[PVRCNC] ARRL 10 N1LN SO CW Unlimited HP

[Bruce Meier]

ARRL 10-Meter Contest

Call: N1LN
Operator(s): N1LN
Station: N1LN

Class: SO CW Unlimited HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 8

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
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   CW:  457    72
  SSB:    0     0
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Total:  457    72  Total Score = 131,616

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

I had some free time between weekend projects so thought it would be a good
opportunity to practice SO2V.  I tried this in the ARRL 160 but without the
aid of N1MM+.  The manual method was troublesome and even got the K3 hung a
few times.  This SW controlled method was much better and fun.  Really
helped with the multipliers.

Best Q of the contest was when 9J2HN called me at 1548 UTC. Also surprised
to work ZS6WN (SP with skimmer) and ZB2Tt (SP the old way - actually
scanning the band). 

Late Saturday morning my South America antenna went dead. Fortunately it is
only at 35' so I went up the tower a few times but no joy.  Sunday I decided
to bypass the stackmatch and it now worked.  The Stackmatch is at 70ft and I
need to climb around a ring rotor to get there and it was just too cold.
Fortunately we live in the almost south, so there will be a warm enough day
soon.

Thanks for the Qs and Happy Holidays.

73,
Bruce N1LN