[MiQP-Mail] WB8WKQ report
Jeff Miller
seismadude2 at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 19 22:52:56 EDT 2011
WB8WKQ
SOLP
Q's = 734
mults = 176
claimed score = 179,696
75/80 were pretty noisy at night, or might have racked up a much bigger score.
Was shocked when on 80 CW, when OM2VL came back to me, and thinking on 80, it
must be a US station, was trying to get his call as KM2VL or WM2VL. But he was
quite strong.
Fun party. Hope all had a good time!
73
Jeff Miller WB8WKQ
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From: John Buchert <ae8m.jb at fuse.net>
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Subject: [MiQP-Mail] AE8M/m report
Q Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 17 6
40: 160 62
20: 104 3
15:
10:
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Total: 281 71 CW Mults = 53 Ph Mults = 35 Total Score = 55,704
28 counties, 39 states/provinces
County Summary:
WEXF 52 Q’s in 80 minutes, operated from city park next to Lake Cadillac
BENZ 62 Q’s in 48 minutes, operated in parking lot of abandoned apartment at US
31 & M-115
MANI 97 Q’s in 87 minutes, operated in school parking lot
MASO 73 Q’s in 75 minutes, operated in motel parking lot
OCEA 68 Q’s in 72 minutes, operated in state park next to Lake Michigan
Thanks to all who called. Special thanks to those who gave me multiple Q's
including K8XXX (7), N4PN (7), K8MFO (7), K8RYU (5), K9DU (5), N6MA (5), NS9I
(5), OM2VL (5), W4UCZ (5), WA3HAE (5), DL2HBX (5), K1PQS(5) and a host of others
at 2, 3 and 4 Q's.
I worked a total of 17 EU's. There is something stimulating about sitting in
your car with your modest mobile setup and working Europe, especially on 40M.
It makes you forget about the howling wind shaking the car and the freezing rain
and snow. It was also stimulating to work KL7DX in AK twice. I wonder if his
weather was as bad as the Michigan weather.
My Honda Accord has 2 antenna mounts and I rotate between Hamsticks on 20M, 40M,
80M and 75M. The rig is a K3.
My on the air time was about 6 hours and driving consumed about 4 hours.
As the summary shows, 80 and 75 were a major disappointment. I wasted
considerable time CQing on 80 and 75 in each county visited. This has been
productive in other contests, but not this time. I heard very few stations on
80/75. I called many Michigan stations on 40 SSB but could not break the piles.
I stayed in a motel near Pentwater, MI on Saturday night and operated Mason
County from the motel parking lot. The motel maintenance man came out to verify
that I was a motel guest and not some pervert. I explained that I was in a
radio contest. He saw the laptop in my lap and suggested that I come inside out
of the snow and wind. He never did grasp that I was on the radio. He concluded
that I was playing games on the internet and went back inside.
Friday I drove from my home in Cincinnati to Cadillac, Michigan, a trip of about
7 hours. In Wexford County I operated between the piles of plowed snow in the
parking lot. At my last operating site in Oceana (Pentwater, MI), I sat in
complete darkness next to Lake Michigan, with the wind howling in off the lake
and snow falling. It was actually spooky and I questioned the wisdom of what I
was doing, especially when I had to get out of the car to change antennas. But
the Q’s kept coming and the car was cozy. I arrived home Sunday after another
7 hour drive to sunshine and 65 degrees. This was a fun QSO Party in spite of
the weather. I must complement the state of Michigan for the excellent roads
and the numerous rest areas. Even the secondary highways had frequent rest
areas. When I crossed from Michigan into Indiana, the rest areas disappeared.
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