Preparations--

Caught a heck of a cold, so I really *felt* like the living dead.

Found one end of my Zepp down, put that back up.

Did the keying and XIT (VXO) mods to my TT-2

Contest:

40 meters was worse than a horror movie. Also, My XIT mod didn't actually work. I went down from 7043 to 7040, but the adjustment would only move me by about 100 Hz. Now I had to QSY by powering down the rig and unsoldering/resoldering the mod to toggle between 7043 and 7040.

In about two and a half hours, I managed 3 TT-2 QSOs. Contesting on crystal control is *tough*. Then I went to the main rig. I had the mistaken idea that I needed only 6 QSOs to qualify for a certificate, so I made 4 more QSOs only. Oops.

High points were working Elvis twice--the young rock 'n roll Elvis and the old, gaudy Vegas Elvis. Also enjoyed working Jim, father of the 2N2/40. Good weak signal/noisy band work by all I QSOed. No missed exchanges.

It's a great contest. 72 until next year,

Nick, WA5BDU
in Arkansas
Zombie #651

Worked:

N9AW - Jerry in WI
W0AV - George in MO
K8IQY - Jim in MI
NV4V - Pete in KY
W9SUL - Elvis in MN
N0RC - Elvis in CO
NU0V - John in IA