[3830] MiQP K8MR/M Mobile Multi-Op LP

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                    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
--------------------
   80:    17     1
   40:   865   245
   20:   224   116
   15:    10     5
   10:     0     0
--------------------
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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