[NLRS] K9JK/R Sept 2005 VHF report

Tue Sep 13 20:08:23 EDT 2005

I roved with 6 bands and covered 6 grids in less than 9 hours of operating, 
Saturday only. All bands were 'barefoot', though 'barefoot' is 100W for the 
FT-100D on 50 MHz, 25W on 144, 222 and 432, 10W on 903 and 1296. Antennas 
were my KB6KQ loop for 50 and "olde faithful"...my Create CLP-5130-2 Log 
Periodic for the higher bands.

I got a late start from my driveway (EN52)...first QSO at 1826, 6 more Qs 
before I left the driveway and one from EN52 while I was driving down to 
EN51. Spent just shy of an hour in EN51 for 18 more QSOs, then to EN61 for 
about the same amount of time and 33 more QSOs. EN62 was mobile mostly, 
though I did stop at the Lake Forest Oasis along the Illinois Tollway for 
about 15 minutes to catch a few (10 to be precise) and then worked a few 
more (8) while mobile as I approached downtown Milwaukee. Next stop was in 
EN63 for just over an hour that yielded 37 QSOs. After figuring how to get 
back down to I-94 with the construction on Hawley, I headed over to Waukesha 
and made a stop for dinner (and OTHER important "refreshment function") 
before continuing to Hillcrest Park in EN53. My hour and 45 minutes there 
yielded 62 QSOs until I departed just after 0230. Stopped again in EN52 just 
before 0300 as I reached I-43 and gathered another 9 QSOs plus a DUPE in 
about 15 minutes, then made a stop at that rest area along I-43 Westbound 
and added three more QSOs in about 5 minutes...my last log entry was at 
0343.

Of my 188 QSOs, 119 were in WI and 69 in Illinois so line 2 of my Cabrillo 
file will be "ARRL-SECTION: WI" and the Multiplier total was 51 plus 6 Grids 
Activated for rovers nets 57 and the QSO Points totalled up to 297 for a 
score of 16929. All of my operation was within the Badger Contesters 
"circle" so BC will be on the Club affiliation line (turns out my operation 
was wholly within the SMC Circle as well but this was 'promised' to BC).

I also "achieved" (and if ever there was a "dubious" achievement...this may 
be it) my first over $50 fill-up...$53 for just shy of 18 gallons...about 
220 miles driven so I didn't quite break 1 QSO per mile (and I idled a lot 
with the A/C on because it was fairly warm).
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Here's a bit of a tabular summary (will look best with a Mono-spaced or 
Fixed-width Font):
                BAND            SECTION
       50 144 222 432 903 1.2   IL   WI
EN51    3   6   3   3   2   1   18    -
EN52    4   6   3   4   1   2    8   12
EN53   14  20  10  13   2   3    -   62
EN61    6   9   7   9   1   1   33    -
EN62    2   8   5   3   -   -   10    8
EN63    6  12   7   8   2   2    -   37

QSOS   35  61  35  40   8   9   69  119

MULTS   9  12   9   9   6   6

Thanks to ALL who were out there, especially to the 40 stations (including 4 
other rovers) that I was able to work and to the ARRL for their sponsorship.

73, JK 