NA Sprint CW Contest
Call: N6ZFO
Operator(s): N6ZFO
Station: N6ZFO
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 4.00
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 46
40: 94
20: 60
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Total: 200 Mults = 41 Total Score = 8,200
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Team: NCCC #2
Comments:
True ham effort. At sprint-3 hours looked up in the redwoods -- no antenna, no
20 or 40 meters! Gone. Squirrels nibbled line in bay tree for 2nd time in 7
years. My very cooperative neighbor was fine with last minute tree expedition,
so began work at Sprint-90 mins. Involves going 20 feet up on a ladder, then
using a 35' pole w/ pulley at end to loop line over branch. Biggest challenge
was to stay totally safety aware and not take shortcuts - didn't wear my watch
for that reason. Did I mention the nest of honey bees at the base of the tree?
Execution was flawless, and I was in the operating chair at Sprint - 2 minutes.
Only glitch was pulling in the wrong WL template, which called CQ NS instead of
NA. I guess that was a couterpoint to those who called cq na during our NS.
Good contest overall, but took me a while to settle down, as didn't get in my
usual 3 mi slow run pre-contest. My first thought was to call Ed, our team
leader, and have him pull me off NCCC #2.
73 Bill n6zfo
73 bill n6zfo
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