINGLE-OP LOW1st time
NY4JBSINGLE-OP LOWOnly had 35' vertical antenna up, with a hastily wound coil.
OK1DOLSINGLE-OP HIGHFT1000MP MarkV, PA Acom1010 - 500W, dipol, beverages
OK1LOSINGLE-OP LOWIC-756ProIII, 100W, Inv "V"
OK1LRDSINGLE-OP LOWIC-775, set 100W, LW 83 meters, 14m up
OK2BRQSINGLE-OP LOWFT-840, Ant. LW
OK5NSINGLE-OP LOWTS590S LW20m 4 metres up
OL0ASINGLE-OP QRPQRP 5Watts into an Inverted L antenna
OM7ATSINGLE-OP LOWTNX,73!
PA3DTRASSISTED LOWNice contest. Still have to work on my RX-antenna to get some US-stations down the log...
PJ4DXASSISTED HIGHWorst conditions ever? I remember a few years ago the whole band up to 1990kHz was full of NA and EU stations: this year I only worked 2 Europeans, and heard one more who did not hear me. That was on the first night, the second night was even worse! IC-73
R2ELSINGLE-OP LOW73 tnx !
R4RBSINGLE-OP LOWTNX 73!
R4WTSINGLE-OP LOWFT-2000 IV
RA3VSINGLE-OP LOWIC-718
RK3ESINGLE-OP LOWIC-746PRO inv L
RL2YSINGLE-OP LOW73!
RM4HZSINGLE-OP HIGHTnx! 73!
RU0LMASSISTED LOW73!!! 55!!! CU AGN.
RU4CKSINGLE-OP LOWTNX 73!
RW3AISINGLE-OP QRPXIEGU G90 power 5 watts, Ant LW 120m
RZ3BASSISTED HIGHTks 73!
S55XASSISTED LOWFew hours, just for fun. FTDX3000+RSPdx, 100w, one side dipole
S58MUSINGLE-OP LOWKenwood TS 590 SG wire vertical
SN4DSINGLE-OP LOWFT DX 3000 ANT DIPOLE 160 M
SP2WGBASSISTED LOWAnt LW 21m FT2K 100W
SP9RQHSINGLE-OP QRPPotwierdzam przestrzeganie Regulaminu zawod?w i przepis?w radiokomunikacyjnych.
UA1AOSSINGLE-OP LOWTNX 73
UA1CURSINGLE-OP LOWYAESU FT-840,ANT LW 160 METRS
UA3BLSINGLE-OP LOWTks 73!
UA9UUDSINGLE-OP HIGHTNX 73
VA3RKMSINGLE-OP QRPK3, 5w, 1/4-wave wire
VA3RSASINGLE-OP LOWI used 100 watts on my ICOM IC-7300 to a temporary antenna setup. I used the Chameleon EMCOMM III Base antenna with 130 feet of wire in a warped inverted-L up 25 feet with the far end end sloping down to the top of a wooden fence at 6 feet above
VE3VYASSISTED LOWOnly Single-Element Wire Antennas Used
VE5WISINGLE-OP HIGHConditions seemed to be kinda wierd. A lot of stations that were S9+ to me couldn't seem to hear me, yet anybody I asked for a signal check gave me about the same as what I gave them. I didn't work very hard at it, but as always, it was fun.
VO1HPASSISTED HIGHJust a few hours on Friday and the two mornings to make NF available. 160 SSB is not my cup-a-tea. THe Inv L and remote autotuner worked very well with just a couple of amp trips. 73 Frank VO1HP K3 Line Remote Invert L 56ft + FCP

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