[MiQP-Mail] AF8A/m MiQP Revised Score & Statistics

[Gary Mikitin]

Revised Claimed Score:
  
 703 CW Qs X 2 = 1406 CW Pts

  82 Ph Qs X 1 =   82 Ph Pts

1488 Pts X 84 mults = 124,992 Pts

Soapbox:  As my trusty driving/operating partner W8AV said earlier, the
'test was a lot of fun.  Plenty of activity, the bands were reasonably
quiet, no bad WX or thunder (as had been predicted).  Even the roads were in
better condx (my truck still sports a large ding in the windshield from the
'01 MiQP).  The recently refurbished Geotool rear stake pocket antenna
mounts did FB (all new SS hardware, replacing the salt-eaten, plated
hardware).  No Hamsticks flew away due to low-flying bridges, trees, or gas
station canopies.  Goose and I do question the lack of ground plane area
when operating from a pickup truck.  (Perhaps that is K8MR's secret...the
square footage of his Aerostar minivan's roof.) The only downside to
rovering in the MiQP is what Goose and I call the 'protoplasm factor'.  Your
vehicle and antennas acquire a thick coating of bug guts in no time at all.
Has anyone measure the atennuation factor of Michigan protoplasm?

Thanks to all who took part, especially those who hunted us from county to
county.  The CW pileups were awesome, though hard to work down, because
almost all signals were essentially the same level.

Congrats to K8MR/m and W8DRZ for waxing us once again, but, sort of like the
Govenor of Caleeforneeuh used to say in the movies, "we'll be back".

For those that enjoy such trivia, here is some info gleaned from the 2004
AF8A/m MiQP log:

Band/Mode Summary
40CW	523
20CW	145
40SSB	71
80CW 	35
20SSB	9
75SSB	2

Top Ten Stations Worked & QSOs
K5YAA		33
W0AIH		25
W3BBO		23
WA3HAE	23
K9WA		21
K5OT		20
K9OM		19
W9MSE		17
WA0MHJ	17
K8MFO		16

Top Ten QTHs Worked & QSOs
WI	77
FL	74
PA	59
OH	58
MN	54
OK	48
IL	46
LENA	39
TN	27
CO	26

Top Ten Mi Counties Worked & QSOs
LENA	39
OAKL	13
MENO	12
WASH	8
CHEB	7
LIVI	7
MACO	6
LAPE	5
HOUG	4
WAYN	4

Top Ten Non-Mi QTHs Worked & QSOs
WI	77
FL	74
PA	59
OH	58
MN	54
OK	48
IL	46
TN	27
CO	26
DX	26