START-OF-LOG: 3.0 CALLSIGN: K1LT LOCATION: OH CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-ASSISTED: NON-ASSISTED CATEGORY-BAND: 160M CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH CATEGORY-MODE: CW CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE CLAIMED-SCORE: 41002 CLUB: Mad River Radio Club CONTEST: CQ-WW-CW CREATED-BY: WriteLog V10.69D NAME: Victor A. Kean, Jr. OPERATORS: K1LT SOAPBOX: I started the 2009 CQ WW CW contest with the goal of exceeding last SOAPBOX: year's single op single band 160 assisted score while operating SOAPBOX: unassisted. However, parenting workload (single parent of a 5 year SOAPBOX: old, now) and sleep management problems conspired to rob me of the SOAPBOX: will to keep going in the middle of the night. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: The first night beat 2008 by about 35% more QSOs (didn't calculate SOAPBOX: points or compare multipliers). I was able to sleep for 2 1/2 hours SOAPBOX: and get up for the sunrise JAs. Conditions were good but not SOAPBOX: outstanding. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: The second night seemed to be quieter in that signals were fewer and SOAPBOX: weaker. The low rate made motivation low and just after midnight I SOAPBOX: was too sleepy and disorganized to keep operating. I went to bed and SOAPBOX: slept through sunrise, mostly to arise on time to get the child ready SOAPBOX: for Sunday school. Although the QSO count was still about 30% ahead SOAPBOX: of last year, the multiplier count was down by 10. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: The third night (last 2 hours of the contest) provided a few more QSOs SOAPBOX: and two surprise multipliers, PZ5X and IS9Z. Again, activity seemed SOAPBOX: lower than last year. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: So, the station worked great, the phased array heard remarkably better SOAPBOX: than the beverages, but the operator is in need of a drastic overhaul, SOAPBOX: or at least some parenting relief. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: See you all in the ARRL 160. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: Equipment: IC765, ETO-91B (loaner from K8ND, thanks Jeff!), 65 foot SOAPBOX: "T" with 75 radials, 13 Beverages, 4 element broadside array of 2 SOAPBOX: element end-fire arrays steerable via software radio (see Dec. 2009 SOAPBOX: QEX), and tired old man. QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 0000 K1LT 599 04 UU7J 599 16 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-28 0001 K1LT 599 04 SI7GM 599 14 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0002 K1LT 599 04 VA3NR 599 4 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0004 K1LT 599 04 DR1A 599 14 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0007 K1LT 599 04 ON4WW 599 14 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0008 K1LT 599 04 VE2IM 599 2 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0010 K1LT 599 04 ON4IA 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0015 K1LT 599 04 DF0HQ 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0015 K1LT 599 04 TK5EP 599 15 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-28 0023 K1LT 599 04 KV4FZ 599 8 QSO: 1818 CW 2009-11-28 0026 K1LT 599 04 S53O 599 15 QSO: 1818 CW 2009-11-28 0027 K1LT 599 04 VE3ZI 599 4 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0032 K1LT 599 04 YT3A 599 15 QSO: 1813 CW 2009-11-28 0034 K1LT 599 04 HC8GR 599 10 QSO: 1812 CW 2009-11-28 0037 K1LT 599 04 KB1NHV 599 5 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0041 K1LT 599 04 VE1ZJ 599 5 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0043 K1LT 599 04 EI2CN 599 14 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0048 K1LT 599 04 SM5CEU 599 14 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0051 K1LT 599 04 OK1NY 599 15 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-28 0053 K1LT 599 04 OZ5E 599 14 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-28 0054 K1LT 599 04 LY2IJ 599 15 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-28 0055 K1LT 599 04 YL2SM 599 15 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0057 K1LT 599 04 HA8BE 599 15 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-28 0104 K1LT 599 04 I2WIJ 599 15 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-28 0107 K1LT 599 04 OV3X 599 14 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 0111 K1LT 599 04 OL1A 599 15 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0113 K1LT 599 04 CN2R 599 33 QSO: 1837 CW 2009-11-28 0115 K1LT 599 04 HA5JI 599 15 QSO: 1837 CW 2009-11-28 0116 K1LT 599 04 HA1YI 599 15 QSO: 1838 CW 2009-11-28 0121 K1LT 599 04 5B4AIA 599 20 QSO: 1839 CW 2009-11-28 0123 K1LT 599 04 EE2W 599 14 QSO: 1840 CW 2009-11-28 0125 K1LT 599 04 OM7CA 599 15 QSO: 1842 CW 2009-11-28 0125 K1LT 599 04 OK1TN 599 15 QSO: 1845 CW 2009-11-28 0126 K1LT 599 04 DJ0MDR 599 14 QSO: 1848 CW 2009-11-28 0127 K1LT 599 04 G4IIY 599 14 QSO: 1842 CW 2009-11-28 0142 K1LT 599 04 OK1XC 599 15 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 0149 K1LT 599 04 G4MKP 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 0151 K1LT 599 04 OK1VD 599 15 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0156 K1LT 599 04 TM2T 599 14 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0158 K1LT 599 04 LZ9W 599 20 QSO: 1822 CW 2009-11-28 0206 K1LT 599 04 HB9LCW 599 14 QSO: 1820 CW 2009-11-28 0209 K1LT 599 04 YL/4L3A 599 15 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0231 K1LT 599 04 TM4Q 599 14 QSO: 1813 CW 2009-11-28 0232 K1LT 599 04 UV5U 599 16 QSO: 1812 CW 2009-11-28 0233 K1LT 599 04 HA8MT 599 15 QSO: 1811 CW 2009-11-28 0234 K1LT 599 04 F5IN 599 14 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-28 0236 K1LT 599 04 LN3Z 599 14 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0237 K1LT 599 04 HA8JV 599 15 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 0243 K1LT 599 04 TF4X 599 40 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 0248 K1LT 599 04 LY7Z 599 15 QSO: 1835 CW 2009-11-28 0251 K1LT 599 04 I2SVA 599 15 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0256 K1LT 599 04 OM7M 599 15 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0258 K1LT 599 04 OK1T 599 15 QSO: 1837 CW 2009-11-28 0259 K1LT 599 04 OL4A 599 15 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-28 0307 K1LT 599 04 SP5DIR 599 15 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0311 K1LT 599 04 F8BPN 599 14 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0312 K1LT 599 04 HI3TEJ 599 8 QSO: 1819 CW 2009-11-28 0315 K1LT 599 04 VP9I 599 5 QSO: 1822 CW 2009-11-28 0320 K1LT 599 04 CR3L 599 33 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0323 K1LT 599 04 G6CWA 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0325 K1LT 599 04 VE3CR 599 4 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0327 K1LT 599 04 OK6Y 599 15 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0327 K1LT 599 04 W2GDJ 599 5 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0328 K1LT 599 04 PA3AAV 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0329 K1LT 599 04 DL1A 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0329 K1LT 599 04 VE1OP 599 5 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0331 K1LT 599 04 OK1TN 599 15 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0334 K1LT 599 04 VA2WDQ 599 5 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0337 K1LT 599 04 8P5A 599 8 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0339 K1LT 599 04 9A1A 599 15 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0343 K1LT 599 04 VA2EW 599 5 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-28 0346 K1LT 599 04 UY0ZG 599 16 QSO: 1835 CW 2009-11-28 0355 K1LT 599 04 PI4COM 599 14 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0357 K1LT 599 04 G5W 599 14 QSO: 1840 CW 2009-11-28 0404 K1LT 599 04 G3TXF 599 14 QSO: 1808 CW 2009-11-28 0411 K1LT 599 04 XE2S 599 6 QSO: 1809 CW 2009-11-28 0412 K1LT 599 04 VE3PN 599 4 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0419 K1LT 599 04 HG6N 599 15 QSO: 1818 CW 2009-11-28 0423 K1LT 599 04 E7DX 599 15 QSO: 1818 CW 2009-11-28 0424 K1LT 599 04 VE9DX 599 5 QSO: 1819 CW 2009-11-28 0424 K1LT 599 04 VE3RZ 599 4 QSO: 1819 CW 2009-11-28 0427 K1LT 599 04 G6PZ 599 14 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-28 0440 K1LT 599 04 GM0GAV 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0443 K1LT 599 04 CR5X 599 14 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0448 K1LT 599 04 IR4X 599 15 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0449 K1LT 599 04 VE3FDT 599 4 QSO: 1825 CW 2009-11-28 0450 K1LT 599 04 P49Y 599 9 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0451 K1LT 599 04 VE3MM 599 4 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0453 K1LT 599 04 YT6T 599 15 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0454 K1LT 599 04 WB2HJV 599 5 QSO: 1827 CW 2009-11-28 0454 K1LT 599 04 W2GW 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 0502 K1LT 599 04 PE5T 599 14 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-28 0503 K1LT 599 04 PJ2T 599 9 QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 0504 K1LT 599 04 EI6IZ 599 14 QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 0505 K1LT 599 04 VE3QDR 599 4 QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 0506 K1LT 599 04 DK3KD 599 14 QSO: 1835 CW 2009-11-28 0507 K1LT 599 04 VP2V/DL7VOG 599 8 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0514 K1LT 599 04 VG7V 599 3 QSO: 1839 CW 2009-11-28 0518 K1LT 599 04 ER4DX 599 16 QSO: 1811 CW 2009-11-28 0524 K1LT 599 04 VE3YAA 599 4 QSO: 1817 CW 2009-11-28 0533 K1LT 599 04 V26K 599 8 QSO: 1817 CW 2009-11-28 0534 K1LT 599 04 VY2TT 599 5 QSO: 1820 CW 2009-11-28 0536 K1LT 599 04 EF8M 599 33 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0539 K1LT 599 04 LX7I 599 14 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-28 0543 K1LT 599 04 NP4Z 599 8 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-28 0549 K1LT 599 04 OM8A 599 15 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-28 0616 K1LT 599 04 CR2X 599 14 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-28 0617 K1LT 599 04 G3WPH 599 14 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-28 0619 K1LT 599 04 9A7A 599 15 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0621 K1LT 599 04 PI4CC 599 14 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0622 K1LT 599 04 I2PJA 599 15 QSO: 1825 CW 2009-11-28 0623 K1LT 599 04 VQ5V 599 8 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 0623 K1LT 599 04 GM7V 599 14 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-28 0629 K1LT 599 04 ZF2AM 599 8 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 0636 K1LT 599 04 DR5N 599 14 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0644 K1LT 599 04 S52ZW 599 15 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 0702 K1LT 599 04 F8CRH 599 14 QSO: 1817 CW 2009-11-28 0705 K1LT 599 04 PA3GVI 599 14 QSO: 1818 CW 2009-11-28 0707 K1LT 599 04 TM6X 599 14 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 0712 K1LT 599 04 KH6AT 599 31 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-28 0717 K1LT 599 04 VE3UTT 599 4 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 0719 K1LT 599 04 CR3E 599 33 QSO: 1837 CW 2009-11-28 0723 K1LT 599 04 KH6ZN 599 5 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-28 0740 K1LT 599 04 KP2M 599 8 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 0750 K1LT 599 04 PA1T 599 14 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 0751 K1LT 599 04 V47NT 599 8 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-28 1041 K1LT 599 04 PJ4A 599 9 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 1045 K1LT 599 04 YS4U 599 7 QSO: 1834 CW 2009-11-28 1051 K1LT 599 04 NL7Z 599 1 QSO: 1820 CW 2009-11-28 1110 K1LT 599 04 VE3CUI 599 4 QSO: 1815 CW 2009-11-28 1124 K1LT 599 04 KH7U 599 31 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 1130 K1LT 599 04 VE6SV 599 4 QSO: 1820 CW 2009-11-28 1207 K1LT 599 04 VE3EJ 599 4 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 1221 K1LT 599 04 AH7C 599 31 QSO: 1816 CW 2009-11-28 1224 K1LT 599 04 XE2GG 599 6 QSO: 1815 CW 2009-11-28 1233 K1LT 599 04 JA5DQH 599 25 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-28 2142 K1LT 599 04 P33W 599 20 QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 2234 K1LT 599 04 SP7JQQ 599 15 QSO: 1835 CW 2009-11-28 2237 K1LT 599 04 S50U 599 15 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-28 2241 K1LT 599 04 G4PWA 599 14 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-28 2251 K1LT 599 04 DL5AWI 599 14 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-28 2255 K1LT 599 04 GM0F 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 2258 K1LT 599 04 IU9T 599 15 QSO: 1833 CW 2009-11-28 2307 K1LT 599 04 EI7M 599 14 QSO: 1842 CW 2009-11-28 2310 K1LT 599 04 DJ4AX 599 14 QSO: 1842 CW 2009-11-28 2311 K1LT 599 04 DL5XAT 599 14 QSO: 1819 CW 2009-11-28 2336 K1LT 599 04 YO2DFA 599 20 QSO: 1822 CW 2009-11-28 2338 K1LT 599 04 LZ9W 599 20 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-28 2339 K1LT 599 04 DL3YM 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 2345 K1LT 599 04 SM7BIC 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-28 2358 K1LT 599 04 W1WLW 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0001 K1LT 599 04 DF3KV 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0001 K1LT 599 04 RA6AX 599 16 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0005 K1LT 599 04 VA3EC 599 4 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0008 K1LT 599 04 WB8LZA 599 4 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0009 K1LT 599 04 VE2DWA 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0009 K1LT 599 04 W1CSM 599 5 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-29 0124 K1LT 599 04 TM6M 599 14 QSO: 1817 CW 2009-11-29 0128 K1LT 599 04 VE1RGB 599 5 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-29 0206 K1LT 599 04 VE7SV 599 3 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-29 0207 K1LT 599 04 WC9C 599 4 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-29 0209 K1LT 599 04 W4JVY 599 4 QSO: 1821 CW 2009-11-29 0209 K1LT 599 04 KZ2I 599 5 QSO: 1819 CW 2009-11-29 0211 K1LT 599 04 K1KO 599 5 QSO: 1823 CW 2009-11-29 0229 K1LT 599 04 VE3CX 599 4 QSO: 1825 CW 2009-11-29 0233 K1LT 599 04 6Y1V 599 8 QSO: 1844 CW 2009-11-29 0245 K1LT 599 04 EA1DR 599 14 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0313 K1LT 599 04 VE3JI 599 4 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0315 K1LT 599 04 VE9ML 599 5 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0316 K1LT 599 04 HA8AAA 599 15 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0318 K1LT 599 04 K4ADR 599 5 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0318 K1LT 599 04 W7DR 599 3 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0319 K1LT 599 04 KB5OS 599 4 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0322 K1LT 599 04 AB4IQ 599 4 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0323 K1LT 599 04 K8AB 599 4 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0327 K1LT 599 04 WC6H 599 3 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0328 K1LT 599 04 XE2MX 599 6 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0330 K1LT 599 04 N1CX 599 5 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0330 K1LT 599 04 VE6BF 599 4 QSO: 1814 CW 2009-11-29 0333 K1LT 599 04 K3DQ 599 5 QSO: 1830 CW 2009-11-29 0338 K1LT 599 04 SO8A 599 15 QSO: 1824 CW 2009-11-29 0400 K1LT 599 04 DL0AO 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0406 K1LT 599 04 W1DUW 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0408 K1LT 599 04 KO4XJ 599 4 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0408 K1LT 599 04 VE7KS 599 3 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0408 K1LT 599 04 W7AT 599 3 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0410 K1LT 599 04 HB9CA 599 14 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0412 K1LT 599 04 K5GM 599 4 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0414 K1LT 599 04 N3RIK 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 0416 K1LT 599 04 K7OM 599 5 QSO: 1808 CW 2009-11-29 0442 K1LT 599 04 ZY7C 599 11 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 0512 K1LT 599 04 VE3FU 599 4 QSO: 1825 CW 2009-11-29 0612 K1LT 599 04 FM5CD 599 8 QSO: 1813 CW 2009-11-29 0615 K1LT 599 04 PF7M 599 14 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-29 2123 K1LT 599 04 W4GF 599 5 QSO: 1831 CW 2009-11-29 2207 K1LT 599 04 OE3K 599 15 QSO: 1826 CW 2009-11-29 2213 K1LT 599 04 DL4CF 599 14 QSO: 1832 CW 2009-11-29 2222 K1LT 599 04 OZ2TF 599 14 QSO: 1836 CW 2009-11-29 2224 K1LT 599 04 OZ1LXJ 599 14 QSO: 1822 CW 2009-11-29 2249 K1LT 599 04 SE0X 599 14 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-29 2255 K1LT 599 04 VE3OX 599 4 QSO: 1828 CW 2009-11-29 2258 K1LT 599 04 K2ZR 599 5 QSO: 1839 CW 2009-11-29 2308 K1LT 599 04 OM8AW 599 15 QSO: 1815 CW 2009-11-29 2315 K1LT 599 04 OK5W 599 15 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2332 K1LT 599 04 WA3MKC 599 5 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2334 K1LT 599 04 W0IJR 599 4 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2338 K1LT 599 04 PZ5X 599 9 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2339 K1LT 599 04 VE3CFK 599 4 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2342 K1LT 599 04 UZ2GM 599 16 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2343 K1LT 599 04 UR5AS 599 16 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2345 K1LT 599 04 AA4N 599 5 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2348 K1LT 599 04 WB1EDI 599 5 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2351 K1LT 599 04 DF8BB 599 14 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2353 K1LT 599 04 KC2ANN 599 5 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2356 K1LT 599 04 NN9Z 599 4 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2357 K1LT 599 04 VE3XAT 599 4 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2357 K1LT 599 04 K1NNJ 599 5 QSO: 1829 CW 2009-11-29 2359 K1LT 599 04 IS9Z 599 15 END-OF-LOG: