[MiQP-Mail] N9NE MIQP 2008 Score

[Todd Fonstad]

Call: N9NE/M
Operator(s): N9NE
Station: N9NE/M

Class: Mobile Solo Op LP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 12

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
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   80:  117     40
   40:  174     26
   20:   72     14
   15:            
   10:            
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Total:  363     80   CW Mults = 73  Ph Mults = 37  Total Score = 88,660

Club: M&M

Comments:

Left Oshkosh for the beautiful western UP at 6:45 am CDT. Arrived in Sagola
in DICK an hour early for beginning of the 'test. Plan was to operate 90
minutes parked in each county, then drive to the next county without
operating while in motion. Drove 103 miles from the start in Sagola to the
end at the Lac Vieux Desert Casino parking lot (heh heh) at Watersmeet in
GOGE, with IRON, BARA, HOUG, and ONTO in between. Estimate that actual
operating time was close to 9 hours. Left the casino at 11:20 pm CDT for the
long drive home in thick fog and drizzle and arrived home at 3:05 am CDT
after 490 total miles of driving and at least 5 cups of coffee. This was the
first mobile event that I operated from my little Toyota Yaris 2-door
hatchback (30 to 40 mpg), and it proved to be a successful 'shack' even on
80M. Setup was K2 to a 75M Hamstick and a 3-band Hustler, both mag-mounted
and guyed atop the roof of the car. I hand-logged for simplicity but paid
the price later, spending hours entering scribblings into manualmode in NA
... LOL!  Ran into lots of cool rain and fog. Most lakes were still
ice-covered. Deer and fox crossed the road.  Had one crazy on-coming jeep
which veered into my lane which then lurched back into his own lane on 2
wheels. Guy looked embarrassed but alive. Oh my, conditions were good from
up there. 80M and 40M CW signals were bell-perfect and strong. Only one
mishap ... the stinger came out of its 20M resonator, so I had to use a
small, round file (the only thing I could find as a splint) wrapped around
the top of the resonator and the bottom of the whip with a lot of electrical
tape to hold it. 

I really appreciate the dedicated group of ops who made it a point to follow
us mobilers all day ... I wish I could thank each of you personally!

Thanks to the MRRC for sponsoring this very enjoyable event!

73
Todd
N9NE
AKA/KN9LWV
19 March 1958

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