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<DIV>Call: N0IJ<BR>Operator(s): N0IJ<BR>Station: N0IJ<BR><BR>Class: SO Mobile
LP<BR>QTH: WI<BR>Operating Time (hrs): 7<BR><BR>Summary:<BR>Band CW-Dig
Qs Ph Qs<BR>------------------------<BR> 160:
<BR> 80: 217
0<BR> 40: 310
0<BR> 20: 69
0<BR> 15:
<BR> 10:
<BR> 6:
<BR> 2:
<BR> UHF:
<BR>------------------------<BR>Total: 596
0 Mults = 62 Total Score =
119,356.0<BR><BR>Club: Minnesota Wireless Assn<BR><BR>Comments:<BR><BR>Score
includes power mult and county bonuses.<BR>Big thanks to my long time
driver/friend W0TVD who did his usual great job. <BR>Glad to report no problems
with any equipment, except my brain! Made the<BR>minimum 12 q's in WSB,
but must have forgot to hit enter prior to switching to<BR>next county and lost
the bonus. Have done this contest many times, but this<BR>was surely the
most difficult conditions. 40 too long right away and 20 just<BR>not
there. Probably did not check 80 often enough early on, but it sure was
a<BR>life saver near the end. Made 40% of my q's in the last 2 hours
mostly on 80<BR>and zero 20 meter q's after 4 pm CDST. We managed to get
lost in CHIppewa<BR>county and ended up 40 minutes behind schedule. Had a nice
tour, but almost<BR>tossed my cookies while Terry tried to catch up. Lots
of sharp curves and<BR>bumps on a very secondary bunch of roads! Took a shorter
version through SAWyer<BR>in order to get to the much needed DOUglas. Made it
with 12 minutes to go and<BR>logged 36 q's in that time--wild! Another
plus was after our course change we<BR>actually saw 3 Elk in the woods near Clam
Lake--first time ever for that. Big<BR>thanks to the folks who followed us
and made the following: K9NW--22,<BR>N2CU--21, K9CT--17, AF8A--16, W9EAU
& W9RE--15, K9WX--13, WB5JID--12, and<BR>WP2B--10 including one on 80.
Only 2 EU in the log. Rig: K3 and<BR>"Larry's" screwdriver on top of the
Outback. Lots of fun in spite of<BR>all--thanks to all for the q's.<BR>John,
N0IJ op<BR>Terry, W0TVD as driver<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>