[3830] K4AB SOAB HiPWR Unassisted CQWW SSB

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               CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1998
  Call: K4AB                     Country:  United States 
  Mode: SSB                      Category: Single Operator  
  Zone: 4
  
  
  BAND     QSO     ZONES     COUNTRIES
  
  160       23      10           16   Delta Loop
   80       85      20           49   Phased Delta Loops 
   40      134      25           73   402CD 
   20      541      33          103   5/5 
   15      721      27          109   4/4
   10      363      30           95   4/4 
  -----------------------------------------
  Totals  1867     145          445   =>  2,921,090
  
  
  Certainly better cndx than last year, but not as good as I expected.   Lost 
 over three hours of prime op time due to equipment failures.  Was climbing 
 the tower Friday night at about 10 P.M. local time to replace a bad barrel 
 connector, then with 6 hours left in the contest, lost an amp.  It took a 
 couple of hours to solve the problem and then get the old "standby" SB-220
 on-line.  
  
  Murphy works in mysterious ways.  I've been through at least 10 contest 
 seasons without an equipment malfunction, only to have two in this contest.
  
  Go figure.
  
  
  Club Affiliation: South East Contest Club SECC
  
  
  73,
  Larry K4AB
  

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