[NLRS] KC0SKM/R Summary Jan VHF contest

[Gregg Lind]

Another rove and and another set of lessons learned. It is almost
impossible to get to new grids on schedule travel times. As soon as I am
start up  the truck to move to the new grid then started to make Q's so
goes the schedule.  Don't trust the GPS verify with a map if the route
seems not to make sense, it was the wrong roads... took some strange back
roads to a new grid. Waking up to snow on Sunday morning add to some
intense roving.. How may people can be on abandoned road in the middle of
now where and have a snow plow truck pull up from behind you and honk the
horn?

My SAL Moxan is not the best on 6 meter need to get it up higher. My 2304
died before the contest.  I need to learn CW....  Also I roved for the
first time with myself, so I did not have the computer, rotor or anything
in the passenger seat strapped down, for me to operate 2304, and 1296 I
need to operate these from passenger rear of the suburban, open the front
door to grab the laptop.... the laptop took a hard tumble - but survived
the USB mouse dongle did not... thank you Lord the log was saved......

Thanks for those that operated the higher bands and your consideration of
my poor CW skills. I think next rove I will spend more time calling on the
other rover frequencies... to get more Q time with them

I appreciate all the fixed stations that followed me and tried to make sure
they met up with me in new grids, Wyatt is a hoot to rove with.... It was
great to have grid madness in Newhall, IA at the end of the contest, to
meet up with W9FZ/R KA9VVQ/R and ACORA/R for and eyball qso and shack
tours!!! . we need to have another grid madness event..


RoverLog QSOs by Activated Grid:
Grid QSOs Grid QSOs Grid QSOs
EN32 38 EN41 38 EN51 19
EN42 14 EN30 13 EN43 19
EN52 22 EN31 19 EN40 14
EN53 14

RoverLog Score Summary, Using new rules:
Band QSOs Value QSOPts Mults
50 36 1 36 8
144 62 1 62 13
222 45 2 90 12
432 51 2 102 12
902 0 3 0 0
1.2G 16 3 48 3


Grids activated: 10

Totals: 210 338 58

Claimed Score: 19604