[MiQP-Mail] AF8A/m MiQP Revised Score & Statistics
ku8e at bellsouth.net
ku8e at bellsouth.net
Mon May 3 08:39:56 CDT 2004
Gary...
Everytime I work you guys mobile you are as loud as K8MR....
Jeff
>
> From: "Gary Mikitin" <af8a at mangobay.com>
> Date: 2004/05/02 Sun AM 11:47:56 EDT
> To: <MiQP-Mail at miqp.org>, <3830 at contesting.com>
> Subject: [MiQP-Mail] AF8A/m MiQP Revised Score & Statistics
>
> 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
>
>
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