[HCARC] Fw: [Rmg] K0MHC/R Jan. VHF Contest Result

[Bill Tynan]

Here's how our fellow club member did in the January ARRL VHF Contest.

I worked only in two grids at the end of the contest.

73,

Bill, W3XO/5

----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Jim Froemke" <jim.k0mhc at earthlink.net>
To: <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>; "RMG Reflector" <rmg at k5rmg.com>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 9:18 PM
Subject: [Rmg] K0MHC/R Jan. VHF Contest Result


> Yes, it was a great learning experience and we learned a lot! -
> http://k0mhc.blogspot.com/
> First, thanks to those who made it all possible:
> - Dick, N5AND for the loan of a rotor
> - Ken, K5UHF for the loan of an DC-AC power inverter
> - Greg, K5GJ for the map of Hwy 281 rover stops
> - Al, W5LUA for coordinating with NTMS operators
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> We felt we had good participation for our relatively low profile, 
> "limited"
> rove this year. There were several big gun stations who kept us awake as 
> we
> traveled 881 miles through 12 grids during the 33 hour contest period:
> - Ron, K5LLL with 40 Qs from 11 out of 12 activated grids!
> - Al, W5LUA with 23 Qs from 6 out of 12 grids
> - Les, WB5ZDP with 22 Qs from 7 out of 12 grids
> - There were also many other stations who we had hoped to work more often
> but, couldn't find either due to QRM, their availability or our relatively
> poor locations (in some cases).
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> Thanks to everyone else, especially the stations with 1 and 2 bands who 
> made
> a big difference in our overall score. The unseasonal good weather and
> average propagation helped out a lot. The I35 scenic outlook in Arbuckle
> Mountains (EM14kj) turned out to be a great location! And yes, John 
> (W0JT/R)
> and I (K0MHC/R) worked each other once; in John's final grid (EL09) on 2
> meters so that we had each other's calls in our logs.
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>
> You're invited to read more about our rove and future plans here:
> http://k0mhc.blogspot.com/ or just Google: "K0MHC rover". Your comments 
> and
> suggestions would be appreciated as we begin to formulate our plans for 
> next
> year. Baring poor weather and/or sickness, we both hope to be back on the
> same trail again so, give a listen!
> **********************************************
> 2013 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes       K0MHC/R
>    ROVER LIMITED                    STX Section
>    Operators: K0MHC
>    Band      QSOs          QSO pts.      Mults.
>    --------------------------------------------
>    50         33            33            6
>    144        65            65            10
>    222        28            56            7
>    432        36            72            8
>    --------------------------------------------
>    TOTALS     162           226          31 + 12 = 43
>                          Claimed score = 9,718
> **********************************************
> 73, Jim
> K0MHC/Rover
> Kerrville, TX
>
> "Where have all the ROVERS gone, long time passing?
> Where have all the ROVERS gone, long time ago?
> Where have all the ROVERS gone?
> Young men have worked them everyone.
> Oh, when will they ever learn?
> Oh, when will they ever learn?"
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