[CQ-Contest] Contesting WITH Sunspots

[Mike Smith VE9AA]

Snipped from my ARRL DX SSB 2014 (10m only) 3830 report..and this was not
even the best year for sunspots.

Anyone who endured more than 3 hrs this w/e deserves a medal.  I gave up
after 2 hrs and 42 minutes!

 

<CLICK>

(Light bulb goes on)

Huh, what is it?

It's time to get up sir.

Huh...(groggy) what?

It's time for you to catch a plane to the Orient.

Why Jeeves?

Your speaking engagement sir.  Your around the world tour to raise money.

Remind me what I am speaking about this year Jeeves.

Why sir, you are speaking about that classic Bo Derek movie.

Oh right, well better get me the airport Jeeves. 

(Jeeves drives Mike to the Airport in a MINI COOPER)

Mike frantically searches for flights to Tokyo and finally gives up and
having

missed them

goes into the Tiki lounge for a beverage.  There he stumbles into some large

Hawaiins

looking for flights to North America and he visited with a guy who claimed
to

be Rich from Alaska,  who at least had

his passport but didn't look or sound like him at all.  He was able to
collect

1000 each from the big Hawaiins and Rich in 

Alaska, but otherwise the collection plate was looking a bit bare.  How will

the ARRL ever accept this amount from the November Bravo group?

After that it was time to go back home and sleep.  Mike had missed his
flight

to Tokyo and there were no more flights

until the morning.

(fade to black)

Mike wake up !

Jeeves, is that you?

Yes Mike, you are going to miss your flight to Europe. They are expecting
you

to speak there today.

(groggy). Huh, isn't that over?

No sir, it's a 48hr around the world tour.  You are expected to speak in
many

countries today.

I better get some coffee in me Jeeves.

Already looked after sir (hands him a mug of the best cup of warm brewed
beans

available)

Lets get at it Jeeves.

He boards a plane for Europe.

While there here speaks to many groups.  Some rich, some not so. He collects

1500 from one benefactor

however a good portion were only able to donate 5.  There was actually one
kind

soul who gave his last 1/2 (amazing!)

Then it was off on a whirlwind tour of Africa and down into the Carribean

before nightfall.

It was a long ways between engagements since leaving Europe and the voice
was

wavering somewhat, however there

were some healthy contributions of 1000 each from some of the more wealthy

groups with big aluminum money clips.

Could I stay awake long enough to fly to New Zealand, Australia and try Asia

one more time?

It was not to be.  Once I got to Guam, Dave said his hellos and donated a

thousand, but I didn't have it in me to continue.

Jeeves said, Mike you need a bigger plane if you are going to reach Asia in

time.

I know Jeeves (looks down) but you know I am trying to raise as much as I
can

for the donation to the ARRL.

It's perhaps my last chance to speak about the movie "10" before we

have to move onto other interests.

Sir, you know you have to keep going.  The MCC finance consortium is
counting

on your participation to raise money and the rest of them

are speaking on a variety of subjects.  You are the Bo Derek expert and so
you

must make a good speech to raise funds.

Jeeves, I know, but a second day in Europe will be difficult.  I have
already

spoken to all the wealthy folks with big aluminum money

clips and they gave me 1000, 100 and even 50. How can I be expected to
collect

funds from those with very little?

Sir, they will donate.  Your speech just has to be invigorating.

Jeeves, I am trying. I had some folks at my speech talking on FM
walkie-talkies

and other times I think they were playing their

TV real loud and attempting to stop me from talking.

Jeeves says: Sir that's all part of the game.  Others want to collect more

donations than you. THey will try to disrupt your speech.

It's the way it is.   When that happens, sometimes it's better to leave the

auditorium and go looking in separate rooms for individual

donations one at a time.  Knock on doors if you have to.  STand in line if
you

think it's a rare currency that could be worth donating

to the cause.  I'd like to donate currencies from at least 100 countries
this

time around Jeeves.  Last time I brought in a lot of money

but missed the mark by 1 type of currency.

Jeeves says: Mike, beware the counterfitters !  We've seen some guys try to
put

fake amounts in the tray and the ARRL does not

acecpt them, like the TW555 station that will no doubt be a Bo Derek fan. 

There are others too who put no donations in, but will

sneak into your talks you are giving and sit and heckle, with beeps, burps
and

other disgusting noises.  You must learn to ignore this

lot and carry on in your collection of funds.

Good advice Jeeves. I think I am done in Europe now. I want to fly to the

Caribbean again and see if there are any Islands I might

have missed yesterday. SOme people were away at the beach and weren't able
to

listen to my speech. Maybe today? And remind me to catch the red-eye

flight to Toyko too Jeeves as I have not seen anyone carrying Japanese
currency

yet.

Jeeves, you are the best., I just had some supper and walked all around
Japan

and even China.  Remind me to give you a raise !

Now pass me my pencil and paper. I have to tally up all these donations and

hand them over to the ARRL.

73 de Mike VE9AA IC7410, ~500w, 5el yagi @ 24', N1MM, CM-500 headset.

Call: VE9AA <https://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=VE9AA> 
Operator(s): VE9AA <https://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=VE9AA>  
Station: VE9AA

Class: SOSB/10 HP
QTH: nb
Operating Time (hrs): 20:04 
Location: Canada 


Summary:   Compare Scores
<https://www.3830scores.com/comparescores.php?arg=O2c7zOffsa6&call=VE9AA> 


Band

QSOs

Mults

	

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10:

1678

113

	

Total:

1678

113

Total Score

567,486

 

 

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

 

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