11/25/2002 | K9JS Hurt lower back just hours before the start, very hard to stay in the chair.
85% S&P, When all the "hard" sections had been worked by Saturday evening
I "knew" the sweep was in the bag - Third SS and Third Sweep for me!
Can SMC achieve the "3-PEAT" as well?

Biggest High to Low Moment: Needing NV as last section, I tune accross K7BV, 1 call no problem until the mental realization that he is No Longer In NV!!
Get so flustered I had to call him a second time to make sure I copied the exchange correctly!
Start to sweat the Sweep a bit, see various spots for NV, don't hear anything, finally find W7TTT, huge thank you for the last section @ 1918Z. Basically gave up after that. Too much pain to sit any longer. :-(

Best Investment of Time: Threw up a 40M Dipole @ 35 feet, Finally felt loud on a Band! One guy said I was about 20,000 Over S9! Only "running" was on 40M.

First contest with "new" call, only messed up 2X. Sorry for my "Lid" moments. -- K9JS