[MiQP-Mail] Fwd: MiQP K8MR Mobile Multi-Op LP

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

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Sent: 4/26/2012 8:32:42 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time
Subj: MiQP K8MR Mobile Multi-Op  LP


Michigan QSO Party

Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR, K8BL
Station:  K8MR

Class: Mobile Multi-Op LP
QTH: 28 Ctys
Operating Time (hrs):  12

Summary:
Band  CW Qs  Ph  Qs
--------------------
80:    54     12
40:   468     51
20:   181     62
15:     2      1
10:     0      0
--------------------
Total:   705    126  CW Mults = 66  Ph Mults = 46  Total  Score = 172,032

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

In  order of appearance:

CTY    CW      SSB     TOTAL
HILL    21     3    24
LENA    7     0    7
JACK    32     10    42
INGH    14     6    20
EATO    10     1    11
CLIN    48     4    52
IONI    23     4    27
GRAT    24     7    31
MIDL    25     6    31
ISAB    31     1    32
CLAR    19     3    22
GLAD    34     3    37
BAY    24     11    35
AREN    24     8    32
OGEM    38     7    45
ROSC    20     5    25
CRAW    19     15    34
OTSE    37     7    44
CHEB    9     1    10
CHAR    17     0    17
ANTR    38     4    42
KALK    41     4    45
GRTR    21     1    22
WEXF    42     4    46
MISS    23     1    24
OSCE    24     6    30
MECO    26     2    28
NEWA    14     2    16

TOTAL    705     126    831

Once again, a nice ride around Michigan to  welcome spring. A nice sunny but
cool day. We often see the last snow of the  year on the MiQP trip, but none
this year, either in the air or laying on a  shaded embankment way up 
north. I
don't even recall seeing any deer other  than a few dead ones along side the
road.

This year I teamed up with  Bob, K8BL, for the trip. Bob enjoys driving and 
I
enjoy operating, so it was  a good match with me doing most of the oping 
except
for a few bathroom and  stretch the muscles breaks.

A couple of minor navigation errors led us do  deviations from the route 
plans.
We mistakenly got on I-96 west out of  Lansing instead of I-69 east. The 
first
exit after that was only about 3  miles from IONI, so we continued there and
ended up missing SHIA. We also  missed the exit off M131 to get to LAKE, but
then worked WD8S in Lake about 2  minutes later so we did not head back to
there. OTOH we did manage to squeeze  in CHEB, CHAR, and MISS that were only
tentatively planned.

The only  equipment problem was the computer going catatonic about the time 
 were
leaving EATO. Fixed by reseating the HDD. (I switch HDDs from the normal  
XP one
to a MSDOS to run NA for contest logging. It apparently had not been  in 
quite
firmly enough). While trying to fix it had K7ZYV in MS calling in,  but I
couldn't work him. Thankfully he called in later, but only once. Glad I  
did not
miss that mult for that reason.

Activity seemed been a bit  lower, and/or conditions were somewhat depressed
during the afternoon. I was  worried that Tennessee had been hit by an
earthquake or something, as that  usually very common state did not make it 
into
the log until about 8 hours  into the contest. During the afternoon a lot 
of big
in state stations were  weaker than earlier or later on 40, and CQ'd in my 
face.
We did enjoy keeping  the faithful supplied with QSOs and mults on both 
modes. 

Thanks to all  who took part. I hope to see you all in the Ohio QSO
Party on August 25, as well as in Dayton in May.


73   -   Jim   K8MR