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ARRL160M

This year weak propagation    33Q/ 16states
some few good signals heard but could'n get in the log
stopped at 04 am had to get up 9am

latest N1MM logger used  nice but could not really test it with the low QSO rate

START-OF-LOG: 3.0
LOCATION: DX
CALLSIGN: PA0O
CLUB: CONTEST CLUB ZUIDWOLDE
CONTEST: ARRL-160
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
CATEGORY-ASSISTED: ASSISTED
CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
CATEGORY-MODE: CW
CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH
CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
CLAIMED-SCORE: 1056
OPERATORS: PA0O
NAME: J.C. van Oosten
ADDRESS: Oosterseweg 50
ADDRESS-CITY: ZUIDWOLDE
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE:
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 9785TB
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: NETHERLANDS
CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.4350.0
QSO:  1822 CW 2014-12-07 0124 PA0O          599 PA     K3ZM          599 VA      
QSO:  1823 CW 2014-12-07 0126 PA0O          599 PA     W3BGT         599 EPA    
QSO:  1821 CW 2014-12-07 0128 PA0O          599 PA     W8FJ          599 EPA    
QSO:  1821 CW 2014-12-07 0128 PA0O          599 PA     AA1K          599 DE      
QSO:  1818 CW 2014-12-07 0129 PA0O          599 PA     K3WW          599 EPA    
QSO:  1812 CW 2014-12-07 0132 PA0O          599 PA     VE3JM         599        
QSO:  1824 CW 2014-12-07 0134 PA0O          599 PA     K1ZM          599 EMA    
QSO:  1826 CW 2014-12-07 0137 PA0O          599 PA     N2CEI         599 NFL    
QSO:  1841 CW 2014-12-07 0145 PA0O          599 PA     W1AW/1        599 ME      
QSO:  1839 CW 2014-12-07 0150 PA0O          599 PA     W2GD          599 SNJ    
QSO:  1839 CW 2014-12-07 0152 PA0O          599 PA     W1/SP4Z       599 EMA    
QSO:  1823 CW 2014-12-07 0159 PA0O          599 PA     W3BGN         599 EPA    
QSO:  1814 CW 2014-12-07 0202 PA0O          599 PA     K1AR          599 NH      
QSO:  1817 CW 2014-12-07 0210 PA0O          599 PA     N4IS          599 NFL    
QSO:  1824 CW 2014-12-07 0221 PA0O          599 PA     VE1ZZ         599 MAR    
QSO:  1863 CW 2014-12-07 0232 PA0O          599 PA     NY6DX         599        
QSO:  1857 CW 2014-12-07 0238 PA0O          599 PA     K1ZZ          599 CT      
QSO:  1850 CW 2014-12-07 0251 PA0O          599 PA     W1QK          599 CT      
QSO:  1842 CW 2014-12-07 0252 PA0O          599 PA     K2TE          599 NH      
QSO:  1841 CW 2014-12-07 0254 PA0O          599 PA     K1RO          599 NH      
QSO:  1839 CW 2014-12-07 0257 PA0O          599 PA     VA2EW         599 QC      
QSO:  1836 CW 2014-12-07 0300 PA0O          599 PA     VE3EJ         599 ONS    
QSO:  1835 CW 2014-12-07 0302 PA0O          599 PA     K1TR          599 NH      
QSO:  1836 CW 2014-12-07 0304 PA0O          599 PA     N3DXX         599 DE      
QSO:  1836 CW 2014-12-07 0308 PA0O          599 PA     W3UL          599 MDC    
QSO:  1830 CW 2014-12-07 0316 PA0O          599 PA     N2GC          599 NLI    
QSO:  1836 CW 2014-12-07 0322 PA0O          599 PA     K1RZ          599 MDC    
QSO:  1840 CW 2014-12-07 0324 PA0O          599 PA     K1DQV         599 MDC    
QSO:  1849 CW 2014-12-07 0325 PA0O          599 PA     WA2BCK        599 VA      
QSO:  1854 CW 2014-12-07 0332 PA0O          599 PA     W1NT          599 WMA    
QSO:  1840 CW 2014-12-07 0338 PA0O          599 PA     AA3B          599 EPA    
QSO:  1836 CW 2014-12-07 0345 PA0O          599 PA     KI1G          599 RI      
QSO:  1835 CW 2014-12-07 0350 PA0O          599 PA     VE3OI         599 ONS    
END-OF-LOG:

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