[3830] NAQP SSB WB8RFB Single Op LP

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                    North American QSO Party, SSB - January

Call: WB8RFB
Operator(s): WB8RFB
Station: WB8RFB

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: IL
Operating Time (hrs): 0.9

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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  160:           
   80:           
   40:  40     21
   20:           
   15:           
   10:           
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Total:  40     21  Total Score = 840

Club: Society of Midwest Contesters

Team: SMC Team 0011

Comments:

This was a day when everything broke.  We got slammed by the snow/ice/freezing
rain storm last night so my day began at 0530 to get outside to remove the mess.
 First, the snow blower refused to start no matter what language I spoke to it.
So that necessitated over 8 hours of shoveling two driveways, sidewalks, and
patios by hand with many breaks needed to rest my back.  This was heavy, wet
slush.  I was beat and had to take a nap.  I finally get into the shack just
before 2200Z and 40 was sounding fairly good.  Knocked out 40 quick QSO's before
needing to stop to feed the livestock.  By the time I got back in the chair, the
wind was kicking up and my 80/40 HF-2V was whipping around like crazy and the
SWR was jumping all over the place.  Something was breaking contact and it would
jump from 1.1:1 to over 6:1 as I spoke into the mic.  This is the same antenna
that performed so flawlessly for the NAQP CW event a week ago.  The wind gusts
are over 25 - 30 MPH and that has put the kibosh on any further operating. 
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.


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