[3830] N6MU PA QSO PARTY

[N6MU1 at aol.com]

Station: N6MU
Section: Orange
Class: Single Operator Mixed, Medium Power

CW Qs: 98 x 1.5 = 147
SSB Qs: 74 x 1 = 74
Counties: 47

Final Score: 11,187 [(221 x 47) + 800]

What a weekend! I was planning to operate from N6NB's mountaintop location
100 miles north of LA in SJV. Last weekend I operated from there in CQP and
it was a beautiful 80 degrees. I left home in Orange County at 4:30 Saturday
morning as it is a three hour drive. As dawn was breaking and I got my first
look at the mountain I knew I was in trouble as there was the biggest,
blackest cloud hanging right on top of it. At 4000 feet it began to snow. At
5000 feet I had to use 4-wheel drive and finally made it to the station at
7000 feet where there was a blizzard in progress! The wind was blowing a gale
and it was a mixture of snow and ice. The antennas were all coated with a
half-inch of ice. After surveying the situation for about 15 minutes,
discretion was the better part of valor and I left as I was really afraid of
getting snowed in if I stayed. Three hours later I was back home and joined
the contest two hours late with 100 watts and a lousy vertical in the
backyard. Given the results, imagine what I could have done with beams and
power from the mountaintop. Oh well...73

John, N6MU

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