[3830] KsQP W0L(K5YAA) Mobile Unlimited HP

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Kansas QSO Party

Call: W0L
Operator(s): K5YAA
Station: K5YAA

Class: Mobile Unlimited HP
QTH: 27 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 14

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
   80:    0      0      0
   40:   90      0      0
   20:  602     26      0
   15:    2      0      0
   10:    0      0      0
    6:    0      0      0
----------------------------
Total:  694     26      0  Mults = 45  Total Score = 95,625

Club: Oklahoma DX Association

Comments:

Recording can be hazardous. The mic slipped out from between the headset used to
gather audio from the K3 when WAB county came into play and remained on the seat
until the last Q on Saturday night so the score is an estimate until Bob W0BH
can sort things out.

I found activity to be considerably reduced from last year's run even though 20
was in fairly good shape for the entire run. DX signals were stout much of the
daylight hours. Every state except ND and AK were worked and all but VO1 VE4
and VY1 were worked in Canada. 720 Qs are less than half of last years tally. 

My assigned "mobile" frequency of .041 often found NPOTA, /VY0 and
Ohio base station KWs that didn't stay above .045 occupying .041 so to not be a
nuisance I slipped down to .0405 trying to avoid the QRP ragchewers who have
gripped before about a fast loud mobile upsetting their work. Had to walk a
fine line on 20 most of the time. Evening hours were better but the daytime
found all sorts of hurdles. 

The WX was actually outstanding for Kansas this time of the year. A few
momentary rain downpours had the wipers on full blast but those events were few
and far between. 

SP9LJD, DK3BN and SM5CIL called often and had some VFB DX signals. Thanks to
the many stateside ops who followed the van around the Eastern part of the
state. Keyer usage was improved this year from last but that doesn't mean a /
an L and even numbers like 0 had all the parts sent in the correct order every
time. The road wasn't causing the missteps it was simply the operator. 

Thanks again to Bob Harder W0BH for his untiring effort to "get out the
vote" as I know the time it takes to organize these things. 

73 - Jerry K5YAA AKA W0L

Rig: Dodge Grand Caravan draped with three Hustler sticks and a Tarheel running
a K3 and 800 watt solid state amp. N1MM was employed at a couple of county lines
and also at the NPOTA locations of NS24 and NS06. See the QRZ page of W0L for
photos of those two National Park sites.


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