W8MJ SS SSB SO/LP

[Ken Meier]

ARRL Sweepstakes  1996


Call:	W8MJ
Mode:	SSB
Sec:	MI
Cat:	Single Operator/Low Power (A)
Hrs:	24

Band	QSO'S	Points	Mults
___________________________
160	101	 202	 5
 80	371	 742	 8
 40	607	1214	38
 20	 60	 120	17
 15	 83	 166	10
___________________________

Total	1222 	2444	78 = 190,632

Club:	Mad River Radio Club


Running Low Power from Michigan is extremely difficult.  Here you 
live on the low bands to make rate.....15 and 20 are for West Coast.  
The crowded conditions on 40 and 80 along with the band conditions made 
establishing a run frequency firtually impossible the first night.  Did 
a lot of S/P and was able to establish a good run on 80 later on.  Third 
hour was a disaster trying to get a run frequency.  Finished first night 
 170 Q's behind last years score.....the QRN on 80 was terrible.  Thank 
God for Beverages....thats the only thing that saved me the whole 
weekend.

Brightest spot of the contest being able to work 101 Q's on 160 first 
night....had a 55 rate 0400 hr.  And having VE8EV answer my cq on 15 
meters late Sunday afternoon.  The only reason for going to 15 was 
nothing happening on 40.  Went there for an hour and worked 53 Q's...not 
a bad move.  All in all enjoyed it as always and using the new call 
worked out really good.....until the next one............


							73's
							Ken
							W8MJ
						    Ex:	AA8AV

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