|                     NA Sprint CW Contest
Call: KM3T
Operator(s): KM3T
Station: KM3T
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: VT
Operating Time (hrs): 1
Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:  10        1
   40:   0        0
   20:   0        0
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Total:  10     Mults = 8  Total Score = 80
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Team: YCCC#2
Comments:
Camped in Vermont Saturday night - brought some stuff to play around in the
Sprint.  Lowest power ever.  Lowest antenna ever.  Lowest score ever.
Transplanted 80m dipole                       $10.00
Yaesu FT-817 (2.5W out)                      $500.00
36 "AA" batteries (just in case)              $11.50
No antenna tuner for dipole                    $0.00
Twine for dipole support                       $5.00
Three nip bottles of single malt Scotch       $10.00
Trying to work guys in the Sprint             Priceless
Trying to explain to friends why I do this... Impossible
QRP with crappy propagation + low dipole does not make for a really fun time,
but it was fun anyway (for some value of fun)! 
Best DX: Indiana 
Best ears: KJ9C, K1KI, N2RM (N2NC)
Here are some pics:
"Fake shack":
http://www.km3t.org/gallery/camping-vt-sept-2005/IMG_1436
Real operating position:
http://www.km3t.org/gallery/camping-vt-sept-2005/IMG_1434
Hobo dipole:
http://www.km3t.org/gallery/camping-vt-sept-2005/IMG_1437
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