[SECC] K4BAI Claimed Score 2014 SS CW Contest

[John Laney]

                     ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW

Call: K4BAI
Operator(s): K4BAI
Station: K4BAI

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 22

Summary:
  Band  QSOs
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   160:    0
    80:   42
    40:  489
    20:  528
    15:   55
    10:   23
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Total: 1137  Sections = 81  Total Score = 184,194

Club: South East Contest Club

Comments:

FT1000MP, Alpha 91b, 1 KW, TH6DXX, zepp, dipole, inverted vee.  Band condtions
pretty good on 80 through 10M.  80M seemed a bit weak to the west coast.  Never
heard NL or NT.  Had a lot of problems Saturday with my amplifier.  Some RF
feedback was getting into the protection circuit and shutting it down
frequently.  Operated for a while barefoot.  Then figured out that the problem
almost never occurs if I turn off the QSK.  I feel QSK is very important in
contests, particularly SO1R.  But, it was better to have the amp and no QSK
since I had started in the High Power class.  Thanks for all QSOs.  Nice to
hear a lot of fairly recently licensed ops QRV this year.  Some of this is, no
doubt, due to the CW Teaching program of the CWOps Club.  A few more QSOs this
year than last and I operated the whole 24 hours last year.  This year, we had
high winds and were without electrical power for about an hour and 40 minutes
Sunday morning.  73, John, K4BAI.


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