[3830] SS CW K5KG Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: K5KG
Operator(s): K5KG
Station: K5KG

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WCF
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   84
   40:  320
   20:  188
   15:  235
   10:   49
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Total:  876  Sections = 80  Total Score = 140,160

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

Station:

K3/P3 (Golly Gee, do I ever love this radio!)
C31 @ 60'
10m 6el @ 30' (on a Stack Match with the C31)
40m 40 @ 75'
80m Inv Vee

My intention was to do SO2R in SS.  I set up the two radios (K3 & ProIII) and
antenna switching early on Saturday.  However, after several hours of trying to
overcome a keying focus problem in the setup (Writelog with DX Doubler), I gave
up on the effort, and re-config'd the station to SO1R with the K3.  (Many tnx
to W4TV and N3RD for helping me with the problem on Saturday.)

I got the sweep at 1753z with VO1HP on 15m.  (Two hours later on 20m, both
VO1BQ and VO1MP called me one right after another, much to my surprise.)  My
next-to-the-last section was NLI. For ND, I worked N7IV and KE0A, both regulars
up in the north country.  Jay, VY1JA, called  me on 40m at 0600z, and gave me
his number 006.  I later worked VY1EI, who I later heard several times. 

When I worked John, N4EEB/KP4 at 0020z, and he told me he was sick.  I said
what was the problem/  He said "dunno, but I have an infection and a fever".  I
really felt sorry for him, as he worked so hard on making his SS operation in
Rincon a success.  Wow, what a trooper, and congrats to John for the most
entertaining 3830 write up!

10m was open very nicely on Sunday morning, but most of the stations there had
already worked during the night.  One thing to note about 10m, however, was
that later Sunday afternoon I had one yagi to the north and one to the west,
and three ME stations called in, including AA4AK, a QRP station who was
massively loud.  

It seemed like I really had to stick to S&P during most of the contest.  That
was until the last four hours of the contest, when I could finally get some
runs going. Later Sunday afternoon and eveing, I was had good runs on 15, 20
and 40, where many new-comers called in with their low numbers...that was fun. 
By 0146z, I had my 24 hours in, so I had to QRT on a very nice 40m pileup.  

My comments would not be complete without a special mention to all of the
stations that I worked who were not in the Lower-48. They were:

KH6LC
KH6ZM
N4EEB/KP4 (loud)
KH7X (loud)
KH7Y
KL7AF
KL7RA
KL7SB
KP2M
KP2MM
KP4UNO
NH2T (Tnx Dave)
NL7V
NP2L
NP2X (Fred was the loudest of all)
NP4DX

Tnx to all for a great SS.  Hope to see y'all on SSB in two weeks.

73, George, K5KG


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