[3830] ARRL 10 KB4KBS SO SSB LP

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                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: KB4KBS
Operator(s): KB4KBS
Station: KB4KBS

Class: SO SSB LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:           
  SSB:  118    44
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Total:  118    44  Total Score = 10,384

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

On Saturday I hooked up the TS-120S to a Hustler with a 10M resonator and a
tuner, then sat in my van with an extension cord running to an exterior AC
outlet at the Fire Station. It was cold and windy in the AM, cold and wet in the
PM.  Fortunately we only had one call and a lunch run to interrupt my operating
time.  Saturday's total was 73 contacts and 35 multipliers in 6 hours. Most
painful miss: KH7U - HI (tried for 20+ minutes)  Best Consolation 
Prize: NA5S - NM (only 15 minutes for him). Most Thrilling Multiplier: tie: ID
and SK. First station worked: NQ4I. 

On Sunday, I realized that the contest was for 48 hours, not 24, so I got out
there again after church and made 45 more contacts, and added 9 more multipliers
in 3 more hours.  I operated from 2 different locations, home and the parking
lot of church.  I plugged in to 120VAC, so I guess I really don't qualify as a
mobile station. I got BC, OR and ND on Sunday.  I heard MB, but missed him.  

All in all it was a good event for me considering my provisional station and
busy schedule. It also made me realize how much I enjoy the challenge of
contesting.  I just wish I had a better setup.

Thanks to the guys at SECC for tolerating my hanging around the message board
like a wide-eyed newbie.  I have learned a lot from reading about your exploits
and your tales of woe.


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