[PVRCNC] N1LN - ARRL SS SSB Multi-Op

[Bruce Meier]

What don't you want before, during and after a SSB contest?   A sore
throat!!  Yup, came on Friday afternoon and, as you might expect, still here
today.   I got lots of use (and assistance) from the DVR in WriteLog,
otherwise my participation in the event may have been a no show.    I lived
on ice water and menthol cough drops for all the on-the-air time.    Laurie
(my wife - N1YXU) and I entered as a multi-op this time.   As we had a
commitment Saturday afternoon and evening the opening hours were
significantly impacted.   I was on for about 35 minutes at the opening and
then not back on until around 04:00 UTC.   I worked for about 1 1/2 hrs
before the throat said "quit until tomorrow if you want there to be a
tomorrow" - so off to bed.    We did manage to log about 13 hours of
participation, although I took frequent breaks so the actual Q time is
somewhat less.

The last mult needed was VE7 - thanks to VA7DP @ 20:50UTC on Sunday for the
sweep.

Oh well, we had fun anyway.  We enjoy operating together and are looking
forward to a M2 entry in NAQP-SSB in January.

Stats:  13 hours

Band            Qs            Mults
80                184            29
40                234            27
20                113              4
15                 69              20

Total:           600            80                Score:  96,000


73,
Bruce / N1LN & Laurie / N1YXU