[3830] MnQP N2CU Single Op LP

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                    Minnesota QSO Party

Call: N2CU
Operator(s): N2CU
Station: N2CU

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NY
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  CW-RTTY Qs  Ph Qs
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  160:                 
   80:      24        5
   40:      84       14
   20:     104      104
   15:       1        0
   10:                 
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Total:     213      123  Mults = 87  Total Score = 58,464

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

Wow. That was one for the history books. The mobiles did a bang up job as usual,
keeping me changing bands and spinning the VFO like a mad man. QSO leaders N0IJ
38, K0PC 31, N0HJZ 27, N0UR-W0ZQ-KC0DMF 19, N0EO 17, KE0TT 9, AD0DX 8, W9FZ and
maybe a few others. 

With time running out I was at 85 counties. I need WRI and COO. Oh well, as I
said last year, I'm resigned to NEVER getting a sweep in this contest, having
finished with 85 or 86 several times. Then I hear K0PC in WRI. His good ears
pick me out right away and my adrenaline starts pumping. One to go. With about
15 minutes to go there was N0EO (I think) in, what's that, COO? Could it be?
Nope. KOO... I kept hoping for that extra dit in his exchange but for naught.

20m went dead and I may have missed N0HJZ in one of his last counties. That's a
bummer. I did another sweep of 80 and 40m and then N0IJ is there, working a
pileup. I listen for his exchange... JOHN COO! OMG. John has a unique ability
to pick my call out of the masses and at 23:50 I work him for the sweep. My
first ever in the MNQP. I was so excited at that point it didn't matter if I
made another QSO. Well, I did make a few more anyway and added an insurance QSO
with John on 80m. 

Hmmm, my score looks to be much better than last year so I check the MWA
website and find it is a new LP record, assuming nobody else bests me. Cool
beans.

A really, really big thank you to all my friends in Minnesota for making this a
most enjoyable day. You guys put on one heck of a party.

K3/100, TH6DXX 48', 40m Inv. Vee 35' and Delta loop, 80m wire vertical, N1MM
Classic.

73,
Tom N2CU <><


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