[3830] SS CW K5PI(@W5KFT) Single Op HP

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                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - 2020

Call: K5PI
Operator(s): K5PI
Station: W5KFT

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 18F
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:   60
   40:  368
   20:  561
   15:   30
   10:     
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Total: 1019  Sections = 83  Total Score = 169,154

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

I operated from the W5KFT station this weekend, which still puts out a fine
signal with the antennas put up in 1993.  While the antennas worked great, I had
trouble with just about everything else.

I'm sure I'm one of the last folks still using TR-LOG for DOS.  I've been doing
SO2R with it for almost 20 years, and it just works GREAT.  I have some great
old computers that will still run it, but they won't last forever.

So this weekend, I decided to do a serious SO2R effort with N1MM – and a new
SO2R box.  I've done a little N1MM SO2R before, but something was really
glitchy.  I got lots of aborted messages and also messages sent to the wrong
radio.  Still no clue what the root cause was.  I operated low power for about
an hour and saw the same problems, so I don't think it was RFI.  

And one of my rigs was misbehaving.  TX and RX would konk out, but I discovered
(in frustration) that a little smack on the top would get it back on line! 
Anyway, I threw in the towel on a serious effort late Saturday night, got a good
night's sleep and operated off and on Sunday.

Apologies for my QLF moments.  There was great activity and good conditions, and
I copied some FB QSO numbers.


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