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Lessee: My requirements for a fixed location for N8XX operation<br>
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1. Must be a county where a very low, or no, QRP record has been
set. This permits me to easily become the high score for the
category/county.<br>
2. Best if there's a possibility of an enclosed operating "shack".
I've done this once by operating out of my van, but I no longer have
a van. I could rent a U-Haul trailer from whence to operate, and
pull it with my current vehicle <br>
3. A location with a high altitude compared with the surrounding
area. I found that operating from a location south of Saranac in
Ionia County was great in 2013, and operating from Casnovia in
Muskegon county was great compared with some other years. After
looking at a topographical map I found that these were high,
relative to the surrounding terrain in three directions. When
working QRP, every bit helps.<br>
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I've set records for QRP operation in:<br>
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<td class="xl67" style="height:15.0pt;width:48pt" height="20"
width="64">Newago</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width:48pt" id="td-year" width="64">2010</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width:48pt" id="td-call" width="64">N8Q</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:48pt" id="td-score" width="64">20,839</td>
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<td class="xl67" style="height:15.0pt" height="20">Mecosta</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width:48pt" id="td-year" width="64">2011</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width:48pt" id="td-call" width="64">K6JSS</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:48pt" id="td-score" width="64">29,841</td>
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<td class="xl67" style="height:15.0pt" height="20">Montcalm</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width:48pt" id="td-year" width="64">2012</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width:48pt" id="td-call" width="64">K6JSS</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:48pt" id="td-score" width="64">43,904</td>
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<td class="xl67" style="height:15.0pt" height="20">Ionia</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width:48pt" id="td-year" width="64">2013</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width:48pt" id="td-call" width="64">K6JSS/8</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:48pt" id="td-score" width="64">84,242</td>
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<td class="xl67" style="height:15.0pt" height="20">Muskegon</td>
<td class="xl64" style="width:48pt" id="td-year" width="64">2014</td>
<td class="xl65" style="width:48pt" id="td-call" width="64">N8M</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width:48pt" id="td-score" width="64">37,080</td>
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2013 was the "magic" day - Of course, KD8HNF's remote site with a
spider beam for 20 through 10, and a G5RV for 40 and 80 surely
helped!<br>
<br>
Ideas of high spot with or without a shelter? I'm musing about
getting access to Fisk Knob, the highest spot in my home county of
Kent, but that will involve some political "oomph" because this
small park is normally closed throughout the year to all but
pedestrian traffic. So, I'm open to other ideas....<br>
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Thanks in advance for ideas.<br>
<br>
72/73 de n8xx Hg<br>
QRP >99.44% of the time<br>
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