[3830] ARRLDX CW K1IR SOSB/40 HP

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ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K1IR
Operator(s): K1IR
Station: K1IR

Class: SOSB/40 HP
QTH: MA
Operating Time (hrs): 7

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:  688    77
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  688    77  Total Score = 158,928

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Before the Contest
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Its been years since this op and station have been on the air.
- Fixed a broken TIC Ring
- Setup a K3 and Acom 2000
- Connected a computer
Chose something simple - 40M Single Band. Just part-time. Goal - have a little
fun; low stress.

During the Contest
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- My operating skills were very rusty. Sorry if I caused you any pain.
- Prefixes that should be easy weren't.
- Took a couple of hours to get keyboard muscle memory to work again.
- I tried not to slow down the real contesters when they called in.
- A few people said hi - that was the best.
- The guy sending JW0WOD could not be JW. I had him send it like 3 times until
he got it right - 2W0WOD. A quick look-up reveals he's 14! Cheers, Will!
- The equipment worked fine.
- Most frequency confrontations were civil - not all.
- No RFI complaints.
- Some local noise seems to come and go - it seemed worst toward NE.
- It's not fun to work you when you are QRP and have a 19-letter celebration
call.
- I had fun. Goal achieved.

73,

Jim K1IR


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