[PVRCNC] WPX CW K4OV SO(A)AB HP

[Rob Katz]

Call: K4OV
Operator(s): K4OV
Station: K4OV

Class: SO(A)AB HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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  160:     
   80:     
   40:     
   20:  131
   15:  277
   10:   18
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Total:  426  Prefixes = 322  Total Score = 366,114

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

In between weekend chores, this was another ³CW practice² contest for me.  I
saw that when I focus too much on copying code, I get lost and need repeats.
When I just relax and let it flow, I copy at higher rates.  Once I got going
this weekend, I felt the CW magic again!  I sure wish I had more time to
play on my radio.

After a couple hours playing around, I finally installed my CW filters.
Condx were great, with loads of people to work!  I started entirely S&P but
ended up mostly running.  I beat my personal best with a 60-minute rate of
95 for the last hour of the contest.  I had lots of fun, handed out Q¹s, and
my UBN report will be quite entertaining.

A memorable moment was getting into a frequency fight in the middle of my
final hour¹s run.  A loud European fired up 50 Hz below me, and when I slid
up, he slid up too.  When I moved back, he moved back down too.  Feeling
grumpy at this point, and wishing that I owned a K3 or Orion, I ³slid² down
on top of him and kept on running.  It took a lot of focus, some long CQ¹s,
and a few lost points, but after 10 minutes I had a clear frequency again to
finish the contest.

73,
   Rob, K4OV

Antennas: KT34XA @ 70¹
Rig: Kenwood TS-850S / AL-1500 amp

-- 
Rob Katz, Director
Legacy Center, Inc.
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