[NCC] Fwd: ARRLDX CW K8MR SOAB QRP

[Jim K8MR via NCC]

The joys of snowbirding!

Good to hear lots of homeboys, and even call a few to say hi.

73  -  Jim  K8MR



-----Original Message-----
From: webform <webform at b4h.net>
To: 3830 <3830 at contesting.com>; k8mr <k8mr at arrl.net>
Sent: Sun, Feb 22, 2015 8:42 pm
Subject: ARRLDX CW K8MR SOAB QRP

                    ARRL DX Contest, CW

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR

Class: SOAB QRP
QTH: FL
Operating Time (hrs): 16

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:
   80:
   40:   54    27
   20:  152    57
   15:  201    63
   10:  191    52
-------------------
Total:  598   199  Total Score = 357,007

Club: Florida Contest Group

Comments:

I operated in the sunshine from a roadside park overlooking Sarasota 
Bay. KX3
and 17ft MFJ telescoping whip antenna, with another 16 feet of wire 
clipped
onto the top for 40 meters, stuck in salt water. It worked quite well 
to the
north; South America was difficult. Only one other QRP station worked: 
GJ2A on
15 meters. It was fun finding (and working) lonely good mults like him, 
XP3A,
D44EE. Found a few more but I couldn't work 'em.

Oddest thing: about 1430Z Sunday I noticed some loud noise. At first it 
sounded
like line noise, but then realized it was associated with somebody 
talking. On
all bands (20 and up, including WARC). I'm guessing it was some high 
power CBer
with a very dirty amp. Fortunately it went away after half an hour or 
so.

Thanks to all who hung in there to pull me out, especially on 40 
meters. If I
was weak, there was a reason!

73  -  Jim  K8MR