[3830] SS CW K9MMS Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: K9MMS
Operator(s): K9MMS
Station: K9MMS

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 17.7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:  291
   40:  186
   20:  158
   15:   39
   10:    0
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Total:  674  Sections = 79  Total Score = 106,492

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Comments:

I decided to break from the past routine and go HP this time to hopefully make
it easier to work a sweep (without any assistance).  K3 driving an AL-811H at
about 600 watts.  Sixty-two percent of QSOs were via CQs.

One station told me that my signal sounded "chirpy."  I have had a few similar
comments in previous contests when using the K3 only.  Did anyone reading this
summary, and that worked/heard my signals, notice that my signal sounded
"chirpy?"  If so, please tell me via e-mail (K9MMS at arrl.net or
K9MMS at comcast.net).  I hope my (twice-repaired) K3 does not have more problems.
 It has been OK since its second repair in July of this year.

Foiled again on getting a sweep.  It has now been a few years since my last
sweep.  I worked multiples of a few of the rare mults, and VE8EV was easy to
find and work (Thank you).  This time, I missed NL.  I worked 76 mults the
first day.  On day two, I wasted hours, off and on, tuning for the last four
mults -- especially the elusive last one -- NL.  I heard VO1BQ once when he was
S&P on 15 meters and then he vanished.  I did not find VO1MP until around 0030Z,
near the end of the contest, on 80 meters.  The pile up was huge, he complained
about LID callers, and he left only a few minutes after I found him.  I kept
checking other bands, but I never heard him again.  I gave up the last hour and
just called CQ.  Bah humbug!!

Saturday, when I went to 40 meters, I suddenly had intermittent RFI problems
with the paddle, keyboard, and keying lock-up.  I tried several snap-on chokes
on various cables with little success.  I finally shut down, minimized the
rat's nest of cables, and swapped some cables -- problem finally solved.  My
apologies to stations that only heard gibberish or stuck-key-down during some
of my attempted fills, etc.  (AL9A, Gary, I know you were one of the "victims"
-- sorry for that.)

Thanks for the Qs and Ms.
73,
    Gary


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