[NCC] SS CW K8BL SO Unlimited LP

[Hal Offutt]

Hi Bob,

Sorry you had to spend so much time to work me.  When we finally did 
work, you were surprisingly loud.  I was wondering if you were operating 
from K8AZ.  I'm glad you were able to get a sweep.

BCNU!

73, Hal

On 11/11/2015 4:54 PM, R.T.Liddy wrote:
>                      ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: K8BL
> Operator(s): K8BL
> Station: K8BL
>
> Class: SO Unlimited LP
> QTH: OH
> Operating Time (hrs): 22
>
> Summary:
>   Band  QSOs
> ------------
>    160:    2
>    80:  352
>    40:  342
>    20:  84
>    15:  136
>    10:    5
> ------------
> Total:  921  Sections = 83  Total Score = 152,886
>
> Club: North Coast Contesters
>
> Comments:
>
> The condx were OK, but not the best. WWV numbers were kinda crummy, but the
> noise was down.
>
> It seemed to me that activity was down a bit from previous years. A number of
> the familiar Calls didn't end up in my Log. And, finding an open spot to CQ
> wasn't much of a problem. There weren't many S/N's so high that made me say
> WOW like in past years.
>
> Worked all the Sections except NT before going to bed around 2:30 AM. There
> were Spots for VY1, but I was never able to hear him. On Sunday, Spots for him
> started showing up around Noon, but he was incredibly weak and the feeding
> frenzy kept covering up what little I could hear. I succumbed to the desire
> for Clean Sweep and spent way too much time trying to hear him well enough to
> toss in my Call and it cost me well over an hour of operating on and off. In
> mid-afternoon, I decided to give up. But, just before sunset, I gave him
> another listen when he was spotted on 20M. After about 10 tries, I finally
> got him!!!! YAHOO!!
>
> This is my all-time favorite Contest in spite of the really long exchanges, but
> once you get into it things just seem to flow. We've reached the point where
> some of the Check Numbers (11, 12, 14, etc.) make you wonder if they  are
> 1912 or 2012!!!
>
> BTW..... Looking over the Contest Summaries on 3830, there are a number of
> Stations that have scores showing they worked 84 Sections. That's a pretty
> neat trick since there only 83 Sections to work!?!?!?! Did a new Section
> show up that I don't know about??? (HI-HI)
> P.S.  You know it's time to take a sleep break when you start responding to         your OWN EXCHANGE!!!
>
>
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