[3830] Oceania SSB NH2T(N2NL) SOAB HP

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                    Oceania DX Contest, Phone

Call: NH2T
Operator(s): N2NL
Station: N2NL

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: Guam
Operating Time (hrs): 17

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:    4      4
   80:   38     32
   40:  175    125
   20:  356    236
   15:  826    435
   10:  418    270
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Total: 1817   1102  Total Score = 5,065,894

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

Lots of changes occurred between my last serious contest effort this past Spring
and now.  First of all, back in May, I went to the emergency room with severe
abdominal cramping and left a week later following emergency surgery, a
temporary ostomy, and a diagnosis of stage 3 colon cancer.  Fortunately, I had
the side effects when I did.  I am only 42, otherwise in excellent health, with
no family history of cancer.  Had this not happened when it did, the diagnosis
could have been much worse had more time passed.

The surgery was 100% successful and follow-up CT and PET scans show no evidence
of disease.  I am receiving adjuvant chemotherapy to try to make sure the PET
scans remain clear forever.  I am finishing up round six of eight of
chemotherapy.  The chemo side effects have really limited my activity over the
summer.

Additionally, the Navy made a smart fiscal decision to close the housing area
where I have lived for the past three years (17 residents in over 200 housing
units available).  Over the summer I had to relocate all my antennas and move
to a new location on Guam, while receiving chemo.  Bye bye unlimited jungle
space and the six Beverages I had put up.  As a consolation prize for having to
move, I was relocated to a hilltop location with a spectacular takeoff and ocean
view toward NA, EU, and Africa.  I have relocated my Spiderbeam and built a low
band vertical with both top loading and base loading that works on 40, 80, and
160.  I was able to run 300m of RG6 feed line to access a small area of jungle
where I have put up three Beverage receive antennas for NA, EU, and VK/ZL. 
This took most of the last two months to complete and I hope to make the most
of it in my remaining nine months here on Guam.

I originally planned to try to operate 24 hours as a shakedown for the station
and operator.  The station performed better than the operator.  I blew out my
voice after 8 hours at 3AM local time while trying to work the huge EU pileups
and went to bed, sleeping through sunrise.  On Sunday, I operated about another
9 hours, taking a couple short breaks during the day.  I really want to put
forth a serious effort in my last CQWW DX SSB contest from Guam but I may not
be able to do it - my last round of chemo starts the Thursday before CQWW.  I
may have to shift goals to just have fun and make a bunch of QSOs.  We shall
see.

Thanks all for the QSOs - I had a blast.  I have never worked so many UK
stations in a contest weekend so conditions were spectacular.  I struggled a
bit on the low bands - my stuff just seems to work better on CW and the Asian
noise out of zone 24 is spreading to the lower bands including 40 and even 80m.
 It was great working OH2BH on 160m who was loud and clear on my end - one of a
handful of six-banders.

To the OCDX Committee, you've put together a first-rate contest that's a lot of
fun.  Thank you!

73, Dave KH2/N2NL


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