Florida QSO Party
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
Class: SO MobileMixed LP
QTH: 19 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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40: 595 6
20: 1232 112
15: 19 0
10:
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Total: 1836 118 CW Mults = 64 Ph Mults = 38 Total Score = 777,240
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
An excellent way to end the snowbird season in Florida. The operation was very
much as described in my article in the Sept/Oct 2017 NCJ. The only difference is
having three HamSticks so I could easily go between 40 and 15, and using
headphones for the entire time when driving. I stopped to operate in many of the
same spots, and on much the same schedule as last year. Only minor problem was
missing the exit off I-75 in Lee county, and then getting in a traffic jam while
getting back to the road to Collier. I also screwed up on the 40 meter mobile
window on for a while of Saturday, spending a lot of time up in the big boy band
wondering why all those fixed stations were in the mobile window :-)
County totals: (Alphabetic order, both modes)
CHA 78
CLR 117
DES 102
GLA 105
HAR 103
HEN 136
HER 74
HIG 138
HIL 100
LAK 97
LEE 159
MTE 113
ORA 73
OSC 88
PAS 117
PIN 118
POL 26
SAR 121
SUM 99
Double digit SSB numbers in CLR, HEN (county line), PAS, and PIN. For the most
part, it was quickly run 50 or so QSOs parked after entering the county, and
then working gentle runs while driving. DES and SAR were 20 meters at the start
of the day on Saturday, and 40 meters at the end of the day. In the interest of
safety I did not do any phone operating while driving, which would have involved
the distraction of reaching down to the radio, etc.
Thanks to all who followed me around. It definitely was a lot of fun!
73 - Jim K8MR
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