[SCCC] N6ED - SS SSB

[Craig Gullickson]

Subject: SS SSB N6ED Single Op HP


                    ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB

Call: N6ED
Operator(s): N6ED
Station: N6ED

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

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
  160:     
   80:     
   40:  100
   20:   15
   15:   48
   10:     
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Total:  163  Sections = 62  Total Score = 20,212

Club: 

Comments:

Coming off the great run of last year, I was really
looking forward to SS this
year....Planning had already begun at K6NA in November
last year and had been
coming along nicely until I received a phone call
during the summer that my
sister-in-law had gotten engaged.  I thought to
myself, "that's cool as long as
it's not November 19th!"  Wellllllll, guess what?  Yup
:-(

I spent the next few weeks thinking of what rare
African disease I could come
down with, or unchangable work assignment that just so
happened to be in SDGO,
or if faking my own death would give me a "good enough
excuse" to bail. 
Unfortunately nothing I came up with was acceptable
with my wife, or family so I
took the bitter pill and bowed out this year for a
more important event in the
grand scheme of things.  (I'm sure you guys would
debate me on this!!)
I'm glad to report that the bride showed up and
everything went according to
plan which was cool.  My new brother-in-law has agreed
to start studying for his
call so I'm working on him to get hooked by the
contest bug ;-)

Operating from the station at my dad's place which I
built in high school, I was
happy to at least get in a little action.  I got in 40
mins at the start before
leaving for pictures.  You should have seen it,
contester in Tuxedo running
rate!!!  It was a far departure from my normal contest
attire but kinda funny
anyway.  I didn't return until the last couple hours
of the contest to hand out
a Q to all the hardcore guys who had run out of fresh
calls.  Bands seemed to be
pretty vacant at the end....

I have learned a valuable lesson this weekend, tell
all your family that they
can't plan anything which includes you the 3rd weekend
of
November....ever...........
For that matter, the 1st weekend in October as
well.....
That ought to about cover it!!


73 to all and see you for real in the next one
Craig N6ED




	
		
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