Indiana QSO Party
Call: K8MR/M
Operator(s): K8MR, W8DRZ
Station: K8MR/M
Class: Mobile LP
QTH: 24 counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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160: 0 0
80: 56 0
40: 506 189
20: 134 16
15: 14 0
10: 0 0
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Total: 713 205 CW Mults = 67 Ph Mults = 53 Total Score = 195,770
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
By County:
CW SSB
STE 29 2
DEK 22 2
LAG 33 10
NOB 29 21
WHTL 30 7
KOS 36 5
MARS 26 15
FUL 43 29
MIA 18 25
CAS 33 17
CAR 43 22
CLI 32 15
BOO 26 11
HAM 32 0
TIPT 51 4
MAD 25 3
HOW 29 1
GRA 41 6
WAB 21 1
WEL 34 0
BLA 35 0
JAY 11 0
ADA 15 0
ALL 19 0
CW SSB
States 36 24
Counties 31 29 + 50 W9UUU bonus points
Mel, KJ9C, has been politely bugging me for several years to head over to
Indiana for their QSO Party. I knew I owed him for his efforts in Ohio in the
OQP. This year some usual schedule conflicts did not happen, and my wife was off
to spend mother's day weekend with our daughter at Ohio University, so my mobile
contesting partner W8DRZ & I decided to head west.
It was a pleasant drive out, including about 100 qsos from Ohio in the CHC
contest. We went through Bryan, OH, where DRZ got to show me all the landmarks
from when he lived there for a couple of years in the early 70's.
As noted by others, the band conditions were pretty good for the first 10 hours
or so. If we only had that much short skip on 40 during the MiQP last month!
The totals include about 80 county line qsos that we made. This was the first
contest I've operated with county line multiple qsos, and I suspect we could
have done better with that aspect.
I noted a number of qso party regulars who were missing in action but reported
significant scores in the NEQP or other contests. I know the feeling from home,
that keeping two separate computer logs is a pain in the butt, so I've often
really only operated one contest and ignored the others. If the software
writers can't come up with a fix, at least the contest sponsors should make up
and distribute combined setup files so people can operate both contests and (if
necessary) sort out the stuff later.
All in all, it was a fun day of mobile contesting. If the Hoosiers can
guarantee conditions this good (as good as it was for the first part, that is)
we may well be back in the future.
CU all in Dayton!
Jim K8MR
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