[3830] NA Sprint CW K9MMS LP

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                    NA Sprint CW Contest - February

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

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 4.0

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:  106      19
   40:   62      14
   20:   31       6
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Total:  199    Mults = 39  Total Score = 7,761

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Team: SMC Snowbound

Comments:

This was just horrible!!!   Much worse than last time.  I could not even make
200 QSOs and fell way short of 10k points.

It was almost like I was running QRP with the antennas on the ground.  I've
been in these sprints for many years, but I have never had so many requests for
repeats of serial numbers -- it was almost epidemic during the last hour on 80
and 40.  The PC was sending the original data, so what was the problem???  I
was able to copy most of the numbers on the first pass, but I did have to ask
for repeats once in a while.

I had many gaps of 1-3 minutes with no QSOs.  I was beat on most "jump balls"
that I attempted, and inherited frequencies mostly came up empty after a QSO. 
Of course, most of my CQs came up empty as well -- even on clear frequencies
and at the edges of the fray.

This could well be my last LP Sprint.  This was not fun at all, and I almost
quit early.  I wanted to make it to the finish line, and I was on a team, so
â€" whatever.  With the lousy band conditions and solar cycle doldrums, I
sometimes think it might be time to change hobbies.


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