[PaQSO] Fwd: [NCC] Fwd: PaQP K8MR Multi-Op Mobile LP

[Jim]

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> From: Jim via NCC <ncc at contesting.com>
> Subject: [NCC] Fwd: PaQP K8MR Multi-Op Mobile LP
> Date: October 14, 2018 at 2:08:04 PM EDT
> To: mrrc <mrrc at contesting.com>, North Coast Contesters <ncc at contesting.com>, qsoparty at yahoogroups.com
> Reply-To: Jim <jimk8mr at aol.com>
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: webform at b4h.net
>> Subject: PaQP K8MR Multi-Op Mobile LP
>> Date: October 14, 2018 at 2:01:03 PM EDT
>> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k8mr at arrl.net
>> Reply-To: k8mr at arrl.net
>> 
>>                   Pennsylvania QSO Party
>> 
>> Call: K8MR
>> Operator(s): K8MR AF8A
>> Station: K8MR
>> 
>> Class: Multi-Op Mobile LP
>> QTH: 23 Counties
>> Operating Time (hrs): 12.5
>> 
>> Summary:
>> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
>> ----------------------------
>> 160:                   
>>  80:  350      5      0
>>  40:  352     32      0
>>  20:   63      4      0
>>  15:                   
>>  10:                   
>>   6:                   
>>   2:                   
>> ----------------------------
>> Total:  765     41      0  Mults = 101  Total Score = 173,507
>> 
>> Club: North Coast Contesters
>> 
>> Comments:
>> 
>> Not sure if this score includes the bonus points for one N3LI QSO or 23 counties
>> activated.
>> 
>> A good one day ride around my home state of Pennsylvania. Two days on the road
>> is too much IMHO, and in any case I had other things planned in Cleveland on
>> Sunday.
>> 
>> Things started poorly. I got the antennas installed on Friday evening, but did
>> not get the time to test them. Saturday morning things were behaving oddly,
>> which I was able to trace to a crappy coax connection on the mag mount. Got out
>> the soldering gun and put on a real connector. Then the K3 was behaving oddly,
>> apparently from a night in the cool damp car. Fortunately it warmed up after the
>> first half hour heading to PA and gave no further problems.
>> 
>> Our start was delayed by a 15 minute construction tie up on US 422 in Parkman
>> Ohio. Only three cars ahead of us, but nobody passing while every dump truck,
>> front end loader, and paving machine moved around in front of us. Arrived in PA
>> 10 minutes after the start.
>> 
>> The contest started off slowly - barely doing 50/hr for the first few. Then late
>> afternoon things got going well, and kept it up until the last few hours when
>> things slowed down. 80 CW worked well, but very little action on 40 in the last
>> few hours. After the great 15/10 opening in the California QSO Party last week I
>> made a few tries on 15, but heard absolutely zero.
>> 
>> One new mobile contesting experience: while parked at a picnic area in Prince
>> Galitizin State Forest in Somerset county, a small bus pulled in carrying a
>> wedding party. Not sure if they were there for photos or to just to check us
>> out.
>> 
>> Thanks to Gary, AF8A, who willingly did 90+% of the driving, letting me get my
>> radio fix; to the new folks running the PAQP; and all who got on to work us.
>> 
>> And the PAQP was not the best thing of the weekend. New granddaughter arrived
>> this afternoon in Cleveland, via a scheduled C-section which allowed me to
>> better plan for PAQP. All, including Grandpa, are doing fine.
>> 
>> 
>> 73  -  Jim   K8MR
>> 
>> 
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