Michigan QSO Party
Call: K8MR/M
Operator(s): K8MR, W8DRZ
Station: K8MR/M
Class: Mobile Multi-Op LP
QTH: 19 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 169 29
40: 404 76
20: 132 5
15: 3 3
10: 2 4
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Total: 703 117 CW Mults = 63 Ph Mults = 43 Total Score = 161,438
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
By County:
CW SSB
OTSE 24 0
ANTR 40 9
CHAR 46 4
EMME 30 2
CHEB 29 3
PRES 44 6
MTMO 44 13
ALPE 38 3
ALCO 48 5
OSCO 39 8
CRAW 29 5
ROSC 37 15
OGEM 35 3
IOSC 49 8
AREN 55 27
BAY 51 0
SAGI 32 2
GENE 38 3
LIVI 12 1
Mults:
CW SSB
MI 26 16
Outside 37 27
W8DRZ & I started off the 2005 mobile contest season with an enjoyable trip
around the northern lower peninsula. Conditions were not as good as last year,
but after suffering through the usual bad conditions in the Ohio QSO Party in
August, we have an idea of what to do about it. The main difference was 75
meter SSB operation. We had only 3 Michigan counties on phone in the first 7
hours, all local qsos up north. We figured if we could work only the loud fixed
stations on 75 we'd get a bunch of mults, and we did. We even CQed up a couple
others as well. The best success was before dark, before the usual 75 meter
idiots showed up for their evening drunk. All 75 meter operation was while
parked, so we could have the 80CW antenna on while moving.
All but one of the 10 and 15 meter qsos were with K8MQP, as we passed by plus or
minus a couple of counties.
The only techical problem was the computer not talking to the radio. It turned
out not to be much trouble. Two days later I realized that the last time I had
used the laptop for real operating was CW SS at W8AJ, where it had been
configured for an IC-781, not my IC-746.
We navigated perfectly. The only snow we saw was on the ski slopes at Boyne
Mountain and another unknown ski area north of Petosky. We did see a couple of
bugs while parked in ROSC, but no big deal.
Operating highlight was getting the 10 qso timer to 223/hr, on 80 CW from GENE
about 0330z. Moving between modes with KU8E and K5OT was fun and efficient. I
also managed to move several mults to SSB, thanks to VE2AWR, K0GSV, N4JF, and
K3TM.
I also enjoyed listening to W8BD on 3864.7 politely but firmly telling the 3865
idiots to go away, that he was there first and planned to spend a few more
minutes there before he left when he felt like leaving.
See you all in the Ohio QSO Party on Saturday, August 27. Jim & I may also be
heading west in a couple weeks to check out the Indiana QSO Party.
73 - Jim K8MR & Jim W8DRZ
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