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</head><body style=""><div>Well, since y'all are bragging, I'll do a little of my own. Back when I was at MTU, worked portable out of Copper Harbor in 1980, breaking with my usual contribution at W8YY. Got my results from the way back machine, attached....</div>
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<div>1980 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY <br>RESULTS <br>MICHIGAN SCORES (Listed by Call, Score and County) <br>W8YY 52,445 Houghton Trophy Winner</div>
<div>N8ADW/8 41,820 Keewenaw Certificate</div>
<div><br>> On December 5, 2015 at 4:41 AM Hank Greeb <n8xx@arrl.org> wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> Dave:<br>> <br>> Thanks for the news. I suggest you take a look at the "Scoring Records <br>> Since 1999" (http://miqp.org/Records.htm) upon which which I relied for <br>> my information. As of yesterday, it had my record for KENT county QRP <br>> as N8F in 2015 is on that page, so I figured it was fully up to date. <br>> I know the difficulty in maintaining an up to date web page, so no <br>> criticism of the webmaster intended.<br>> <br>> I was first looking for a National Park to qualify for National Parks on <br>> the Air, and when it appeared that Fort Wilkins Historic State Park was <br>> included as an affiliate of Keweenaw National Historical Park AND that <br>> the record page showed no fixed station activity, it clinched my decision.<br>> <br>> But, my decision for KEWEenaw isn't cast in stone - in fact, I didn't <br>> make housing reservations yet. So, based on your updated data, I'll <br>> take a look at SCHOolcraft County. My plans for MIQP 2016 can change. <br>> Does anyone in this reflector have ideas of where a quiet cabin in the <br>> woods might be found in SCHOolcraft county?<br>> <br>> Thanks again for the timely update.<br>> <br>> 72/73 de n8xx Hg<br>> QRP >99.44% of the time<br>> Operating as N8* during MiQP 2016<br>> <br>> * Note - the exact call letter will be determined upon final decision as <br>> to the final site for the operation.<br>> <br>> On 12/5/2015 2:12 AM, David Pruett wrote:<br>> > On 12/4/2015 3:45 PM, Hank Greeb wrote:<br>> >> I've just registered to operate as N8K in next year's National Parks <br>> >> on the Air (NPOTA) event for ARRL between April 14 and April 21, 2016.<br>> >><br>> >> AND, for all those who have been missing KEWEenaw County for the past <br>> >> years, this will be the first time that a fixed station has graced <br>> >> this county during the Michigan QSO party. (At least there is no <br>> >> record for QRP, Low Power, High Power, or Multi Op in the records <br>> >> page of the MiQP web site.)<br>> > Hank,<br>> ><br>> > While I applaud your operation from N8K, your claim of being the first <br>> > fixed station from Keweenaw County is not valid. W8K was active last <br>> > year by the Keweenaw County ARC activating their EOC with multiple <br>> > operators. They were even the third place EOC station and made the <br>> > box of top EOC scores so it's not as if their score was buried in the <br>> > results.<br>> ><br>> > The main page of 2015 results also mentioned W8K. The same page also <br>> > noted that the only remaining Michigan county to not have a reported <br>> > fixed station MiQP operation is Schoolcraft.<br>> ><br>> > Dave, K8CC<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> MiQP-Mail mailing list<br>> MiQP-Mail@miqp.org<br>> http://mail.miqp.org/mailman/listinfo/miqp-mail_miqp.org</div>
<br>73,<br><br>+Gary Keck, KE7DX<br>Base Communications Team Leader, PCOEM Communications Group<br>RST ARCA Coordinator<br>Arizona QSO Party Coordinator<br>ARRL HF WAS Award Manager<br>ARRL Life Member<br>Member, Catalina Radio Club, Radio Society of Tucson, Arizona Outlaws Contest Club</body></html>