[SCCC] NA Sprint CW W4EF SOHP

[Michael Tope]

                  SPRINTCW Summary Sheet

        Start Date : 2018-02-04

   CallSign Used : W4EF
       Operator(s) : W4EF

Operator Category : SINGLE-OP
              Band : ALL
             Power : HIGH
              Mode : CW


              Name : Michael Tope
           Address : 11018 Cardamine Dr
    City/State/Zip : Tujunga  CA  91042
           Country : USA

         Club/Team : SCCC#2

         Band    QSOs    Pts  Sec
          3.5      81      81   19
            7      33      33   19
        Total     114     114   38


             Score : 4,332
               Rig : Elecraft K3 and Alpha 87A

          Antennas : 40M Inverted-V at 35', 80M 55ft tall vertical

I got to my remote shack late and I got caught up doing a bunch of cable 
re-routing on my operating desk. I almost skipped the contest entirely, 
but I decided to compromise and do the last two hours. I started out on 
40 meters at 0200 UTC, made 1 QSO, and then noticed there was something 
wrong with the amplifier. I spent the next 15 minutes slowly coming to 
the conclusion that I was probably limping on a single tube. I decided 
to proceed at reduced power which was around 500 watts on 40 meters and 
900 watts on 80 meters. My operating chops felt rusty, but I am glad I 
stuck things out as 80 meters was fun.

73, Mike W4EF..............