[3830] BARTG Sprint K4GMH SO Expert HP

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                    BARTG RTTY Sprint

Call: K4GMH
Operator(s): K4GMH
Station: K4GMH

Class: SO Expert HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 17
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts
-----------------
   80:  166   166
   40:  306   306
   20:  302   302
   15:  346   346
   10:  216   216
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Total: 1336  1336  Mults = 79  Total Score = 632,316

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Thanks to BARTG for sponsoring the Sprint Contest
and its members who do all the administrative work.  
Also, thanks to all who were kind enough to work 
me.  All the QSOs are appreciated.
 
Bands were in okay condition.  Ten and 15 meters 
were good on my end from just looking at the box
score.  The lower bands, 80 and 40 meters, did not
seem as good compared to other recent contests.  
There were a few strong European signals on those 
bands just not as many my memory seems to recall 
from other contests.  

Didn't put in as much time as should have.  Was still 
feeling okay at 0600Z.  However, I've learned my 
recovery time after a contest has been taking longer 
and longer.  Also, the QSO rate was dropping off even 
though I knew I could top my previous best QSO total 
for the Contest. Unfortunately, the multiplier total was 
sufficiently behind several previous Contest final 
amounts at that time.  There was no way I could equal 
or surpass those previous mult. totals in the remaining 
six hours.  So off to take a few hours of sleep hopefully 
to keep the after a 24 hour BIC contest recovery time a 
bit shorter.  
 
Okay, alarm set and it went off when it should.  However, 
"Mike" wasn't ready to get up after the three hour "power nap":>)  
Off with the alarm and next thing I saw was the Sun 
shine coming through the window.  
 
Still had a great time in the Contest.  Always nice to work 
the many friends and regulars who participate.  Hope 
you had as much fun. 
 
Did have one in shack mishap.  While on ten meters, started 
to smell the sickening sweet smell that accompanies an 
over heated something.  Started looking around and saw 
the power out had dropped to just a few Watts.  Figured 
the homemade amp. took a hit after all the years of RTTY 
contesting.  After a few minutes of testing, the problem 
was a blown capacitor in the 10 meter W3NQN bandpass
filter.  Bypassing the filter and back on 10 meters.  Sorry 
KI7MT for not being able to complete the 10 meter QSO.
 
Again, had fun and feel good (that is what 
happens after a good nights sleep:>) 
 
   73,
   Mike, K4GMH


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