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

Jimk8mr at aol.com Jimk8mr at aol.com
Mon Apr 22 08:52:11 EDT 2013


Many thanks to all those who got on and helped  make it such a super 
weekend!

73  -  Jim



From:  webform at b41h.net
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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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