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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Wisconsin QSO Party<BR><BR>Call: N0IJ<BR>Operator(s):
N0IJ<BR>Station: N0IJ<BR><BR>Class: SO Mobile LP<BR>QTH: WI<BR>Operating Time
(hrs): 6.5<BR><BR>Summary:<BR>Band CW-Dig Qs Ph
Qs<BR>------------------------<BR> 160:<BR> 80:
106<BR> 40: 467<BR> 20:
160<BR> 15: 1<BR> 10:<BR>
6:<BR> 2:<BR>
UHF:<BR>------------------------<BR>Total: 734
0 Mults = 71 Total Score = 165,342.0<BR><BR>Club:
Minnesota Wireless Assn<BR><BR>Comments:<BR><BR>What a fun, exhausting
day. In order to touch a solid block of 18 counties <BR>in<BR>the large NW
area of the state which encompasses about 1/4 of the state, and<BR>reap the
benefit of the bonuses, a tricky route with lots of low grade roads
<BR>is<BR>necessary. We had to start about 100 miles from home (Duluth,
MN), but did <BR>end<BR>up fairly near Superior in our neck of the woods.
Almost threw in the towel <BR>at<BR>the beginning (note the op time--6-1/2
hours) as a variety of events came<BR>together (including a brain fade by me)
and couldn't get the first contact<BR>until 23 minutes after the start. My
great friend and driver, Terry, W0TVD,<BR>drove (flew) with abandon and I upped
the keyer speed in order to make up that </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>23 minutes, and we actually did <BR>it! Conditions
improved throughout the day, so if we had to miss something,<BR>perhaps the
beginning was the best. The last 4 hours produced rates of 118,<BR>136, 100, and
133. It was fun to work so much DX and kudos to DL3DXX with 7<BR>Q's, DL3GA with
5, RV1CC with 3 and a variety of other DL's, EA's, and SM's<BR>plus my friend
W0OR at HC1WDT for getting in the log. All in 23 DX calls.<BR>Huge thanks
to a number of folks who followed us through out the afternoon:<BR>N2CU 17, K0PC
16, N0EO (AA0AW) 15, N4PN & W9EAU (W0AIH) 14, K0TI KX0A NQ9A<BR>WA1UJU and
WT2P all with 13--4 more with 12! My trusty K3 and roof mounted<BR>Larry's
screwdriver antenna did well.<BR>Thanks for all the Q's and 73. Efforts of WARAC
much appreciated!<BR>John, N0IJ op<BR>Terry, W0TVD driver<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>p.s. The one QSO on 15 was a KL7! Lots of unanswered
CQ's<BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>