South Carolina QSO Party - 2021
Call: K8MR
Operator(s): K8MR
Station: K8MR
Class: SO MobileMixed LP
QTH: SC
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 45
40: 505 7
20: 186 3
15: 4
10:
6:
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Total: 740 10 0 CW Mults = 46 Ph Mults = 4 Dig Mults = 0 Total
Score = 149,800
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Comments:
I would not ordinarily leave Florida in February to drive north, but we had a
new grandson arrive in Cleveland on Feb.2. My wife had been up there since late
January, so I was due for a trip north to see the new arrival and eventually
bring the XYL back to Florida to thaw out. The opportunity to spend the miles in
the Carolinas doing a mobile contest was too much to pass up.
I did this single op, me doing the driving. So I do a lot of operating while
parked, and then largely post-pileup operating while driving, recording the
contest for later transcription. Since operating must take a moment to moment
back seat to safe driving, I do occasionally suddenly go quiet, perhaps leaving
callers wondering where I went. It's not anything you did.
Compared to other mobile reports, my problems were small, but I had two. While
slowly pulling out from a roadside park in Denmark in Bamberg county, carefully
avoiding some large water filled dips, a HamStick went flying into the road. The
antenna survived, but not the mount which had been repaired a few years ago. So
for the rest of the weekend changing bands required stopping to change the
antenna.
I also had several recording problems, which likely lost a couple of hundred
QSOs off the numbers reported above. I'll be in touch with the sponsors to let
them know the details of where not-in-log QSOs were real QSOs that got screwed
up on my end.
As it got dark, after a good run while parked in Newberry county, I decided the
combination of curves, hills, and headlights were a good reason not to be
operating while driving. That plus a meal break when I reached I-26 accounted
for my missing hour. When I stopped I had texts from two buddies wondering I was
OK since they had not heard me for a while, but I was indeed fine.
It was a blast operating the event, with great rates and lots of friends calling
in. While I'm not likely to be back for future SC/NCQPs, do look for me on the
road in Florida in April and Ohio in August !
73 - Jim K8MR
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