[HCARC] K5XA CQWW CW SOAB Classic HP

[John K5XA]

                   CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW

Call: K5XA
Operator(s): K5XA
Station: K5XA

Class: SOAB Classic HP
QTH: Kerrville, TX
Operating Time (hrs): 5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
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  160:                    
   80:                    
   40:  175    18       26
   20:                    
   15:                    
   10:                    
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Total:  175    18       26  Total Score = 20,900

Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club

Comments:

Rig : Elecraft K3/P3

Antennas : F12 C31-XR at 128'; F12 C31-XR at 81' Fixed 44°;
                  F12 Mag 240N@ 137'; 1/2 Wave 80M Sloper > 45°

Soapbox : Started late Fri nite on 40 - very noisy, and only got worse.
Finally started working some JA's and others to the west until the noise ate
almost everything. Decided to quit and wait till sunrise to continue. Went
to swing the beam around, and it was stuck (frozen precip) at 300°. So I
shut everything down, including disconnecting cable connectors to RCS8V and
RT-21 rotor control. Up at sunrise only to discover rotor still stuck - and
so it went all day. Busted rotor, right? Got back on early Sun AM, and with
the beam still pointed west and had a good time into JA+ for awhile until I
decided to QRT. Went to shut everything down again - lo and behold       I
hadn't reconnected the RT-21 cable connector! 
LID! TO, U Elmered a LID!

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