[MiQP-Mail] Fw: WT9U/M Damages

[Jim Walter]

>                           MICH QSO PARTY SUMMARY SHEET
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>
>     Contest Dates : 17-Apr-04, 18-Apr-04
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>
>     Callsign Used : WT9U/M
>          Operator : WT9U, WA9PQN
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>          Category : Mobile
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>  Default Exchange : S/N County
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>              Name : James A. Walter
>           Address : 60112 Circle R Lane
>    City/State/Zip : Elkhart, IN  46517
>           Country : United States
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>
>         Team/Club : Goshen ARC
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>
>    BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults
>  __________________________________________________
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>    40CW      457         457        904      45
>    40SSB     256         256        256      49
>    20SSB       7           7          7       4
>  __________________________________________________
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>  Totals      720         720       1167      98
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>
>     Final Score = 114366 points.
>
> Lots of fun again this year.  Thanks to all who get on and help keep the
> rate up.  We operated from 25 different counties, should have spent a bit
> more time in some.  Worked WA3HAE, N9JF, K5OT and W3BOO a bunch.  All told
> there were only 243 different stations in the log.
>
> The score's down from last year.  This seems to be my trend lately, guess
> I'm in some kind of operating funk.  Don't know if it's lack of focus or
> what.  Conditions were good on 40 and only tried 20 a couple of times.  No
> takers on 20 cw this year but did work a few casual guys on SSB.
>
> On the bright side, no equipment issues this year.  I'd picked up a used
> ThinkPad on eBay and interfaced it to a GPS.  Total invested in the
> navigation package was under $200.  Ian, WA9PQN drove for me and said it
> really made his job easy.  I'd also built a regulator circuit for the old
> 486 laptop so I could power it directly from the vehicle.  With both
> computers hooked directly to the vehicle all the hash from
> inverters/switching power supplies was eliminated.
>
> Guess I need to find a better rig than the borrowed TS430.  Probably need
to
> look into something in the antenna department too, maybe a shortie
> screwdriver type antenna mounted on a quad mag mount, who knows.  Guess
the
> biggest thing is to work on my skills.
>
> 73...Jim, WT9U
>