[3830] SS SSB K2PO Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: K2PO
Operator(s): K2PO
Station: K2PO

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Oregon
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   87
   40:  204
   20:  564
   15:  389
   10:  298
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Total: 1542  Sections = 83  Total Score = 255,972

Club: Willamette Valley DX Club

Comments:

Fun time, mostly.

Things started well - averaged 110+/hr for the first five hours.  To bed with
100 more Qs than last year.

But 10/15 disappointed on Sunday.  The bands opened late, and didn't provide
the rates they did last year.  (It looks like the K index was up at 4 for 18
hours of the contest.)  I ended 70 QSOs behind last year.

Adding to the excitement was a USB keyboard that died.  I did the one-armed
paper-hanger dance, unplugging and re-plugging the KB to try and get it
working, repeatedly rebooting computer between Qs, salvaging a wireless KB from
the junkbox, finding batteries, and downloading an obscure driver - all while
trying to hold my best run frequency of the weekend.  A few dozen Qs are logged
on scrap paper (but included in the posted score).

Having N2IC on low power was a good motivator - Steve naturally outclassed me,
but gave me a stretch target to reach for (as did NP4G).

Tnx to all,

/Bill, K2PO


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