[NLRS] UHF Contest de W9SNR/R

[W9SNR - Jim]

CALLSIGN: W9SNR/R
CATEGORY: ROVER
    Grid(s) Activated: EN51 EN52 EN62
CLUB: Badger Contesters

                    QSOs    QSO Pts   Mult
222 MHz          51         153         19
432 MHz          54         162         18
902 MHz          17         102           8
1296 MHz        35         210         14
2304 MHz          9         108           5
3456 MHz          4           48           2
5760 MHz          4           48           2
10368 MHz        3           36           1
Total
All Bands        177         867         69
GRIDS ACTIVATED                     3
W9SNR/R CLAIMED SCORE:   62424

After all the "I'm not going to be on" Emails that I saw, activity turned 
out to be fairly decent.  Probably as good as last year, when I made more 
OSQs, but visited 5 grids vs. 3 this year.  QSOs per grid were 41 last year, 
vs. 59 this year.  Overall claimed score was only about 7k lower than last 
year.

Propagation was also OK;  I think it was better than what was indicated on 
the Hepburn Tropo forecast.  Also a bit better than last year, too, judging 
by the higher 222, 432, & 1296 multipliers this time.

So what does this all mean?  I think that activating just 3 "Chicago" grids 
is OK.  Might do better with 1 or 2 more grids, but they should be in a 
fairly distant spot, so I pick up more grids from local activity and 
different propagation.  Maybe something like EN54/64 would work out.

73 - Jim
W9SNR/R