[SECC] CQWW SSB KT4ZB SO(A)SB40 LP

[kt4zb at aol.com]

                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2019
Call: KT4ZBOperator(s): KT4ZBStation: KT4ZB
Class: SO(A)SB40 LPQTH: Savannah GAOperating Time (hrs): 15
Summary: Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries------------------------------  160:                       80:                       40:  165    19       67   20:                       15:                       10:                    ------------------------------Total:  165    19       67  Total Score = 37,152
Club: South East Contest Club
Thanks to my beloved XYL, we were able to reconfigure the station so that I could at least play radio. My muscle disease has affected my arm strength to the point where I can no longer operate the radio the way the station was set up. Normally, I would never have chosen a single operator LOW POWER category for 40 m in CQ WW (most would call that just plain crazy). But since the only working antenna I have available is the 2 el 40 m beam lowered at about 35 feet which is currently stuck on Europe, it was the only choice to make.
After listening to QRM for 15 hours over the weekend, I threw in the towel with about 30 minutes to go since I couldn't find anybody else to work. The score would've been good enough to be number one in W4 last year so we'll see how log checking goes this year. I thought conditions were really good considering my set up and not being able to rotate the antenna. I was able to work almost all the Caribbean stations I heard, some SA, Northern Africa, Western Europe and the Pacific off the back of the beam. Matter-of-fact, I worked 95 percent of all the stations heard. The 19 zones and 67 countries worked is a new 40 m contest record for the station. So needless to say, I am a happy camper. Some of the great DX was VK9NC (Norfolk Island) multiple VKs, UB7K, II9P (Sicily), 5K0K (San Andres Island), 6W1RY (Senegal), UW5ZM and VP9I (Bermuda). Stations heard but not worked included Qatar, Kuwait, Antarctica and Pitcairn Island. Now on to rebuilding the station.
Thanks to CQ and the CQWW committee for sponsoring this great contest.  And thanks to all the folks around the world whose contacts filled the log. 
Best - Jere
FT1000MP Mk V(100w), XM240 for 40m and N1MM+.
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