[3830] NewEngQP NZ1U/M(W1UJ) SO Mobile LP

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                    New England QSO Party - 2022

Call: NZ1U/M
Operator(s): W1UJ
Station: N1WK

Class: SO Mobile LP
QTH: W1
Operating Time (hrs): 16.5

Summary:
 Band  CW-Dig Qs  Ph Qs
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   80:      50       
   40:     342       
   20:     639       
   15:               
   10:               
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Total:    1031      0  Mults = 61  Total Score = 125,538

Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Comments:

Through the twists and turns that life presents, sometimes coming back to what
you know is not only important, but required.

Not a single step or thought towards planning for the NEQP was done before
~1600z on Saturday-  With a start time of 2000z, N1WK had a couple hours of prep
in to mounting the (New, Untested) antenna systems on his F-150 truck.  The
summary;  We were on the road and opened up the contest at the start time..
**AND**  This was one of the best, low pressure, fun, successful NEQP events we
could not have planned.  No strategy, no maps....  nada.  We didn't even give
K1KI the heads-up we were operating!

Thanks to Tom, K1KI for organizing and promoting this event, it is renewed as
one of my favorites for sure.

For routes we reused some past event's maps where we based Saturday's trip off
of the 'NZ1U/m Sunday 2018' planned route and Sunday's trip off of the 'NZ1U/m
Sunday 2017' route.  Used Google Maps to guide N1WK to the 'next waypoint' which
was a county line.  Would pull over briefly to set up the next waypoint within
the new county.

Fired up the laptop we have used in past NEQPs' and updated N1MM+ - Was little
configuration required.  Found the WinKey, found the USB<>serial cable... 
Configured ports and made some sweet, sweet CW.  Used a K3 that performed
remarkably well.  The noise blanker removed noise completely that would have
made this event impossible without it. There is some noise from the Ford that we
will need to work out some time (maybe? possibly?) but the K3 was absolutely
amazing, remarkable.  We pumped the audio in to the AUX channel of the vehicle's
car stereo and chatted throughout the ride.

Antennas were a pair of High-Sierra 'screwdriver' type antennas mounted (the
morning of the contest) to the Back-Rack utility rack that was right behind the
truck's cabin.  They worked great.  Having 2 was perfect since we were bouncing
between 20m and 40m.  N1WK has multiple tuned, insulated 'elevated radials'
wrapped within the truck's bed for multiple bands and from each antenna.
(Shhhhh! This is the secret to our performance maybe!?!)  Only a few QSOs on
80m, it worked, but stayed with the 'money bands'.  80m was causing the antenna
to whack trees with the coil near completely extended.  Checked 15m at some
point where it would be open-  The RF took out the WinKey.  15m Was a very
short, abandoned experiment.

Well, that was fun, and awesome to work many friends and familiar calls. 
Looking forward to the next one!

73 Jay W1UJ @ NZ1U/m with N1WK designing, constructing and piloting the ship!

QSOs per county activated
ADDVT 45
BENVT 52
CARNH 22
CHENH 27
CHIVT 8
CUMME 50
ESSMA 34
FRAMA 24
HILNH 17
HMDMA 31
HMPMA 9
MERNH 40
MIDMA 62
ORAVT 23
OXFME 8
ROCNH 39
RUTVT 75
STRNH 47
WASVT 32
WNDVT 25
WNHVT 68
WORMA 217
YORME 77

Thanks to all stations worked especially the following stations with more than 3
QSOs!!
K4QS Wins with 30 QSOs!!! Thanks Chuck!
AA2AD 3
AA3LX 9
AA3S 21
AA4DD 6
AA5JF 9
AC7GG 8
AC9BJ 3
AD4EB 4
AF8A 5
DL9USA 3
K0EA 4
K0PC 4
K0TC 3
K1GU 8
K2AL 4
K2TE 11
K2ZR 7
K3DMG 4
K3PP 3
K3QP 4
K3TW 4
K3WJV 16
K4AMC 5
K4BAI 4
K4EJ 3
K4GM 3
K4NMR 3
K4QS 30
K4XL 7
K5CM 7
K5KDG 3
K5KPE 6
K7TAR 6
K8LF 5
K8MFO 11
K8RGI 3
K9UIY 7
KC2WUF 3
KD2EPM 4
KD2KW 4
KE8PX 3
KG4W 7
KK4WDP 4
KL7SB 3
KO4VW 3
KU8E 16
KV0I 4
N1NN 3
N2BJ 4
N3AM 9
N3QE 4
N3XF 12
N4AF 3
N4CWZ 3
N4NTO 3
N4OX 3
N4QI 3
N4ZR 3
N6AA 5
N6AR 9
N6ZFO 4
N7ZZ 4
N8DNA 4
N8II 6
N8UM 15
NE8P 10
NJ4P 7
NN3W 3
NO5W 11
NS2N 4
NU0Q 5
NU3A 4
NX6T 7
OM2VL 15
SP6JOE 4
VE2FK 5
VE3KP 5
VE3MV 8
VE3TG 7
VE3YT 8
W0PI 4
W1AJT 9
W2AAB 4
W3LL 6
W4NZ 5
W5TM 8
W6AYC 3
W7GF 8
W8FJ 3
W8MET 4
W8PI 6
W8UE 3
W9QL 4
W9WI 3
WA1FCN 6
WA1HEW 3
WA1S 3
WA3AER 5
WA8KAN 4
WA8ZBT 6
WN1GIV 10
WN4AFP 14


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