[WIQPmail] WiQP N0IJ SO Mobile LP

[JBaumgarte at aol.com]

Wisconsin QSO Party

Call: N0IJ
Operator(s):  N0IJ
Station: N0IJ

Class: SO Mobile LP
QTH: WI
Operating Time  (hrs): 6.5

Summary:
Band  CW-Dig Qs  Ph  Qs
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160:
80:     106
40:    467
20:     160
15:      1
10:
6:
2:
UHF:
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Total:    734     0  Mults = 71  Total Score = 165,342.0

Club:  Minnesota Wireless Assn

Comments:

What a fun, exhausting  day.  In order to touch a solid block of 18 
counties 
in
the large NW  area of the state which encompasses about 1/4 of the state, 
and
reap the  benefit of the bonuses, a tricky route with lots of low grade 
roads  
is
necessary.  We had to start about 100 miles from home (Duluth,  MN), but 
did 
end
up fairly near Superior in our neck of the woods.   Almost threw in the 
towel 
at
the beginning (note the op time--6-1/2  hours) as a variety of events came
together (including a brain fade by me)  and couldn't get the first contact
until 23 minutes after the start.  My  great friend and driver, Terry, 
W0TVD,
drove (flew) with abandon and I upped  the keyer speed in order to make up 
that 
23 minutes, and we actually did  
it! Conditions  improved throughout the day, so if we had to miss something,
perhaps the  beginning was the best. The last 4 hours produced rates of 118,
136, 100, and  133. It was fun to work so much DX and kudos to DL3DXX with 7
Q's, DL3GA with  5, RV1CC with 3 and a variety of other DL's, EA's, and SM's
plus my friend  W0OR at HC1WDT for getting in the log.  All in 23 DX calls.
Huge thanks  to a number of folks who followed us through out the afternoon:
N2CU 17, K0PC  16, N0EO (AA0AW) 15, N4PN & W9EAU (W0AIH) 14, K0TI KX0A NQ9A
WA1UJU and  WT2P all with 13--4 more with 12!  My trusty K3 and roof mounted
Larry's  screwdriver antenna did well.
Thanks for all the Q's and 73. Efforts of WARAC  much appreciated!
John, N0IJ op
Terry, W0TVD driver

p.s.  The one QSO on 15 was a KL7!  Lots of unanswered  CQ's
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