[VHFcontesting] 540 miles...

[k4gun at comcast.net]

I'm still assessing everything that happened and was learned this weekend.  What an amazing adventure!  I'm going to post a complete soapbox soon, but for now, here's the recap.  251 QSOs and 81 multipliers over 10 grids, 540 miles traveled.  

A pleasant surprise was the fuel economy.  I never turned off the engine when at an operating position so I spent a lot of time idling and rotating the truck.  The wind load had to be huge, but I managed 14.1 MPG in the 2007 Toyota Tundra with a 5.7 liter V8.  I get 15-16 with normal commuting.  

I'll post more about how much fun I had with E-skip and everything else when I have the logs in front of me.

Steve - K4GUN/R