ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
Call: KK1L
Operator(s): KK1L
Station: KK1L
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: vt
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 445
40: 264
20: 659
15: 161
10: 3
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Total: 1532 Sections = 80 Total Score = 245,120
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
I had NT call me within my first 30 Q's!! AK before 200. Both PAC and NL were
both right at the end....WHEW! I hung out on 20m for 4.25 hrs and worked 428
folks. The rate stayed pretty nice (but not THAT nice) for the rest of the first
day. I left the radio at 0830Z and was sleeping by 0900.
I returned home from Mass in time to get on the radio at 1430Z. Day two started
out okay, but I noticed my amp was acting up. The tuning cap was arcing in one
spot...DAMN! I do not have a backup. WT1L had some trouble with the amp during
SS CW. I figured the stress of using my low band phone antennas for CW was the
basic cause. I filed and cleaned a couple of the tuning capacitor plates. It
worked well for the first day anyway! I guess I have to totally rework the air
variable.
The good news was that I was able to get about 400W out on 80m and 15m. The
other bands were limited to about 200W before my amp became a spark gap
transmitter =:-) I kept my chin up about things and kept telling myself "Damn,
your loud!!", knowing that attitude is everything!
Day two was greuling as usual. I found that having tried to conserve sleep the
previous week helped. I was only about half as exausted as normal for SS...there
is only so much catching up I can do with a busy household. I must say the
family was great about giving me space over the weekend for the contest. I
really appreciated that.
It was great to see that 59 of my contacts were with folks using 04 as a check!
I only thought to congratulate them and welcome them to SS late on day 2.
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