ARRL DX Contest, SSB
Call: K8DX
Operator(s):
Station:
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Ohio
Operating Time (hrs): 46
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 17 15
80: 63 43
40: 169 66
20: 685 103
15: 1170 120
10: 1105 103
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Total: 3209 450 = 4,332,150
Club: North Coast Contesters
Comments:
After getting an hour and a half nap before the contest started, I was in much
better shape to start this one than either of the CQWW?s last year. Although
I was feeling good, my station has been in need of repair since we had 90Mph+
winds (again) about Two months ago. I operated with a lot less flexibility
than since Some of the antennas were fixed in certain directions, (not EU) and
Some of the ones that do rotate, were not reading correctly.
Almost had a disastrous start, when trying to figure out whether to begin on
ten or fifteen meters, K8AZ stopped by to ask where I planned to start. All of
the sudden the radio started going crazy, and I with only two minutes until
the gun going off! I started to panic, and with about 30 seconds left, I found
that I had accidentally pulled out the plug for audio on the second radio,
and it was just tripping the VOX.
I figured that if I was going to go after NA8V?s 1990 W8 record, this would
have to be the year to do it, and I had my eye set on breaking 3M.
I debated whether or not to sleep on Saturday morning for a bit, but felt good
enough to keep going. Early Sunday morning things really slowed down (although
I could hear K1TO running EU?s on 20M that I couldn?t hear a whisper) I thought
I would be able to get a LONG nap in, but kept taking "one more scan" through
the bands and picking up more mults. I finally gave in and slept for 1.5 hours
so I could be fresh of the EU run of the morning. This is the first time I?d
set up a place to sleep in the shack. It was just comfortable to rest, but not
enough that you wanted to stay there :-)
After my first year of this SOAB stuff, I might be starting to get the hang of
it. I need to make some changes in the shack as far as equipment ergonomics,
and really thinking of changing my SO2R Audio switching to listen to only one
radio at a time instead of one in each ear.
Looking forward to the next one!
Scott K8DX
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