My First Contest "Win"

I am just hopping with excitement - I just got an envelope from the ARRL with a certificate in it. It reads: ARRL International Contest Award, 2004 ARRL International DX Contest, KT8K, Single Operator QRP, First Place CW, Michigan Section!!!
I was so excited it was a while later when I was telling a friend about it on the phone, and picked up the certificate to read it, that I realized there were TWO certificates!! The second one is for ARRL International DX Contest, Single Operator QRP, First Place Phone!!

I don't know ... maybe I was the only single-op QRP entry in Michigan, but it sure feels good. And I did SO much better in the recent CW Sweepstakes that I just sent in that log file, too. Maybe I will do that well again. Contests sure can be fun (though challenging).

Just beating my past score or boosting my all-time qso-per-hour rate (now 41 for CW and 28 for phone) is a major grin. And it's especially satisfying doing it with 5 watts and low antennas on a small city lot. Try it. You just might like it!
73 de kt8k - Tim

Submitted by kt8k on Tue, 11/23/2004 - 23:26. kt8k's blog | login or register to post comments
Very Cool!
Submitted by kb6nu on Mon, 11/29/2004 - 03:44.

Wow! That's very cool. Congratulations, Tim.

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