[3830] ARRLDX CW N5TW(KE5C) SOSB/40 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: N5TW
Operator(s): KE5C
Station: N5TW

Class: SOSB/40 HP
QTH: Texas
Operating Time (hrs): 30

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:  685    94
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  685    94  Total Score = 193,170

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

First and foremost, thanks again to Tom, N5TW, for sharing his wonderful
station, including his new kitten who kept asking for kitty treats until I
firmly closed the door.  Friday morning was spent with my wife at her
orthopedist’s office.  When we left, I didn’t think I was even going to operate,
but things eventually worked out except for having made no deposits in the
pre-contest sleep bank.  I felt like conditons on 40 weren’t as good as the past
few years when we’ve done a M/2 from this station, but seeing other scores
suggest that I just wasn’t in the saddle.  However, I still had a lot of fun,
and my last four QSO’s produced two new and exotic countries (for the contest,
not the station) and a lot of excitement.

I last owned a 40 meter beam of my own 18 years ago, so I’ve not paid much
attention to recent chatter on the CTDXCC e-mail reflector about 40 and 80 meter
LP openings this week.  I did aim that way and called CQ from 30 to 60 minutes
after sunrise without anything interesting happening both days.  Then about 90
minutes after sunrise today, I started one last S&P pass to make sure I wasn’t
missing any easy multipliers.  A pileup had gathered around 7025, and on the
third try while aimed towards Europe, I copied A45XR just moving the S-meter.  I
turned LP, and he was was S7 or more.  I sent one call, and felt my pulse
quicken as he came right back over the pileup.  That promted me to restart the
S&P pass at the low end, and around 7010 I came across VQ9LA weakly calling CQ. 
A few folks were trying to answer him, but he wasn’t hearing them, however, he
also came back to my first call.  I couldn’t hear anything from him when I went
back and aimed the direct heading.  I didn’t know where the Chagos Archipelago
is located before this morning!   Thus an otherwise fun but sort of
disappointing two nights ended on a really high note.

Finally, I don't know the man, but congratsulations to W5AO @ W5TM.  I heard him
all over, and his score shows it.


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