11/12/2008 | WB4FDT HAD A GREAT TIME. WORKED 738 STATIONS IN 78 SECTIONS--MISSED EWA AND NWT. WE NEED AN EWA EXPEDITION NEXT YEAR! I OPERATED 23 HOURS, BUT EARLY SUNDAY EVENING, MY CAR, PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, WAS SIDESWIPED BY A HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER. SO I DIDN'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF OPERATING DONE DURING MY LAST 5 HOURS. RIG; TEN TEC PARAGON AMP: DRAKE L4B, ANTENNAS: 15-20 FOOT HIGH DIPOLES ON 20, 40 AND 80. I THINK ITS MORE OF A CHALLENGE NOT TO USE A COMPUTER AT ALL DURING THE CONTEST, SO MY LOGGING AND CHECK LOGS ARE ALL BY HAND. OPERATING A CW CONTEST IS LIKE LISTENING TO A GREAT SYMPHONY, OPERATING A PHONE CONTEST IS LIKE LISTENING TO A LOT OF NOISE! ANYWAY, MY XYL IS GOING AWAY TO A CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND, SO I'LL BE IN PHONE SS. GO PVRC! PIP -- WB4FDT