The result of this year was disastrous.

QSO: 29 Pts 58 Sec 17, Score 986

Also QSB was too fast. Propagation was not normal.

genova@makoto 22:21:11/131209(..ham-radio/contest)% \
perl ~/perl/ham-radio/cabrillo2-time-table  -a 2013-arrl-160m.log
    0

(1.8)  7                   |  8 |      
       8  9 10 11 12 13 14 |  8 | 12 13 TOT
     --------------------- |--- |------    
   AK     1        2       |    |         3
  NTX           1  3       |    |         4
  PAC  1  2                |    |         3
   SF                      |    |  1      1
  STX     1  1  1          |    |         3
  WWA              1       |    |         1
      -----
   AR        1             |    |         1
   LA        1             |    |         1
   MS                 1    |    |         1
   NM           1  1  1    |    |         3
      -----
   ID              1     1 |    |         2
   MT              1       |    |         1
   NV                      |    |  1      1
   OR                      |  1 |  1      2
      -----
   CO        1             |    |     1   2
   IA                      |    |     1   1
      -----
   BC           1          |    |         1
  sub  1  4  4  4  9  2  1 |  1 |  3  2  31

 accm  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 |  0 |  0  0
       0  0  0  1  2  2  2 |  2 |  2  3
       1  5  9  3  2  4  5 |  6 |  9  1

The station heard but not QSO'ed

K9CT  IL
N7GP  AZ
W7RN  NV
WA7LT EWA
W8MJ  MI   1824.5 1047 08 Dec 

K9CT was on 1813.5kHz at second day, but 'mm mm mm' continuous signal on the exact same frequency and I was not confident to get his call back. So I did not call him at that period.

TS-590   AGC: off, NR2: on, Filter width: 80/100/150 Hz
Alpha 87a  0.8-1kW
Winkey USB K1EL
N1MM Logger
Inverted Vee

＠ Received 2012 ARRL 160m Award: