[NCC] Fwd: MiQP K8MR/M Mobile Multi-Op LP

Mon Apr 22 18:45:20 EDT 2013

Great job Jim! Your QRQ is amazing.

73,
Tom N2CU <><
K3 #3582

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jimk8mr at aol.com>
To: <mrrc at contesting.com>; <ncc at contesting.com>; <nodxa at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 8:52 AM
Subject: [NCC] Fwd: MiQP K8MR/M Mobile Multi-Op LP

> Many thanks to all those who got on and helped  make it such a super
> weekend!
>
> 73  -  Jim
>
>
>
> From:  webform at b41h.net
> Reply-to: jimk8mr at aol.com
> To: 3830 at contesting.com,  jimk8mr at aol.com
> Sent: 4/22/2013 8:42:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
> Subj:  MiQP K8MR/M Mobile Multi-Op  LP
>
>
> Michigan QSO Party
>
> Call: K8MR/M
> Operator(s): K8MR K8YSE
> Station:  K8MR/M
>
> Class: Mobile Multi-Op LP
> QTH: 30 Counties
> Operating Time  (hrs): 12
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph  Qs
> --------------------
> 80:     17     1
> 40:   865    245
> 20:   224   116
> 15:    10     5
> 10:     0      0
> --------------------
> Total:  1116   367   CW  Mults = 65    Ph Mults = 52    Total Score =
> 304,083
>
> Club: Northern Ohio DX Association
>
> Comments:
>
> The  Breakdowns:
>
> COUNTY    CW     SSB    TOT    TIME     RATE
>
> LENA    32    4     36    18    120
> HILL     38    3    41     20    123
> JACK    28     10    38    26     88
> INGH    26    7     33    22    90
> EATO     24    17    41     36    68
> CLIN    48     13    61    29     126
> SHIA    27    5     32    17    113
> SAGI     43    10    53     29    110
> GRAT    35     14    49    29     101
> MIDL    42    14     56    23    146
> ISAB     48    15    63     34    111
> CLAR    40     24    64    35     110
> GLAD    42    20     62    41    91
> BAY     35    20    55     27    122
> AREN    52     16    68    39     105
> OGEM    40    11     51    26    118
> ROSC     38    5    43     21    123
> CRAW    52     7    59    21     169
> OTSE    46    23     69    30    138
> CHEB     37    18    55     22    150
> CHAR    36     10    46    16     173
> ANTR    45    9     54    26    125
> KALK     41    18    59     26    136
> GRTR    12     10    22    8     165
> WEXF    55    17     72    29    149
> MISS     31    7    38     11    207
> OSCE    40     15    55    21     157
> LAKE    38    13     51    15    204
> NEWA     27    6    33     12    165
> MECO    18     6    24    7     206
>
> TOTAL    1116    367     1483    716    124
>
>
> MULTS:    CW    SSB
> CTY:      22     23
> SPC:      43     29
>
> Station:  IC-746, 4 resonator Hustler  system (80CW-40-20-15) and a 
> separate
> HamStick for that one 75 meter SSB  QSO.  2001 Honda Odyssey.
>
>
> Wow, what a weekend!
>
> Great  conditions and great activity. In the 12 hour format Michigan and
> Ohio
> QSO  parties I've only broken the 1K QSO mark one time, back in about 2003
> in
> MI.  This year I beat that record by 400 QSOs. Many thanks to all FB CW 
> ops
> who
> followed me around the state, and who in many cases were ready to quickly
> QSY
> to SSB. 40 meters stayed short until the end, allowing me to get a
> reasonable
> in state multiplier without having to resort to 80 meters, which  is 
> deadly
> for
> a mobile.
>
> Pileups were intense, and it was fun going  into full DXpedition mode,
> cranking
> up the speed and watching the rate soar.  I recently picked a digital 
> voice
> recorder, and used it to record the entire  contest. When I get some time 
> I
> will
> get the files off and make them  available to anyone who wants to hear 
> what
> it
> sounds like from the mobile  end.
>
> An exchange with a QSO number requires more effort than just  ";599",
> but it was fun following some of the good races out there - N4PN vs  W0BH,
> DL2HBX vs OM2VL, etc. I also enjoyed many QSOs with three of my  previous
> MiQP
> partners, AC8E, AF8A, and K8BL. Those guys understood exactly  what was
> happening.
>
> This year I recruited a new driver, John, K8YSE.  He took to task to new
> levels
> of sophistication, taking my sketched out route  and uploading it into his
> GPS.
> None of the "where the heck are we?" moments.  Only one deer crossing
> but not especially close, unlike 2010 when we nailed  one in Mecosta 
> county
> for
> $3K of (insured) damage.
>
> MiQP is usually my  "last snow of the year" experience, and I did see
> some on the  ground in  the northern counties. But the worst weather came
> with
> some serious snow  squalls Saturday morning between my home on the east
> side of
> Cleveland and  K8YSE's on the west side. But by the time I got to his QTH
> it was
> all clear,  and  remained so for the rest of the weekend.
>
> Thanks again to all  who participated, and I hope to see you all back for
> the
> Ohio QSO Party on  Saturday, August 24.
>
> 73  -  Jim    K8MR
>
>
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