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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Michigan QSO Party<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Call: K8IR/M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Operator(s): K8IR KG9GH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Station: K8IR/M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Class: Mobile Multi-Op LP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>QTH: MI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Operating Time (hrs): 12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Summary:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Band CW Qs Ph Qs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>--------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 80: 22 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 40: 390 15<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 20: 238 19<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 15: 5 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 10: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>--------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Total: 655 25 CW Mults = 74 Ph Mults = 20 Total Score = 125,490<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Club: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Comments:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>It was a beautiful, sunny day in the UP. One of the few this non-spring. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Reports of 3 feet of snow still on the ground in the Keweenaw are true. Some<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>impressive snow piles for the end of April. But the roads were excellent the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>whole route. Can't say the same for the power lines. There were plenty of deer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>after sunset, but it was a bird that seemed determined to fly into the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>windshield that had Eric on the brakes. It turned out to be a near miss. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>40 and 20 were rocking, except for the time right around sunset when we were at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the eastern end of our route and suddenly it seemed like we drove into a black<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>hole, and the rate dropped for LUCE and MACK. We went with a minimal 80 meter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>antenna on the truck bed this year, and had a hard time getting much attention<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>there. But 40 kept us plenty busy in the darkness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Eric did another fine job navigating, and we actually were back in Menominee 25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>minutes before the end. So we motored around town while putting a few more in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the log.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Worked a UA9. I believe that's a new continent for MIQP. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thanks to everyone who called in, including our DX friends. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Congrats to the master, K8MR! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>73<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Jim K8IR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Eric KG9GH<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>County Breakdown: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Menominee 75<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Dickinson 40<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Iron 44<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Baraga 93<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Houghton 58<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Keweenaw 62<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Marquette 62<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Alger 52<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Schoolcraft 86<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Luce 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Mackinaw 34<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Delta 71<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>