[3830] NewEngQP KM3T(@KM3T/M) SO Mobile LP

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                    New England QSO Party

Call: KM3T
Operator(s): KM3T
Station: KM3T/M

Class: SO Mobile LP
QTH: NH/MA/RI/CT
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  CW-Dig Qs  Ph Qs
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   80:      0       0
   40:    275       0
   20:    496       1
   15:     21       0
   10:      0       0
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Total:    792       1  Mults = 65  Total Score = 103,025

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Rig: Icom IC-7000 100w
Antennas: Hamsticks (one at a time)
Logging: SkookumLogger (Mac)
Driver: Kelly (YL) - boy do I owe her now
Sending: Almost all by hand.  Been >20 years since I did that for this many
hours.  On day 2 I programmed the IC-7000 M1 to at least CQ.  I would have done
that on day one but those MA counties go by fast.

Wow, that was fun - for some value of fun.  :-)

Last-minute decision to go do a little NEQP expedition.  I knew WA1Z and K1KI
were going north so I decided to head south with a very minimal plan and then
work back toward home.  Basically did a big loop from home in HILNH down toward
Boston from the north, then along the coast of MA to just about Cape Cod and
then west toward RI/CT.  Then north and east through CT and back north into
MA/NH.  Stopped at home for a break then went to do MERNH and BELNH because
NF4A needed BELNH for a sweep.  He will buy me a beer in Dayton I think.  :-) 
Little did I know that WA1Z was approaching BELNH from the north at the same
time I was approaching from the south.  Totally randomly we were about 1 mile
from each other at the same time.  Only second time I ever heard/worked him all
weekend!

Hats off to all the out of state ops in this one - they were there religiously
for every county change.  DX stations had really decent signals - best DX was
UA0WW on 15m late Sunday morning.  RL3A was loud and even worked me on 40m!

It's easy to get sucked into this contest.  Only regret is not staying up
Saturday night to work a few more hours!  Also regret not trying 15m more -
next year will plan to have my K3 and two hamsticks or the IC-7000 and a
multiband mobile antenna.

Hats off to WA1Z/m - Bob is an amazing op and really knows how to play this
one!  We decided next year we're gonna really go head to head - winner gets a
bottle of fine wine.  My only issue is convincing my driver to do this again. 
:-)

And sincere thanks to Tom K1KI for organizing a great event year after year!


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