Ohio QSO Party
Call: K8MR/M
Operator(s): K8MR, AC8E
Station: K8MR
Class: Mobile LP
QTH: 26 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 357 58
40: 303 57
20: 106 8
15: 0 0
10: 0 0
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Total: 766 123 CW Mults = 72 Ph Mults = 53 Total Score = 173,775
Club: Northern Ohio DX Association
Comments:
By County, in order of appearance:
CW SSB
CARR 27 1
TUSC 13 1
HARR 26 6
GUER 27 1
BELM 26 2
MONR 34 1
NOBL 39 5
MUSK 38 2
MORG 32 16
PERR 25 15
HOCK 28 8
FAIR 17 6
PICK 19 7
FAYE 25 6
MADI 41 7
GREE 16 7
CLAR 32 10
GHAM 20 8
UNIO 39 9
LOGA 44 0
HARD 40 0
WYAN 31 3
MARI 28 0
CRAW 27 0
MORR 34 0
RICH 28 2
TOT 766 123 889
MULTS:
CTY 34 24 58
S/P 38 29 47
It was a good day to drive around Ohio - pleasantly warm, no rain. My usual
driver, W8DRZ, had to back out as he had been in the hospital earlier in the
week. He was home by OQP time, and we even managed to work on 75 SSB. John,
AC8E, filled in as designated driver and did a fine job.
Conditions seemed mediocre, never getting any big runs on 20 or on 40 during
the daylight hours. But with more 80 meter daytime activity, including a new
mobile "mini-window" at 3545, I had 80 meter CW contacts from every county
except TUSC, and at least five from every other one except GUER (1). After
sunset, 80 meters went crazy, with huge pileups and great rates. In the last
hour, jogging along the county lines of WYAN-MARI-CRAW-MORR-RICH, I had 120
qsos, which included some time spent on SSB.
This was also the first time in any state party that I've had more qsos on 80
CW than on 40 CW.
Notable qsos included KD0S/M in SD, who I then managed to move from CW to SSB
for a double mult. KL8DX, formerly KE8RO from Ohio, was worked on both modes. I
worked more in state mobiles than I probably have in all other state contests
combined. Several were ones in nearby counties, but also some were in other
parts of the state when we worked.
On the other hand I missed such stupid SSB mults as Indiana, California,
Colorado, and all of 7-land except for KL8DX. But such is life in multi-mode
state qso parties. My claimed score is only about 4K behind the all time mobile
record, so it would have taken only a few more mults to beat the record.
Thanks to all who participated. See next year in the OQP. I'll likely be out
for one day in the Pennsylvania QSO Party, and I may show up from a cool
non-traditional place for a couple of the early fall contests.
73 - Jim K8MR
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