[3830] SS CW ND3N Single Op LP

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ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: ND3N
Operator(s): ND3N
Station: ND3N

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MDC
Operating Time (hrs): 13:33

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:    0
   80:   75
   40:   72
   20:   54
   15:    2
   10:    0
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Total:  203  Sections = 67  Total Score = 27,202

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Good contest, but still a challenge with a PW station.  Surprised at the number
of QRP stations heard and worked.  All S&P.

NovSS was the first contest I ever worked.  I was a newly minted Novice and was
taking some time on a Sunday afternoon to improve my CW speed.  I fired up my
(new to me) Collins KWM-2A, inserted the CW crystal for 40M, waited about 10
minutes for it all to warm-up, carefully tuned the rig, positioned my straight
key, then began to scan for someone to talk to.  In pretty short order I found
a lot of stations, but they were all working way to fast for me (and I only had
a 25K slice to use).  I listened for an hour to one of the stations and finally
was able (after 20 or 30 Q's) to piece together what he was sending.  I called
my elmer, who lived up the street from me.  He brought over the QST with the
SweepStakes announcement and I figured out what I needed to do.  I found
someone sending at about 13 WPM, and put out my call (KB6STF).  He came back to
me and after I got him to slow down, and only one repeat request for my check, I
had made my first contest contact - and I was hooked.  With the exception of
about a 5 year break when I was living someplace that didn't allow antennas of
any kind, I've worked this contest every year.  To my shame, I've never got a
clean sweep, but I figure that will happen someday whether I stress about it or
not.

I'm not a fan of phone contests, but hope to hear many of you 2 weekends from
now.

Rig: Kenwood TS-590
Antennas: GAP Challenger and wires
Logger: WriteLog V 12.10E

73 fer now...


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