North American QSO Party, RTTY
Call: AD6ZJ
Operator(s): AD6ZJ
Station: AD6ZJ
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 1.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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80:
40: 35 21
20: 17 14
15:
10:
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Total: 52 35 Total Score = 1,820
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Team: SCCC #1
Comments:
I wanted to put in a real effort but it was not to be. I decided to clean my OP
desk just before the contest. I also wanted to hook up a new (to me)wide screen
monitor so I could get all the windows visible at once. The ensuing cleanup and
monitor change out resulted in the following: My video card didn't support the
wide screen...no problem, I had a spare card that would. Too bad after I had it
installed I realized the case wouldn't close so the old card was put back. The
shuffling of cables caused the AF output jack to the Microham to get a busted
wire (why do they use such small wires?). While fixing the jack I managed to
burn myself with the soldering iron when the iron slipped. I had neglected to
shut off the rig during the repairs and this resulted in the 200ma accessory
fuse blowing on the FT1000MP causing the Microham interface to be
non-responsive. Thankfully nothing else went wrong while replacing the fuse
which is located after removing the cooling fan, heat sink and final. OK all is
set and the contest is about to start and I remembered I promised my son I would
spend a few hours with him before the contest. After spending too much time
playing in the sun I entered the ham shack in late afternoon with a splitting
headache and an injured shoulder and a slight sunburn. The aspirin was just
kicking in around dinner time. After dealing with a few family crisis and
getting roped into a family game I made it back to the shack for the last 45
minutes of the contest. Maybe next time...
73
AD6ZJ, Loren
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