[3830] CQWW SSB K4XS SOSB(A)/10 HP

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                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB

Call: K4XS
Operator(s): K4XS
Station: K4XS

Class: SOSB(A)/10 HP
QTH: FLORIDA
Operating Time (hrs): 26

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:                    
   20:                    
   15:                    
   10: 2429    37      149
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Total: 2429    37      149  Total Score = 1,292,400

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

This was supposed to be the shakedown for the new station.  I was going to go
all bands assisted, fullbore.  However, Sandy had other plans.  80 meter quad
wires were knocked down 2 hours before the contest and with winds gusting 30
MPH and darkness coming fast there was no chance to fix them.

I decided to play and to see what the new station could do...at first.  I
worked 10, 40 80 and 160 top see how the station would play...and then figured
I'd get up at whatever time and play on the upper bands.  I woke up at around
6:15 and headed to the shack to see what was up on 10.  A few signals were just
starting to come through so I sat down for a "few minutes".  The few minutes
turned out to be a major effort on 10 meters.

Conditions were great!  New logging program (N1MM), new antennas, first time
doing assisted made this a huge learning experience.  I wish I knew all the
stuff about all three at the beginning of the contest that I know now!

Worked all mults I heard with the exception of a couple of skip zones that were
whispers here...C6, TI, TG and VP5.  Grand finale was having a VK6 call 10
minutes before the end of the contest for zolne 37.

I'm sold on assisted op and hope I can improve on using this amazing method of
operating.


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