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W0IZSINGLE-OP LOWEnd fed wire at 40 ft max or less
W0MBSINGLE-OP QRPInverted L 40 foot vertical the rest flat
W0SEISINGLE-OP LOWinverted L in trees, using 5 elevated radials
W0UOSINGLE-OP LOWshunt fed, top loaded 80 ft vertical over 120 radials. Not sure what you wanted.
W1DYJASSISTED LOWMy 160 "antenna" is part of a complex fan dipole: Trapped 80/40 plus 30 [SE-NW] AND trapped 160/75 [S-N, with the north end turning a few times back on itself to fit in the yard]. Center feed @ 35', ~15'at north end 25' at south end.
W1QKSINGLE-OP QRPThanks for the contacts. Thanks to the WWROF for processing the logs. 73 - Dan, W1QK
W1RCRSINGLE-OP HIGHmy antenna L INV 60 FEED HIGHT
W1WEFSINGLE-OP HIGHBest conditions to Eu I ever heard on Top Band in my 73 years of Ham Radio! Some signals were a true S9. Great fun...JACK W1WEF
W2LCSINGLE-OP LOWfull size 160m dipole at 15 feet high
W2TTSINGLE-OP LOWEND FED
W3ASWSINGLE-OP LOWG5RV at 40 feet high
W3BGNSINGLE-OP LOWHAD COMPLETE AMP AND ANTENNA FAILURE ON TOP BAND. HAD 5/1 SWR
W3KBASSISTED LOW43 ft Vertical
W3KNSINGLE-OP LOWTuned Cushcraft R7 vertical at 5'
W4DWSSINGLE-OP LOWInverted L was all that I used.
W4GHVSINGLE-OP LOW80-10 EFHW with 132' extension added.
W4MRSINGLE-OP HIGHWorst contest for me on 160. I'm not sure where all the noise came from but i have my suspicions about the solar panels down by my transmit antenna and my beverages... Thanks for putting it on again !!
W4PFASSISTED LOWInverted "L" up about 30 feet.
W4VICASSISTED HIGHThanks for the Qs. 73, Vic W4VIC
W5JMWSINGLE-OP LOWhad fun,[email protected] eu condx.
W5NZSINGLE-OP LOWloaded 1/2 sloper at 40 feet
W6DRASSISTED HIGHUsed 270' dipole at about 50' for TX and (mostly) DB42/80 set to 40M to listen. It worked quite well.
W7DLRSINGLE-OP LOW230 FOOT HORIZONTAL LOOP AT 25 FEET AGL ROUGH SQUARE FED IN CENTER OF SOUTH LEG
W8KNOSINGLE-OP LOWAll Search and Pounce. Antenna: Dipole, E-W up 18 ft.
W8LVNSINGLE-OP LOWComments: My ambitious goal was to beat my previous high of 558 QSO for this contest. Last year was truncated due to feedline failure. Conditions were very poor. There was short one peak rate of 150, but that was not to last. I ran out of stamina around 0
W8RUSINGLE-OP HIGHThat was great fun! QRN seemed low on both nights. I didn't hear any Europeans but was able to work 6 DX stations, mostly in the Caribbean. Thanks for the QSOs and 73! -Ron (W8RU).
W9ILYSINGLE-OP LOWEnd fed wire in inverted L shape about 25 feet above ground.
W9KHHSINGLE-OP LOWAntenna Random Wire at 10 feet.
W9RESINGLE-OP HIGHSome minor noise issues here but worked the most Europeams ever. Thanks for all the European activity with good conditions Saturday.
WA2OTCSINGLE-OP LOWUsed a loaded ~41 inch telescoping whip antenna. Had to keep running out to adjust it by a cm or 2 as I changed frequency. Thanks for the QSO's, fun stuff! 73...Dave
WA3AANASSISTED LOW80-10 Fan Dipole at 30 ft. Fed by 100 ft. of coax with end shorted and tuned as a long wire.
WA3OFRASSISTED HIGHMy first week on 160M after 55 years of operating! Tnx to K3SWZ for letting me know about this contest. Will do better next year :-)
WA8UMTSINGLE-OP LOW100 ft wire up 45 ft with icom AT 4 tunner
WB0SNDSINGLE-OP HIGHHad a ball using my boat anchor gear. I used a Central Electronics 200V Transmitter with a homebrew amp and a Collins 75A-4 Receiver. I was running about 750 watts. My antenna is a compromise which is an 80 meter all band doublet configured as a
WB3EGDASSISTED LOWBuckmaster OCF dipole (80-meter version) up 30 feet at highest point.
WB5BHSSINGLE-OP LOWOCF for 160 Meters
WB6JJJSINGLE-OP HIGHThanks for a fun contest. The band noise was fairly low which was nice for my ears. This was all S&P in the evenings. I need to add another 160 Meter antenna for the low end or rig up something to make my full-sized dipole work over a wider range. Bill
WB8WUASINGLE-OP LOWI certainly had fun on this good 160M CW opportunity. - Band Conditions were good and clear. I used a simple dipole antenna with a large MFJ 'T' antenna tuner.
WB9NOOSINGLE-OP LOWInverted "V" up 40' thru tree and over 50'
WD8DSBSINGLE-OP LOWSerious effort both nights and my peak 60 minute rate was 102 stations during my first hour of operation which was a lot of fun. Both nights stayed in the operating chair 9 hours straight without a break. Worked a few EU stations the first night
WI3WASSISTED LOWEnd-fed antenna, 103ft long, 24ft off the ground.
WK3ASINGLE-OP LOWVertical
WO2TASSISTED HIGHInverted L at 40 ft.
WQ6XSINGLE-OP QRPThis was a randomly run remote QRP operation from Anza. The station was in use early Friday evening. By 06:00z it was available for my QRP run and then again on Saturday evening. Running a crippled Tri-Square (3-wires @100') with a funky phasing network,
WS3CSINGLE-OP LOWInverted L with four 130 Foot long radials.
WS4CSINGLE-OP LOWend-fed wire, highest point about 30 feet above ground
WT3KASSISTED LOW40M OCF up 40'
WU4GSINGLE-OP LOWSkookumlogger, Flex 6600M, 160 Inv-L
WV4AMASSISTED LOWConditions were amazing on Saturday. . . Made it to zone 33, 20, and all over Europe (including P33W) with just 100w. The 160m wire antenna is very high and is just overall very amazing. Antenna was a 160m vertical. Hope to see you all again in the SSB, a
YB2TDPASSISTED LOWsemoga sukses CQ WW CW Contest 160m tahun 2025

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