[NCC] W8CAR solo mobile prescore report

[Dan Kovatch]

                    Michigan QSO Party

Call: W8CAR
Operator(s): W8CAR
Station: W8CAR

Class: Mobile Solo Op LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 12 (about half driving)

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
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   80:   64
   40:  196
   20:   80
   15:
   10:
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Total:  340     0  CW Mults = 50  Ph Mults = a few  Total Score = 35,000?

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

Managed 10 counties after a problem ridden start. The inverter I got to 
charge
the laptop would kick off so wasn't charging the battery. I almost went to 
paper logging at one point. Once moved to a front accessory socket all was 
well. I keep forgetting how much fun mobiling is and boy am I tired. I have 
to merge the logs to get a real idea of a score but beautiful wx, decent 
condx and no car trouble made this a fun one! I did have some ssb QSOS (not 
many) but haven't broken them out yet.

There were times when I'd stop and setup and it was like everyone was 
waiting for me and other times I could hear crickets on the band as I called 
CQ over and over.
80 was still a struggle as K9TM pointed out-I called several MI stations 
that were very loud and they CQed in my ears-and yet I worked several EU 
stations in several counties-even on 40 (OK1AOV, CU2J and several others)

Tnx to all the guys who pulled my peanut whistle mobile signal out of the 
noise including NCC members N9RV and KL8DX (imagine AK from several counties 
on 20!)

Sights-MI has Amish too-lots of dairy cows, chickens and irrigation rigs



Dan W8CAR/**** Berr,KZOO,VANB,CASS,MONR,BRAN,LENA,HILL,STJO,CALH