[3830] SS SSB AD4L SO Unlimited HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: AD4L
Operator(s): AD4L
Station: AD4L

Class: SO Unlimited HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 19

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   88
   40:  118
   20:  204
   15:  279
   10:   30
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Total:  719  Sections = 80  Total Score = 115,040

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Got the run frequency from heaven on 20 and was working stations as fast as
possible when I noticed a weird crackling noise and started smelling that truly
evil smell of roasted electronics. Then I noticed the amp meter lights dimming
in time with my voice. A breaker popped next. The trusty SB200, age 46, died
while giving all it had, and a few quick tests confirmed it was not anything
transient. So I did most of the contest with whatever the TS-850 could get out.
Got super tired Sunday afternoon and spent an hour sounding like Elmer Fudd. I
was just getting over bronchitis and was very surprised to make it through the
weekend, only getting real laryngitis in the last hour. Thanks to W4MR (AA4NC)
and K4HA for the local cluster. It allowed me to pounce a PR very quickly and
get my weak signal through well before the thundering herds. That was the only
sweat for mults.

3 el @ 27 feet for 20/15/10, trapped dipole @ 40 feet for 80/40.


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