Kansas QSO Party
Call: NU0Q
Operator(s): NU0Q
Station: NU0Q
Class: Mobile SO CW LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80:
40: 324
20: 358
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 682 0 0 Mults = 39 Total Score = 79,794
Club:
Comments:
Karen and I set out to combine the QSO party with some sight-seeing. We started
out from the in-laws' driveway in Sedgwick County. I had a few problems at
first, which I expected since I was using a new computer, new software (CQ/X),
new keyer, and new GPS. In Chase County, I called CQ on SSB three times
without answer and decided that CW was more fun, so we ended up being a CW-only
mobile entry.
It wasn't part of the plan, but we stopped at the tallgrass visitor center in
Chase County and spent half an hour looking around. Then we headed north and,
after a short detour to Wabaunsee County, drove into Manhattan and ate lunch at
Wendy's, which is actually on the county line! Then we headed to Rock City, a
small tourist attraction in Ottawa County. We then went to check in early at
the hotel in Salina before heading west to Mushroom Rock State Park. After a
short trip to Rice County, we went to McPherson County, where we had a steak
dinner in a local restaurant. By then, it was dark, and I hoped to get on 80
meters, but the antenna wouldn't tune that low. Sorry about that. With all of
the breaks, my operating time on Saturday was about 6 hours out of the 12
allowed.
We got started early Sunday and made it to the Post Rock Scenic Byway in
Lincoln and Russell Counties right at 1400z. I kept operating while my wife
stopped to take pictures of the lake and the world's largest souvenir travel
plate! Then we headed up to Osborne County. We got great pileups there, so
we went west to Rooks for more pileups. I also hoped to be close enough to
catch W0BH from there, and we did finally work him while he was in Phillips
before we left Rooks. That was our only KS qso!
>From there, we headed south to Hays, stopped for lunch and gas, and then headed
west to Trego County to drive the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway. We spent a lot of
time looking for the bluffs and found ourselves on really bad gravel roads.
With less than an hour left, we headed for Ness and Lane Counties. We ran out
of time in Lane and never got to 40 meters. I made almost as many QSOs on
Sunday as I did on Saturday.
Thanks to everyone for following us around. We didn't make things easy for
you, as we were pretty unpredictable, but I hope you got some multipliers and
maybe some all-time new counties.
Bill
NU0Q
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