[3830] ARRLDX SSB K0RF M/S HP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, SSB

Call: K0RF
Operator(s): K7NV, K0RF, W0UA
Station: K0RF

Class: M/S HP
QTH: CO
Operating Time (hrs): 48

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:   23    20
   80:  117    55
   40:  673    86
   20:  665   111
   15: 1019   108
   10:  205    78
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Total: 2702   458  Total Score = 3,708,426

Club: 

Comments:

So, Chuck calls Kurt early last week and says, "Come on over and join us for
ARRL Phone."  And Kurt says, "Hey, I'm just coming home from a 2 week radio
trip to KH6."  And Chuck says, "So, what's your point?"  OK, it didn't go
exactly like that--but with only a brief pit-stop at home, Kurt jetted over
here
for more contest thrills and chills.  Afterwards, Chuck says to me, "You know,
we may have someone here who loves this even more than we do."  Whoda' thunk
it?

It was a pretty tough deal at the start; no opening QSO-flurry as 15 was locked
down tight to Asia and that forced us down-spectrum early. Fortunately, the
bands improved--not without a few spiking-K speed bumps--but things were
generally on the mend.  We were just on the western edge of the Sunday AM EU
opening on 10.  Chuck piloted the band map and did a frenzied mult-run
there--it was a pretty short-lived thing and we were lucky to get what we got.

As usual, Chuck not only operated his tail off, but also kept the three of us
well-fed and provided for.  Chuck is 70 now and I've known him since he was
half that age.  In terms of his energy, dedication and just plain love of the
sport, I'm hard-put to tell any difference over more than 35 years.  Truly a
remarkable, dynamic character!  

OK, well, three old guys who'll tell you they prefer CW, thank you, got on
Phone anyway and did our best.  I think what surprised me most was that I
actually ENJOYED it--that was fun! And I think Chuck and Kurt would admit that,
too.  It's a little tough on the psyche to do our best from a competitive
station like Chuck's and see our scores doubled-up from back East.  But that's
our lot, we enjoy living out here, love the game, and have to (grudgingly)
accept the tradeoffs.  Of course we want to say thanks to our friends in Asia
and around the Pacific Basin for making what we can do from here possible. We
actually had a couple of YB-runs!

OK Kurt, you can take a break and stay home for a while now--until the next
one, that is...

For the other 2 OT's,

Geo  W0UA


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