[3830] NA Sprint CW N2NL(@W6NL) HP

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                    NA Sprint CW Contest

Call: N2NL
Operator(s): N2NL
Station: W6NL

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:  114        
   40:  144        
   20:   90        
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Total:  348    Mults = 41  Total Score = 14,268

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Team: Northern California Contest Club #1

Comments:

This ended up being a difficult Sprint for me.  20M fell off the cliff at 0100Z,
and I should have focused more on 40 than trying to push 20 by CQing with the
second radio.  That probably cost me a few QSO's.  I made the same mistake
later when I forced the issue on 40 when I should have been working 80m harder.
 40 usually is a bottomless pit for me, but activity really seemed limited last
night with the RTTY contest drawing more and more people from the Sprint.  I
think it's time to swap back the Sprint weekends.  I heard and chased three
multipliers all over the place without success - WV, AL, and VT.  
   The first big "winter" storm of the year in the SF Bay Area threw another
wrench into the mix.  While it was only rain at sea level, there were some
significant winds up at the top of the mountain where W6NL is located.  He
estimated the winds to exceed hurricane force for a while about midway through
the contest, by the number of buckets needed to catch drips coming through the
*walls* from the horizontal rain.  It was very eerie driving down the mountain
at night with zero visibility in the clouds with several small rock slides to
avoid.  The highest winds generated some significant static on 40, bad enough
to shut down the amps (87A's) several times. 
   This will probably be my last serious contest effort from California.  I
have been slated to transfer back to Key West, Florida early this summer.  I'll
be  stationed aboard a patrol boat, so my activity may be somewhat limited
depending on how flexible the Navy housing office will be with antenna
requests.
   I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone in the NCCC for the
incredible hospitality and welcome I received when I moved here in 2005. 
Special mention to K6AW, N5KO, and N6TV who got me connected with W6NL and
K6BL.  Dave and Barb selflessly opened their home to me on several occasions,
and for that I'm indebted.  It's been great to put faces to all the W6
callsigns, and I'm leaving with many, many new friendships that I hope to
cherish for years in the future.

73, Dave N2NL/6


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