[3830] SS SSB N4PN Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: N4PN
Operator(s): N4PN
Station: N4PN

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:  278
   40:  333
   20:  748
   15:  156
   10:   46
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Total: 1561  Sections = 80  Total Score = 248,960

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Well lots of fun even tho several unexpected things happened during the
weekend.
Late Saturday night the SWR on 80m dipole went crazy....went outside with
flash-
light in the rain only to discover the antenna was down in the yard. Had to
use
the 160m inverted vee thru the tuner for the rest of the 80m contacts. Seemed
to work ok tho.
Then, as always happens in every contest from down here in the Southeast, that
idiot gets on with his recording and completely blocks the frequency. This
contest it was N4BP's turn to have his call broadcast all over 20m. The only
solution is to QSY to another band...
Worked WD5JNC in MS at 0310 UTC for #79, leaving only (of all things) VE7!!
Didn't work the last one until VE7TK at 2033 UTC almost 17 hours later!!
Did have another VA7 call in before the end but was getting a bit worried.
Left 15m on Sunday afternoon to take a look at 20m at 1830 UTC and found a
slight hole up at 14.304 and started CQ'n. Never touched the dial and made
289 Q's which sorta got me back in the hunt.
Except for antenna falling, the equipment worked ok.
Still a simple setup here at this location:
FT1000MP/Titan Amp - 1KW
TH-5 @ 65'
Alpha-Delta Antennas (dipoles) for 40 and 80m
Inverted Vee (apex up in a pine tree at 90') - one end tied off to neighbors 
tree and the other end to the street light pole across the street.
Will be on from Florida QTH next weekend for the CQ WW CW Contest - probably
40 meter - single band.
Good Luck
73, Paul, N4PN


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