[SECC] RTTY WPX AA4LR SOAB HP

[Bill Coleman]

                     CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 5.0

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Pts
-----------------
    80:    0    0
    40:   56  178
    20:  208  350
    15:    0    0
    10:    0    0
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Total:  264  528  Prefixes = 165  Total Score = 87,120

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S / A743 at 15m (20m/40m)

Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 w/ supplemental cooling fan
Ameritron AL-80A running 400-500 watts
Old Toshiba Laptop running N1MM

Comments:

Just a bit of time on and off. I literally would walk into the shack,  
operate for a while and then leave. This didn't leave a lot of time  
to cruise around the bands at all, I only worked 20 and 40m.

I did manage to get on and make a few runs, which was a lot of fun. I  
even got into a good European run on Sunday afternoon -- I was  
surprised the band was still open, since it was clearly after dark in  
Europe.

Had one weird moment right near the end of the contest. I had been  
calling CQ on a frequency on 40m for about 5 minutes, when I heard a  
signal about 20 Hz away from me. I decoded this as 4L8A calling CQ! I  
continued to run for about 20 minutes. It was really interesting that  
we weren't really interfering with each other - he was working  
stations in Europe, myself in NA. After that, I decided I needed to  
QRT, so first I called 4L8A and was delighted to score a
contact. Thanks!


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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