[3830] MiQP K8MR/M Mobile LP

Tue Apr 20 13:27:04 EDT 2004

                    Michigan QSO Party

Call: K8MR/M
Operator(s): K8MR, W8DRZ
Station: K8MR/M

Class: Mobile LP
QTH: 20 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
--------------------
   80:   31      0
   40:  676    181
   20:  146     22
   15:    0      1
   10:    1      1
--------------------
Total:  854    205  CW Mults = 54  Ph Mults = 50  Total Score = 198,952

Club: Mad River Radio Club

Comments:

K8MR/m 2004 Michigan QSO Party:

             CW      SSB
80         31         0
40         676       181
20         146       22
15         0          1
10         1          1
TOT       854       205

Ctys      19        22
States    35        28

Claimed Score 198,952

OTSE    31   0
ANTR    30   8
CHAR    36   6
EMME    32   3
CHEB    42  10
PRES    59   6
MTMO    57  19
ALPE    49   7
ALCO    55  13
OSCO    43  13
CRAW    49  20
ROSC    48  24
OGEM    71  26
IOSC    57  20
AREN    46  10
BAY     31   6
SAGI    34   4
GENE    37   6
SHIA    26   2
INGH    21   2

BY HOUR:

16z       69
17z       77
18z       83
19z       84
20Z       75
21Z       99
22Z       69
23Z       74
00Z       116
01Z       105
02Z       102
03Z       104

For once it was nice not to have a week of flares, auroras, etc., preceeding and
during the MiQP.  However the declining solar flux was evident as skip was
longer and the high bands were useless. (Though I did work F5IN on 15 cw in the
YU contest while driving north on Saturday morning).  The 15 and 10 meter qsos
were with N8OS as we drove by in Cheboygan county. 

We set up the antennas Saturday morning in light rain in Saginaw, but got into
clear skies by the time we started in OTSE.  The equipment worked flawlessly,
and had only one missed turn, in OGEM, but quickly discovered the error and
backtracked with no significant harm. 

FB activity and great pileups.  The NA 10 qso timer peaked out at 210/hr on 40
CW at 0005z in ROSC, and at 327/hr on 40 SSB at 0029z in OGEM.  Interestingly
the 210 burst in ROSC was not a new-county peak, but rather started with 45 qsos
already in the log.

It was disappointing that multipliers were down 29 from last year, and therefore
the score was down 10%.  In state CW counties were off the most, down from 37 to
19.  I worked WT9U/m just before the contest and never heard him again, nor did
I ever hear AF8A/m.  I did manage about 6 qsos with K8IR and one with K8MW.

Since I started mobile contesting in 2000, the 1000 qso mark in the 12 hour
MQP/OQP format has been my goal.  We finally reached it this time. Thanks to all
those who followed us from county to county to help make it possible.  Now on to
1200 !

We hope to see everyone in the Ohio QSO Party on Saturday, August 28!

73  -   Jim  K8MR   &  Jim  W8DRZ/designated driver

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