[3830] MARAC CW W0QE/M Mobile LP

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                    MARAC County Hunter Contest, CW

Call: W0QE/M
Operator(s): W0QE
Station: W0QE

Class: Mobile LP
QTH: CO, NE, KS
Operating Time (hrs): 27

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
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   80:    6
   40:  907
   20:  580
   15:    0
   10:    0
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Total: 1493  Counties = 439  Total Score = 2,952,275

Club: 

Comments:

Wow was this fun! Especially compared to last year where I got hit by lightning
within the first 15 minutes of the contest.  This year had 2 spare radios,
spare antennas and of course had no problems.  Ran an IC-746PRO and a homemade
DC grounded W9UCW type mobile antenna with all bands from 80 thru 10m including
30m. I tried 15 and 10m but never heard a peep and 80m was good for contacts but
there weren't many folk there. Antenna tuneup takes a long time but the results
are instant QSY, low SWR, and hopefully a good signal. Total antenna weight is
about 11 pounds and height was 12'7".  My wife was my driver and did a great
job. We saw a lot of the country where nearly no one lives including the
geographical center of the continental US and the worlds largest ball of twine.
 Very low noise except for 2 hours Sunday when some storms were in the area. 
Most often worked fixed station was K8MFO and most often worked mobile was
W9MSE/M. It sure was nice to have all the activity from the other QSO parties
and was nice to work so many familiar calls.


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