[NCC] Fwd: PaQP W3USA(@K8MR/M) Mobile LP

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

Pennsylvania QSO Party

Call: W3USA
Operator(s): K8MR, AC8E
Station:  K8MR/M

Class: Mobile LP
QTH: 22 Counties
Operating Time (hrs):  12

Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  RTTY Qs  PSK31  Qs
---------------------------------------
160:                              
80:  314      48                  
40:  330      41                  
20:   60       5                  
15:                              
10:                              
6:                              
2:            1                  
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Total:   704     96       0         0  Mults = 90  Total  Score = 146,460

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

By  county, in order of appearance:

CW   SSB
BUT   43   5
ARM   27    0
INN   49  22
CMB   50    8
SOM   38   7
BED   49    8
FUL   37   8
FRA   27    0
PER   34   5
JUN   37    2
MIF   33   0
SNY   39    9
NUM    4   5
UNI   15    0
CLI   28   4
CEN   24    3
CLE   38   4
JEF   27    2
CLA   18   1
VEN   34    0
MER   36   0

48 Counties   42  Sections

10500 Mobile Bonus    600 K3MJW Bonus  Station

My 11th consecutive fall leaf tour and mobile contest operation  in the 
PAQP.
With the early date and warm summmer the leaves were just  starting to 
turn, but
the weather was beautiful so the sightseeing part was a  success. We did 
Saturday
only, and to get us back to Cleveland at a  reasonable hour we set a target 
of
hitting the Ohio line by 0400z. We did  that with a minute to spare.

I had hoped to start in ARM, but we left a  bit later and was just entering 
BUT
when the clock turned over. You guys in  PA should rest assured that your
government is not wasting tax dollars on  county line signs. We missed the 
ARM
sign, and operated a few extra minutes  as BUT until we realized a cross 
road
was not in BUT. I think we got the rest  pretty well, but off the 
Interstates it
is a challenge! 

It was great  to finally have a contest with in state propagation on 40 
meters
during the  day. As a result, the rates were good during the daytime, 
though I
thought  activity, at least on CW, was less than usual after dark. Nobody 
must
have  needed NUM, as I called and called from there with no responses  
(around
00z).  In the 18 or so minutes we didn't even get the 10 qsos  needed for 
the
mobile bonus.

Great turnout from NHA and way more RI  activity than usual. But I only 
worked
two California sections. Everyone out  there burned out after last weekend? 
 The
good guy award goes to AA3LX  who offered me his 40 meter SSB frequency 
when in
INN, which led to my best  SSB run of the contest.  He also offered me his
frequency on 75 later  on, but it was too crowded to expect anything good to
come of it, so I  declined.

All in all, another very pleasant day.  Until the Michigan  QSO Party next
April, so long from the K8MR mobile crew.


73   -  Jim  K8MR