[3830] RTTY WPX AA4LR SOAB HP

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                    CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 5.0

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts
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   80:    0    0
   40:   56  178
   20:  208  350
   15:    0    0
   10:    0    0
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Total:  264  528  Prefixes = 165  Total Score = 87,120

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S / A743 at 15m (20m/40m)

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 w/ supplemental cooling fan
Ameritron AL-80A running 400-500 watts
Old Toshiba Laptop running N1MM

Comments:

Just a bit of time on and off. I literally would walk into the shack, operate
for a while and then leave. This didn't leave a lot of time to cruise around
the bands at all, I only worked 20 and 40m. 

I did manage to get on and make a few runs, which was a lot of fun. I even got
into a good European run on Sunday afternoon -- I was surprised the band was
still open, since it was clearly after dark in Europe. 

Had one weird moment right near the end of the contest. I had been calling CQ
on a frequency on 40m for about 5 minutes, when I heard a signal about 20 Hz
away from me. I decoded this as 4L8A calling CQ! I continued to run for about
20 minutes. It was really interesting that we weren't really interfering with
each other - he was working stations in Europe, myself in NA. After that, I
decided I needed to QRT, so first I called 4L8A and was delighted to score a
contact. Thanks!


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