[SESprint] Fw: NA Sprint CW W4AU HP

[Jeff Clarke]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Unger" <w4au at verizon.net>
To: "Jeff Clarke" <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 4:46 PM
Subject: NA Sprint CW W4AU HP


> Hi Jeff -
>
> Can you please forward this email to the sesprint at contesting.com 
> reflector; sesprint-owner has not given me permisson to post messages 
> there.
>
> My soapbox comments tell it all; I really did have a great time!
>
> tnx es 73 - John, W4AU
>
>
>>                     NA Sprint CW Contest
>>
>>Call: W4AU
>>Operator(s): W4AU
>>Station: W4AU
>>
>>Class: Single Op HP
>>QTH: VA
>>Operating Time (hrs): 2
>>
>>Summary:
>>  Band  QSOs  Op Time
>>---------------------
>>    80:   35     0.5
>>    40:   64     1.0
>>    20:   55     0.5
>>---------------------
>>Total:  132    Mults = 33  Total Score = 4,356
>>
>>Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>>
>>Team: Southeast Sprint Coalition #2
>>
>>Comments:
>>
>>I tried an interesting experiment in last night's CW Sprint. I've
>>been fighting a pinched nerve in my back for over a month. The
>>main problems have been in my left leg and hip and not in my
>>back. The main result of the pain has been that I am unable to
>>sit for more than 10 - 30 minutes at any one time before I have
>>to get up and lie flat on my back or just walk around a bit.
>>
>>Well, I wasn't going to let this little problem prevent me from
>>taking part in my favorite contest, so I devised a schedule to,
>>hopefully, get me through the four hours and still have some fun.
>>I set up a "zero-gravity" bed that a friend loaned me (actually,
>>it looks just like one of those swimming pool lounges...) in the
>>shack and retreated to that to lie down when things got too much.
>>
>>I ended up actually operating about two hours total in seven
>>stints from six to 35 minutes. When I was operating, I maintained
>>good rates most of the time; it was difficult starting up after a
>>break, though, and getting into the swing of things. Band
>>conditions seemed to be excellent, except that 40 seemed very
>>long by the time that I got there, ~0120, after one of my
>>"breaks". I didn't plan things very well in some respects. I ran
>>out of gas at 0335 and had to sit out the last 35 minutes of the
>>Sprint when 80 is really smoking and where I have a decent
>>signal...
>>
>>Thanks to KU8E for putting together a couple of Southeast Sprint
>>Coalition teams and for giving me some inspiration for getting on
>>for this contest.
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