[3830] SS SSB W4AAA(KK9A) SO Unlimited LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: W4AAA
Operator(s): KK9A
Station: KK9A

Class: SO Unlimited LP
QTH: North Carolina
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:  177
   40:  606
   20:  650
   15:  100
   10:    8
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Total: 1541  Sections = 83  Total Score = 255,806

Club: 

Comments:

Several weeks ago I discovered lightning damage along with some unexplained
issues to my 20m system. I spent a couple of weekends after the CQWW Phone
contest making the repairs, while the weather was still warm. I would like to
thank wife, Leslie for spending many hours assisting me in removing and
reinstalling the lower 20m beam which weighs 200 pounds. This antenna was
completely dead so I changed the coax and balun. Just when I thought everything
was repaired and working perfectly the B radio position on my Array Solutions
SixPak quit. Luckily I had an extra one from my P40A station that I swapped in
just several hours before the contest began. I started CQing on 15m and had
zero responses so I quickly switched to 20m. For reasons I do not understand, I
am unable to work a lot of stations on 15m in Sweepstakes.  Signals are loud on
my three stack of monobanders, but I get few callers.  Stations out west seem
to have an endless supply of eastern callers on this band and also on 10m, I
guess I am just in the wrong location. The majority of my QSOs and 82% of my
multipliers were made on 20m which is very unusual. My lowest 20m antenna is 75
feet high and the system is not designed for domestic contests.  40m also
produced a large number of contacts. This was probably the best band from this
location however it was difficult for me to maintain a quiet frequency on the
very crowded band running less than 150 watts. 80m sounded good here, but the
rates were much worse than in previous years.  As always there was a lot of
activity in this contest and it is always a thrill to work all of the sections
for the sweep. Thanks for the QSOs. Please QSL via WD9DZV

73,
John KK9A


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