[3830] SS CW W4PK SO Unlimited HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: W4PK
Operator(s): W4PK
Station: W4PK

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 18

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   98
   40:  248
   20:  125
   15:   65
   10:   71
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Total:  607  Sections = 80  Total Score = 97,120

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Thanks to all who put up with this CW-challenged operator!  I am comfortable up
to about 25 wpm but anything above that I started having problems with 7's, 8's
or 9's.  Also if the operator sent the precedence without a space following the
serial number I was likely to type a '6' when it was a 'B'.

I spent until late Sunday afteroon just S&Ping.  I tried to work some of the
super-fast stations but I had to ask for too many repeats.   I felt like I was
slowing their rate down so I soon gave up on that idea.

I did get brave enough to try running late Sunday afternoon.  I ran at 24 WPM
and to my surprise I didn't have much of a problem at all.  Most stations
answered me at my speed but I was successful even with those who had answered
at up to about 30 WPM.  I had my best rates the last couple of hours of this
contest.  This included a temporary QSY to 160M to work TU2T for a new band
country.

This year I did manage to work all 80 sections, a first for me. 

I came across a gentleman who was running stations at a brisk pace and he gave
me a check of 39, the year that I was born!  I checked QRZ.COM and it turns out
that he is 90 years young!

73, Sam W4PK


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