[3830] SS CW VE9AA Single Op LP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: VE9AA
Operator(s): VE9AA
Station: VE9AA

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: nb
Operating Time (hrs): 6
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:    0
   80:   72
   40:   66
   20:  157
   15:   14
   10:    0
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Total:  309  Sections = 70  Total Score = 43,260

Club: Maritime Contest Club

Comments:

I must be getting soft in my old age (55), because I distinctly remember 4-5 yrs
ago saying that I was going to boycott SS and CQ-P due to the whole
"MAR" vs. "NB" thing.  There's no going against decades of
tradition though where the Canadian mults are RAC sections, not Provinces, so
(sighhhhh) I relented as I do enjoy the game and it's hard to sit this one out.

I did find it funny when guys I know....big time active contesters all,
questioned me when I sent "MAR" (hahahahah, I certainly saw the irony
in that)

Spent many hours this past week repairing (raised) radials and whatnot on my
4-squares in the woods, and raising the low end of my ZS6BKW to 41' with a
rebuilt mast.

I was going to be very active this weekend, but the winds came up and the power
was on/off all weekend. (over 100k in VE9 alone w/o power early Sunday
morning).
(A little less in VY2 and VE1)

Then the phone calls from work starting coming and between all that and playing
Dad's taxi, I just lost all interest in SS, so it was an hour here and 30mins
there as allowed.

Coolest Q - VY1AAA.....good copy, snuck in under a loud stn (thanks for the
recording Gerry)

Got some D-QRM from France for a while on the lower end of 20m, but beaming
away, I was able to ignore 99% of their childish antics.  Gah!  

Lots of recent checks and slower ops, 95% of which I slowed down for.

Lots of 49 checks for W0AIH.....good to see.

I knew better going in, but partway through I disabled call history because
checks and QTH's were only matching up 'most' of the time, but still enough to
throw me off the case, hi ! 'copy what is sent' Mike, copy what is sent.

I could type more I suppose. (someone accused me of getting paid by the word),
but I'll leave it at that.  This area of Canada was well represented and I know
there were LOTS and LOTS of folks w/o power in NB, NS and PEI...still are, so my
thoughts are with them.  I am lucky to have power and Internet back today.

dit dit !

Mike VE9AA proudly in "NB"...or (mumble mumble, MAR in this one) ;-o

2 IC7410's @ 100w
2nd radio got the new ZS6BKW--almost never used it, 'cept to check on 15m
openings,.
1rst radio got mostly wire 4-squares in the woods.
N3ZN paddle (awesome!)
N1MM+ (awesome as always)


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