[3830] NA Sprint CW N6DE HP

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                    NA Sprint CW Contest - February

Call: N6DE
Operator(s): N6DE
Station: N6DE

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 3:38

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:             
   40:  105    3:30
   20:    7    0:08
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Total:  112    Mults = 38  Total Score = 4,256

Club: Northern California Contest Club

Team: Northern California Contest Club #4

Comments:

N6BT EVN-40 40m vertical dipole
Elecraft K3 
Acom 1010

I set everything up temporarily at my home QTH just to be active in the CW
Sprint.  There were several milestones for me:
-First CW Sprint since 2011.
-First time using my Acom 1010 since 2013.
-First time trying to run power at home QTH.
-First time loading EVN-40 on 20m.
-First time using my Elecraft K3 since 2018.

Pictures:
Antenna set up temporarily in my backyard:
https://public.fotki.com/N6DE/cw-sprint-2020/cw-sprint-2020/img-4876.html

Me with my station in the garage:
https://public.fotki.com/N6DE/cw-sprint-2020/cw-sprint-2020/img-6202.html


Almost everything worked well!  I wanted to stay on 20m longer, but my XYL told
me that I was causing a lot of RFI havoc in the house, even when I decreased
power to 200W.  So I went outside and reconfigured the antenna for 40m. 
Fortunately I was able to run 600W on 40m the rest of the contest without RFI
problems.

This was a lot of fun!  Many thanks to those who slowed down for me.  I'm not on
the air as much as I used to be, so my CW proficiency has decreased.  My noise
level on 40m at home is challenging.  Thanks to those for bearing with me when I
had to ask for fills.  And finally, thanks to the XYL for letting the day be a
contesting day!

73...
-Dean - N6DE


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