[NLRS] A different way to rove

[jcplatt1 at mmm.com]

See below for a cut & paste off of the 3830 contest reflector.   What Wayne
and crew did is not my style of roving, but perhaps they had fun.  Looks
like they may have had 11 bands as 242/11 = 22 and they claimed to have
activated 22 grids.   One thing for sure, they were probably tired pups
when done with this.  It will be interesting to see how it may affect club
aggregate scoring .... Wayne did not indicate a club affiliation (or not).

Speaking of club affiliation, please remember to indicate Northern Lights
Radio Society on your contest score that you submit.  If you are reading
this, most likely its because you are on the NLRS reflector, are a NLRS
member in good standing, and we value both you and your score.   Let us
know if you need any help with this or with your submission.   No score is
too small (my rover score was 280 pts).

73, Jon
W0ZQ


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Call                Qs    Q pts   Mults   Score

N6NB/R (+W6XD)    2040    9098    242   2,201,716
N6ZZ/R (+N2IC)    1957    8943    242   2,164,206
N6MU/R (+K2MM)    1937    8900    242   2,153,800

After months of planning, this VHF/UHF expedition to New Mexico and West
Texas went better than we could have hoped it would.  We drove 1,000 miles
during the contest and activated 22 grid squares.  We were lucky in many
ways:

*A terrific group of seasoned contest operators joined us and quickly
demonstrated why they're so successful in HF contests.

*The January weather on the high plains was surprisingly good--mostly
clear, with no snow anywhere.  All of the
bad weather bypassed us.

*There were no equipment breakdowns during the contest.

*We were able to span some seemingly impossible paths, working over high
hills and other obstacles on 10 Ghz.  That was thrilling.

On the other hand, conditions were mediocre and activity was low.  But we
worked W5LCC 27 times from seven grid squares, including Qs on 1296 from
five grid squares.  We also worked K5RHR 15 times (thanks for making
Lubbock and Albuquerque so workable, guys).

73,
Wayne, N6NB

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