[3830] CQ160 CW N1LN Multi-Op HP

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                    CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW

Call: N1LN
Operator(s): NO5W, N1LN
Station: N1LN

Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 27

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 1083  State/Prov = 58  Countries = 48  Total Score = 321,922

Club: Pesky Texan Contest Club

Comments:

What a difference a day makes !

The usual Houston noise level was doing well on Friday night making
even some northeast state-side Qs hard to copy and very few EU
DX was entering the log.  Chuck and I figured that based on the 
incoming thunderstorm for Saturday the next night would be a total
bust - BUT.... not so!!  The conditions on Saturday were the best we 
have heard from my QTH.   Europe and North Africa were coming in
a REAL S7 - S8.  Our mult and Q counts were going up!!

Then, about 06:45 UTC, the computer totally locked up.  The mouse 
and keybord were dead and even CTRL-ALT-DELETE would not do
anything. PANIC !!  The only option was a power off followed by a
cold start.  I wrote down the Q count / score / mult-count so I could
make a quick audit after reboot and hit the switch.  So as not to lose
my frequency, I started paper logging and hand keying.  That was 
fun...NOT!!  Reboot, type on the keyboard, hand key, paper log - ALL
at the same time.  Sure kept me awake.  Well, in about 10 minutes the 
computer finished scan disk, the reboot and WriteLog was back up and running.
NOTHING LOST.   The power fail routine in WL is EXCELLENT ! ! !

Our score will certainly not be in the top 10, but with the modest 
setup consisting of a simple inverted-L and a couple of short
beverages and... from deaf Houston, TX ... we did well.  Out total Q count was
down but the mult count was up.  The DX 10 point Qs were also up, so our
overall score ended up being our highest yet.  As my wife (N1YXU) and I are
moving to North Carolina later this year this will be the last 160 contest
from our Texas QTH.  Our first and last Qs were with Texas stations.  That
seemed like the right way to start and end this contest.

As always - I really wish the Ops that are running the FT1000-MPs
would part with a couple $$ and install the Key Click mod.  Both of my
MPs have the mod installed, and I have NEVER been told I have
clicks.  There were (4) winners this year for the most excessive
clicks - W9I...., N5D....K9N....K5R....  And, NO - my noise blanker was
not on.   Other MUCH stronger signals were TOTALLY quiet.

Thanks to all we worked, thanks for the patience for our many fill
requests, thanks for the mid-day rain and the resulting quiet conditions.

Hope to work you next year from Chapel Hill, NC. 

73,
Bruce - N1LN (almost /4)
Chuck -NO5W

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STATS
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EU:    9A, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA6, EI, F, G, GD, GM, GU, HA, I, LA, LX, LY, OH0,
       OK, OM, ON, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA2, YU
AF:    7X, CT3, EA8
SA:    PJ2, YV
NA:    C6, CM, HI, KG4, KL, KP2, KP4, V2, V3, VP9, XE, ZF
OC:    KH6, ZL
AS:    5B, JA

As for sections:  Heard, did not work:  NB, MB
                  Did not hear or work:  NWT, YT, NU

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  160   Total      %

    NA    1003    1003    92.6
    EU      57      57     5.3
    SA       2       2     0.2
    AF       3       3     0.3
    AS      12      12     1.1
    OC       6       6     0.6

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QSO/Sec+Dx by hour and band

 Hour      160    Total     Cumm  

D1-0000Z 107/32  107/32    107/32  
D1-0100Z 100/13  100/13    207/45  
D1-0200Z  91/7    91/7     298/52  
D1-0300Z  57/6    57/6     355/58    
D1-0400Z  57/3    57/3     412/61   
D1-0500Z  37/3    37/3     449/64     
D1-0600Z  41/3    41/3     490/67    
D1-0700Z  38/5    38/5     528/72    
D1-0800Z  35/1    35/1     563/73     
D1-0900Z  17/1    17/1     580/74     
D1-1000Z  27/1    27/1     607/75     
D1-1100Z  37/2    37/2     644/77     
D1-1200Z  29/1    29/1     673/78  
D1-1300Z   6/0     6/0     679/78     
D1-1400Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-1500Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-1600Z  --+--    0/0     679/78     
D1-1700Z    -      0/0     679/78    
D1-1800Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-1900Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-2000Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-2100Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-2200Z    -      0/0     679/78     
D1-2300Z  10/1    10/1     689/79     
D2-0000Z  33/3    33/3     722/82  
D2-0100Z  41/4    41/4     763/86  
D2-0200Z  39/2    39/2     802/88  
D2-0300Z  32/0    32/0     834/88  
D2-0400Z  53/1    53/1     887/89  
D2-0500Z  28/4    28/4     915/93  
D2-0600Z  45/9    45/9     960/102 
D2-0700Z  32/2    32/2     992/104 
D2-0800Z  15/1    15/1    1007/105 
D2-0900Z  17/0    17/0    1024/105 
D2-1000Z  14/0    14/0    1038/105 
D2-1100Z  18/0    18/0    1056/105
D2-1200Z  22/0    22/0    1078/105 
D2-1300Z   5/1     5/1    1083/106 

Total:  1083/106


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