[3830] ARRLDX CW VE3VN SOSB/20 LP

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                    ARRL DX Contest, CW - 2019

Call: VE3VN
Operator(s): VE3VN
Station: VE3VN

Class: SOSB/20 LP
QTH: ON
Operating Time (hrs): 15.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:           
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  834    98  Total Score = 245,196

Club: Contest Club Ontario

Comments:

My plan was a low intensity SOAB effort because of a cold, since I knew I
couldn't operate full time. Then matters got worse. During my very first QSO
attempt on 40m my yagi decided to quit. A worrying but seemingly minor
intermittent had developed only a couple of hours before the contest and it
obviously worsened. Without 40m and with a nagging headache from the cold I gave
it up and shut down the station.

After thinking about it some more I decided to try again, this time with a
single band effort. Conditions seemed okay so I went for 20m, starting Saturday
morning. It was a good choice. With limited operating time I managed to rack up
some points. An unrelated intermittent in my high tri-bander behaved all
weekend, so at least I had that on my side.

When I checked after the contest the 40m yagi was once again online. I guess
that's what intermittent buys you. The yagis will have to come down this year
anyway to make way for other antennas, which is when I'll repair them. But I may
experience difficulties during the remaining winter/spring contests.


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