[NCC] OhQP K8MR Mobile LP

[Jim Stahl]

A good time in spite of the slow start. Hopefully next year a few of the diehards will be better able to schedule their visiting family members  :-)


73  -  Jim  K8MR




Begin forwarded message:

> From: webform at b4h.net
> Subject: OhQP K8MR Mobile LP
> Date: August 28, 2016 at 10:43:35 AM EDT
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k8mr at arrl.net
> Reply-To: k8mr at arrl.net
> 
> Ohio QSO Party
> 
> Call: K8MR
> Operator(s): K8MR K8BL
> Station: K8MR
> 
> Class: Mobile LP
> QTH: 30 Counties
> Operating Time (hrs): 12
> 
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
> --------------------
>   80:  281     15
>   40:  359     13
>   20:  163      5
>   15:    7      1
>   10:    0      0
> --------------------
> Total:  810     34  CW Mults = 74  Ph Mults = 15  Total Score = 147,206
> 
> Club: North Coast Contesters
> 
> Comments:
> 
> A good ride around Ohio. Big thanks to driver Bob, K8BL, who was happy to drive
> and let me have all the operating fun.
> 
> This was largely a new route for me - usually I do the eastern counties, but
> W8CAR, who usually (with K8NZ) does the central ones, had his daughter show up
> for the weekend. So I picked up the middle of the state. It was a nice switch
> having well paved, straight, flat roads where you could jog a couple of miles
> to get over to a new county. 
> 
> Things started slow, which was not unexpected given the lack of short skip on
> 40 now that the solar flux is down around 80. And things got slower - 39 QSOs
> in the 21Z hour - as thunderstorms added QRN. While many stations reported
> having shut down for the storms, though we encountered some rain, we never had
> any especially heavy rain or any thunder.
> 
> I made little effort on phone, given the generally poor conditions during the
> day. I tried a few CQs, don't think I had a single answer. Most of the phone Qs
> on 40 and 20 were guys asking me to move. On 75 I spent some time calling
> people.
> 
> But things got really going at the end. Averaged over 105/hr for the last three
> hours, with most of that on 80 meters. 
> 
> Interestingly, half of my 15 meter QSOs were with DM5EE, moving there from 20M
> around 2300Z. Most worked state (outside Ohio) was Florida (65 Qs) followed by
> PA (62). Most productive counties by us were Guernsey with 57 QSOs and
> Tuscarawas with 56. Least was Richland with six QSOs.
> 
> Thanks to all who participated. Hope to see you back again in 2017!
> 
> 73  -  Jim  K8MR
> 
> 
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