[3830] ARRLDX CW KL8DX SOSB/20 HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: KL8DX
Operator(s): KL8DX
Station: KL8DX

Class: SOSB/20 HP
QTH: Alaska
Operating Time (hrs): 11.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:           
   20:  942    58
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  942    58  Total Score = 163,908

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

Very limited time to operate this weekend as my wife was flying out
of state to visit family. I wanted to spend as much time with her as
I could since she would be gone for a few weeks. I did not want her
to think my operating was more important than spending quality time
with her. The points I scored with her where much higher than I could
ever score in this contest since I am her number one multiplier (at
least at income tax time).

I had two small windows of opportunity and those were Saturday for
about 7 hours and Sunday for about 4.5 hours. I took advantage of her
commitments those days to get on that radio.

I stuck to 20 meters as the band was in awesome shape. I was surprised
at the number of stations I had calling me and glad to see so many
patient operators. 

I only had a total of 5 dupes and they were not too far apart in time,
so not sure why. Band was jam packed and I worked lots of new stations
for the first time.  This is by far in the top two of my most favorite
of contests. 

I missed DC, NWT, LB, NU and YT. 

Thanks for the contacts and sorry to those I missed. 

73,
Phil KL8DX
Denali National Park, AK


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