[3830] ARRLDX CW AB1J SOAB(A) HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: AB1J
Operator(s): AB1J
Station: AB1J

Class: SOAB(A) HP
QTH: Waltham, EMA
Operating Time (hrs): 20

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:   96    58
   20:   86    44
   15:   77    44
   10:   24    14
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Total:  283   160  Total Score = 135,840

Club: 

Comments:

This was sort of a shake down cruise as I made a number
of changes to my station and tried some new procedures. I wanted
to test as many things as possible, so that meant going all 
bands (40-10) and assisted.  I wasn't competing which was a good 
thing since WO1N went nuts in SOAB(A) LP in EMA.  Nice score, Ken.

1. I fixed my 40 & 30M crashing-the-DSL-modem problem,
so I could run assisted. I made some changes which altered the 
lengths of all the telephone and Ethernet cables, changing 
their resonant frequecy (I guess). I have never before run an
assisted contest where I submitted a log.  I don't expect to 
operate assisted very often; it moves me into into a
rougher neighborhood where I don't have the wherewithal 
(antennas, power) to compete.

2. I tackled the N1MM logger, retiring my old TR-Log.  There's
a lot to learn and I now need to plug in MMTTY.

3. I submitted my intermediate and final scores to Getscores to 
see how it works. It was fun and I hope it remains available. 

4. I kept my temporary 40M antenna up the whole contest, even 
during a ferocious 36 hour wind storm (and a lightning storm 
Saturday evening).  It stayed up and didn't break. Spring 
loading helped. It's a stealth antenna and is only meant to be 
up overnight in calm weather. I call it Dracula. 

5. I temporarily installed another small laptop computer to get 
more screen real estate.  Ran DX Monitor/Getscores on it and 
logged on my regular computer. The desk got crowded, but it all 
worked well and I'll likely do it again. Maybe some day I'll get 
a more powerful computer and a big screen. I had to move my coffee 
cup heater to the other side of the desk. I'll adapt.

The SFI was over 100 all weekend and conditions were good, 
especially on Saturday.  No 10M openings to Europe, though, which 
is my measure of truly rockin' good times.

CU in the CQ WPX CW in May.

73,
Kermit, AB1J


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