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2016 CQ 160 SSB Contest – Post Results Here

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Please post your results here by replying/responding/commenting to this posting so that your result will be included in the CTRI Champions Competition Leaderboard.

Thanks…
Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard

4 comments on “2016 CQ 160 SSB Contest – Post Results Here”

  1. Guess I will post my meager results even though I am not very proud of the effort. However, with low power, an even lower 80 meter antenna, and less than an hour effort, I will contribute to the cause and post the numbers anyway. I killed my antenna enhancer, aka amplifier, right at the start so couldn’t use that. I made a stupid and rookie mistake a few days ago when I was reconnecting cables to the amp after doing some calibration on the transceiver using an in line power meter. The amp didn’t like getting 100 watts being crammed into its output connection. My aging eyes did not read the labels as I was looking upside down at the back of the amp. I gotta be more careful. Sigh…

    Here are the results. I did work the Johns (XX and AN)

    Class: Single Op LP
    QTH: RI
    Operating Time (hrs): 0.6

    Summary:
    Total: QSOs = 19 State/Prov = 9 Countries = 2 Total Score = 550

    Club: CT RI Contest Group

  2. Call: W1XX
    Op: W1XX
    Station: W1XX

    Class: Single Op HP
    QTH: RI
    Operating Time (hrs): 19

    Summary:
    QSOs = 878
    State/Prov Mults = 58
    Countries = 49
    Total Score = 297,139

    Club: CTRI Contest Group

    Comments: There so many stations on that finding a spot below 1900 was at times not possible. Saving grace however was that I discovered European DX stations would answer my CQs up in the nosebleed section. This helped get away from the horrendous QRM down below for both of us. Almost all DX worked on CQs. 2nd nite was way better than the first for DX, but racked up 600 Qs total the first night. West Coast was a bit sparse but came in during the week hours. Only one KH6 and no Pacific DX which is not unusual. No doubt the RI multiplier helps in this contest. Worked K3IU (nice job considering the impediments you posted), W1AN, K1DFT and a couple others I don’t know. I think I worked Andy. If only VO1 had called in (which they usually do) I would have had one more domestic mult than anyone posted on 3830. With a little more “hanging in there” and I should have broken 300K points. But all things considered I am satisfied with the results. All that phone splatter on Top Band will give you a headache, but this is a real enjoyable contest. Operate most of the night…catch a few winks here and there…and the daytime is all yours. Out. 73! — John, W1XX

  3. 2016 CQ 160-Meter Contest, SSB

Call: W1AN
Operator(s): W1AN
Station: W1AN

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CT
Operating Time (hrs): 15

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 560  State/Prov = 53  Countries = 33  Total Score = 143,448

Club: CTRI Contest Group

    Very good conditions especially Saturday night. Both nights it was difficult to find a place to park with all the activity and moving to the top end to avoid much of the QRM was necessary. I fixed neighbors electric fences Friday before the contest to reduce a continuous 10db/S9 noise. Much of the other electronic junk noise had to be tolerated.

    Great job John XX from a friend who was a little envious of you being able to find a place to camp in one of the better neighborhoods near 1900 when I was forced to the undeveloped regions up in the low rent section of the band. In the end it worked out well as the DX eventually found me. I was able to keep a good run going for a couple of hours ending the contest with a 50% better score than in past years.

    73, John W1AN

    Antennas:
    Wire 80 foot T vertical with 16 radials, no tuner.
    Two 560 foot beverages. NE and JA
    One temporary 230 foot beverage East/West (Unterminated)

    Equipment:
    K3 with AL1200 amp running about 700W

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