[MiQP-Mail] WF5X from ISAB 2005 MIQP

[Randy Love]

correction noted.... K8XXX was in BARRy not BERRien... 
I need a new proofreader... whoops... :)

73,
Randy 
WF5X
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dennis & Stephanie Ward 
  To: Randy Love 
  Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:49 PM
  Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] WF5X from ISAB 2005 MIQP


  Randy,

  K8XXX was in Barry (BARR) not Berrien (BERR).

  73  Dennis KT8X

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Randy Love 
    To: miqp-Mail at miqp.org 
    Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:26 PM
    Subject: [MiQP-Mail] WF5X from ISAB 2005 MIQP


    WF5X 
    Portable from ISAB
    MI-QP
    SINGLE-OP ALL LOW MIXED


      BAND    CW QSOs    PHONE QSOs
       80        20           119 
       40         8            52 
       20         0            40 
       15         0             0 
       10         0             0 
              -------    ----------
    Tot QSOS     28           211 

    QSO Pnts     56           211 

    Total Points       267 
    Multipliers        104 
    Final Score      27768 

    Better late than never! After arriving mid-morning at the ISAB QTH,
    I kinda underestimated the amount of time to raise the antennas. 
    As such, it was almost 1PM before I started operating. I was scratching
    my head, because 40 mtrs wasn't supposed to be like that. Started to
    think that the antenna was the culprit, but being as I was already an
    hour late starting, I didn't want to loss more time raising the 'spare'
    40 mtr dipole that I had made for the second radio. Turns out it would
    not have made a difference, because as we all now know, 40 mtrs was all
    messed up. First station I heard was K8XXX in BERR, and they were at 
    150 or so. At that point I figured I was in for a disappointing result.
    20 mtrs didn't do me any favors either, so my score suffered. And since
    I was very hesitant to go to CW, it cost me. By 7PM, I hadn't even made
    100 contacts. Deciding that things couldn't be worse, I trekked down to
    80 mtrs. What a surprise that was! Not only was the band quiet, it was
    usable! Stations from all over MI, including mobiles, were easily heard.
    I closed out the last half hour strictly on CW to help the mult count. 
    Needless to say, I learned a few things about what NOT to do for next 
    year.
     
    CU in 2006 MIQP from ISAB again.
    Randy
    WF5X
     


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