[SCCC] Fwd: CQP - WN6K

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Paul Dorey <WN6K at sbcglobal.net>
> Date: October 5, 2020 at 11:39:10 PDT
> To: sccc-request at contesting.com
> Subject: CQP - N6K
> 
> California QSO Party - 2020
> 
> Call: WN6K
> Operator(s): WN6K
> Station: WN6K
> 
> Class: SOFixed LP
> QTH: Vista, CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 10:50
> 
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
> --------------------
>  160:    0     0
>   80:   89     0
>   40:   55     0
>   20:  305     0
>   15:   71     0
>   10:    0     0
>    6:    0     0
>    2:    0     0
> --------------------
> Total:  520     0  Mults = 55  Total Score = 85,800
> 
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
> 
> Comments:
> 
> A few weeks ago our 'friends’ @ Microsoft did some kind of midnite update which
> took out all my audio stuff so that my microHam microKEYER II is just another
> appliance that is currently out of commission. Efforts to try and figure out
> this mess only get me deeper into Pandora's Box and let me tell you it ain't
> fun! Put in a call to the IT Dept. but the line was busy and the vmail box was
> full!
> 
> Without radio control OR Contesting devices working this was worse than an OLD
> fashion 1980s operation ( I did log stuff on computer though instead of paper) but
> hand-keying the FT-5000's keyer was sure a chore. To those that suffered thru my errors - I am sorry - I was having less fun as you.
> 
> My 17th readjusted goal was to try to stick with it long enough to to make it to
> at least 1/2 of last year's score  #MissionImposibleAcomplished!
> 
> I missed getting ND for WAS and MAR & NT for the VE multi.  Thanks to all the
> VE3's calls for their special efforts.
> 
> Thanks a bunch to everyone who stopped by and gave us a call.
> 
> WN6K - Paul
> SO1R - AB LP - Hand keying
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
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