Michigan QSO Party
Call: K8MR/M
Operator(s): K8MR K8YSE
Station: K8MR/M
Class: Mobile Multi-Op LP
QTH: 30 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 17 1
40: 865 245
20: 224 116
15: 10 5
10: 0 0
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Total: 1116 367 CW Mults = 65 Ph Mults = 52 Total Score = 304,083
Club: Northern Ohio DX Association
Comments:
The Breakdowns:
COUNTY CW SSB TOT TIME RATE
LENA 32 4 36 18 120
HILL 38 3 41 20 123
JACK 28 10 38 26 88
INGH 26 7 33 22 90
EATO 24 17 41 36 68
CLIN 48 13 61 29 126
SHIA 27 5 32 17 113
SAGI 43 10 53 29 110
GRAT 35 14 49 29 101
MIDL 42 14 56 23 146
ISAB 48 15 63 34 111
CLAR 40 24 64 35 110
GLAD 42 20 62 41 91
BAY 35 20 55 27 122
AREN 52 16 68 39 105
OGEM 40 11 51 26 118
ROSC 38 5 43 21 123
CRAW 52 7 59 21 169
OTSE 46 23 69 30 138
CHEB 37 18 55 22 150
CHAR 36 10 46 16 173
ANTR 45 9 54 26 125
KALK 41 18 59 26 136
GRTR 12 10 22 8 165
WEXF 55 17 72 29 149
MISS 31 7 38 11 207
OSCE 40 15 55 21 157
LAKE 38 13 51 15 204
NEWA 27 6 33 12 165
MECO 18 6 24 7 206
TOTAL 1116 367 1483 716 124
MULTS: CW SSB
CTY: 22 23
SPC: 43 29
Station: IC-746, 4 resonator Hustler system (80CW-40-20-15) and a separate
HamStick for that one 75 meter SSB QSO. 2001 Honda Odyssey.
Wow, what a weekend!
Great conditions and great activity. In the 12 hour format Michigan and Ohio
QSO parties I've only broken the 1K QSO mark one time, back in about 2003 in
MI. This year I beat that record by 400 QSOs. Many thanks to all FB CW ops who
followed me around the state, and who in many cases were ready to quickly QSY
to SSB. 40 meters stayed short until the end, allowing me to get a reasonable
in state multiplier without having to resort to 80 meters, which is deadly for
a mobile.
Pileups were intense, and it was fun going into full DXpedition mode, cranking
up the speed and watching the rate soar. I recently picked a digital voice
recorder, and used it to record the entire contest. When I get some time I will
get the files off and make them available to anyone who wants to hear what it
sounds like from the mobile end.
An exchange with a QSO number requires more effort than just "599",
but it was fun following some of the good races out there - N4PN vs W0BH,
DL2HBX vs OM2VL, etc. I also enjoyed many QSOs with three of my previous MiQP
partners, AC8E, AF8A, and K8BL. Those guys understood exactly what was
happening.
This year I recruited a new driver, John, K8YSE. He took to task to new levels
of sophistication, taking my sketched out route and uploading it into his GPS.
None of the "where the heck are we?" moments. Only one deer crossing
but not especially close, unlike 2010 when we nailed one in Mecosta county for
$3K of (insured) damage.
MiQP is usually my "last snow of the year" experience, and I did see
some on the ground in the northern counties. But the worst weather came with
some serious snow squalls Saturday morning between my home on the east side of
Cleveland and K8YSE's on the west side. But by the time I got to his QTH it was
all clear, and remained so for the rest of the weekend.
Thanks again to all who participated, and I hope to see you all back for the
Ohio QSO Party on Saturday, August 24.
73 - Jim K8MR
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