[Elecraft] Re: CW Sweepstakes Contest

[Todd Fonstad]

I=92ve worked the CW SS since 1958 when, as a 14-year-old Novice =
(KN9LWV), I
was thrilled to win the WI Section Novice Award with 103 QSOs in 38
sections. That only took 24 hours and several crystals to accomplish :)
Almost fifty years later, this old body finds it difficult to operate =
the
full time period, particularly in the wee morning hours and also Sunday
afternoon.

I'll be QRP with my K2 #1429 to a Force 12 C-4SXL 40-10M beam at 70', =
and a
176' doublet at 65'. I anticipate having to duke it out with the QRO
stations mainly on 40 and 80M here in the upper Midwest, although 20M =
should
be decent during the day. I believe there is a first-time attempt to get
folks together on 160M during from 0100 to 0200z toward the end of the
contest. Watch 10 and 15M, as these 'dead' bands surprise us with the =
sudden
rise in propagation during contests!

I'm selling my house, having remarried and moved across town to a
'less-friendly-to-big-antennas' neighborhood. Next year's setup will
probably be more typical of many hams ... a 'stealth' vertical in the
backyard and an attic doublet :(  So, this will be a 'last hurrah' for =
me
with access to good antennas.=20

Good luck to all, and yes, 30M is a good place to escape the madhouse if =
you
don't like contests.

72/73
Todd
N9NE
Oshkosh, WI

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