[MAMS] NE8I rover June 2012 results

[Lloyd Ellsworth]

June 2012 contest results, summary for NE8I/r. 
 
Basic route, started contest in EN74, South Along Lake Michigan. EN74, EN64, EN73 then home for the night. Sunday, South on US127 EN73, and EN72. Then East on I96 to EN82. Ending at Lenon 4 corners plans, did not happen. Aproximately 600 miles. 23 hours operating and driving time. Murphy was in full swing. 902 only managed one QSO. Only major band that I did not bring back up. Both the 1296 and 6M antennas suffered much damage. At least my 6M loop is easy to repair on the road. 222 died and was repaired several times. 6M was open here and there. By my observation, mostly open Sunday. I could have done much more, if I had operated more 6M, and planned a 6M contest route. Most time I spent was Sunday evening on US127. 70 MPH and one new operating grid every hour helps. While driving, I can operate the bottom 4 bands plus 1296. Any of the higher bands, I have to stop, and set up. 
 
Plans for CQ VHF, will depend on band conditions. And it will be mostly North South on US127, I-75. One grid every hour, or along Lake Michigan. Similar effect. Depends on band conditions and activity during the contest. 
 
Plans for the UHF contest, and September VHF, will likely be a similar route to the June test. Start in EN74, South along Lake Michigan, and home. Then Sunday, South and East. EN82 and South, or Lenon 4 corners. Again, depending on band conditions and activity. 
 
June 2012 summary.  Band, contacts, differend grids worked. 5 grids activated. EN64, 72, 73, 74, 82. 
 
6M 78, 31
2M 28, 8
222 18, 5
432 18, 5
903 1, 1
1296 11, 6
2304 7, 6
3456 8, 6
5760 5, 4
10G 7, 4
24G 0, 0
47G 0,0
 
Works out to a claimed score of 26,082,