Your success is appealing. You are The Man! The Top Pond-Crosser I know! I took a header in the kitchen to celebrate my 79th birthday on Dec 27th, and broke two bones in my left wrist/sprained thumb and wrist/ shoulder. My big feet got tangled up in the kitchen throw rug and I went down onto the tile floor like a tree. So had to work the contest with a soft cast on my left wrist, but still managed 816 Q's - 40 countries - 73 European Q's.
Did a lot more s&p'ing for Europeans and noticed how 160 is very fussy from central Ohio. Fri night saw a good short opening to S5 land and vicinity around 0300z. Any europeans I heard after that couldnt pull me thru the local racket, altho I did work a handful of G/GD/GM/F at your sunrise. Sat night was much easier pickings around 0300z , then it petered off until around your SR when I worked a bunch of you chaps. Ohio seems to get spotlight openings with maybe 1-2-3-4 Euros heard at any one time. Try back 30 mins later and we hear another handful. etc etc. With 0300z and your SR being prime time on a regular basis. Best DX in the contest was ZM6T. Going back 8 years, I see 12 Q's in my log with you - eight are between 0130 and 0330z Rig: IC7610-ACOM amp at 800w Ant: 52 ft tall 1/4 wave INV-L w/26 radials between 30 ft and 130 ft long depending on property line. North radials are the shortest. NE radials around to NW are of the 70-130 ft variety. Thanks for keeping the ether warm from your side. Bob W3HKK, since 1956 ex: F7AL 5A3TG 9G1GS ON8UD PY8/W3HKK PS7/W3HKK PS Spent a couple weeds studying at the U of Birmingham (1972) and at the famous Mather & Platt Works (fire protection) in Manchester (1973). Also in my oil exploration days spent time off between assignments in our London HQ , as well as a couple months in Cork with a seismic offshore crew. Great fun! Was a big fan of the local drink - Orange Julius! _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
