Numbers by county, County - CW - SSB
ASHT 19 1
TRUM 16 10
PORT 14 3
MAHO 8 0
COLU 21 5
CARR 28 14
JEFF 21 11
HARR 28 10
BELM 30 4
MONR 28 6
NOBL 39 7
WASH 29 13
MORG 27 4
MUSK 39 2
GUER 43 1
TUSC 45 3
COSH 19 1
HOLM 14 1
STAR 21 0
Total 489 96
CW: 31 States + 21 Counties
SSB: 25 States + 6 Counties Total Mult: 83
Score: 89,142
This was a very pleasant weekend to be driving around eastern Ohio. Radio
conditions were OK, although signals on 40 were not loud for close in stuff
including most of the other Ohio stations. I had less than 10 qsos with the
other OH mobiles.
OTOH I got into a good rhythm with N6MU and LY3BA on 20 & 15 where every
exchange was "599CA (DX) SSB?". In the case of BA he usually had an SSB
frequency that was fairly clear. I think every qsy resulted in a QSO.
The main technical challenge resulted from a noisy inverter that ran the
laptop. Last week I checked it out and found it OK on 40 and noisy on the
high bands. This weekend it made 40 useless but added little or no extra
noise on 20,15, and 80. Therefore whenever I was on 40 I ran the laptop in
internal batteries, and turned on the inverter/charger when I was on the high
bands. It gave me a good excuse to spend time on the high bands. I kept a
close eye on the laptop battery indicator. We ended the contest with about
20% battery left.
Most interesting physical challenge occurred as we entered Carroll county.
They must feed their cows beans, as we encountered the most intense olfactory
display of bovine byproducts I think I have ever encountered, which lasted
for several miles. Thanks to those who suggested rolling up the windows, but
they were already up.
And a big thanks to those who showed up waiting for us at each new county.
It was a lot of fun.
73 - Jim K8MR
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