[NLRS] W0ZQ/m Minnesota QSO Party

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

Hey, I know, its HF, but its still fun.   I also mixed in  some microwave 
stuff.   
 
On Saturday morning I arrived in EN15xb at about 7:45 am in an  attempt to 
work Mike on 24 GHz.   It was about 3 degrees with a  10 to 12 mph breeze .... 
coolish but not unbearable.   We found  each other on 10 GHz then spent the 
next 45 minutes or so trying on 24 GHz with  no luck on either end.   The path 
was about 136  miles.   After this, I played HF mobile in the MnQP.    Here are 
the my results in the order of counties that I traveled to ... all  contacts 
were on  CW.

20m    40m    80m    Total
BIG        13      37         0       50
SWI       13      26         0       39
CHP       13      29         0      42
LAC        10      34        0        44
YEL       14       47       0        61
LIN         11      46         0       57
PIP         12      40        0       52
MUR       12      40        0        52
LYO         7      33         0        38
RDW       0       38         0        38
COT         0      10        35      45

Total      105    380      35      520

24 Counties worked, 36  States/Province worked, 1 DX worked, for 60 
multipliers

Final score : 520  x 2 x 60 = 63,440 pts.   Club = Northern Lights Radio  
Society

The pile-ups were awesome. 
 
While in Pipestone county, I set up the 10 and 24 GHz stuff from the far  
southern end of EN14 and EN24 and easily worked KM0T on SSB over a 66 mile  path. 
   Both grids were new for my 24 GHz reverse  VUCC.   
 
All in all a fun day of radio.   
 
73, Jon
W0ZQ

Come and join us here in Bloomington, Minnesota, home of the Mall of  
America, July 27 & 28, 2006 for the 40th annual Central States VHF Society  
Conference hosted once again by the NLRS.