[FQP]Re: [CQ-Contest] Rabbits and Love Bugs and the K4FCG mobile saga - very long post!

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

Hi Stu,

 I looked at our log and we were in Bradford from 0114 - 0129 Z on Saturday night. Probably just a fluke that we missed you. I show K1KI and W1DWA in the
log... so we had propagation on 20 then. We were also on 40 during that time.

                  Jeff KU8E
 > 
> From: "Stuart Santelmann KC1F" <kc1f at adelphia.net>
> Date: 2003/04/29 Tue AM 08:50:22 EDT
> To: <k4oj at tampabay.rr.com>,  <cq-contest at contesting.com>,  <fcg at mailman.qth.net>, 
>    <fqp at kkn.net>
> Subject: [FQP]Re: [CQ-Contest]  Rabbits and Love Bugs and the K4FCG mobile
> 	saga - very long post!
> 
> Speaking of being sucked in...
> 
>      Saturday was very rainy here in NH, so I was curious what was involved
> to try to get a sweep.  I needed 10 or so at halftime, so I printed out the
> map of the counties from the web site, and started plotting where the
> various mobiles were headed, and asking them their plans.  I was tracking
> N4TO moving toward DeSoto when I needed it, then missed them while I was
> outside.  The next time I worked them, I noted I missed DeSoto, and they
> said "we noticed" !  I did miss two counties (rats !) - Liberty on the
> panhandle, and Bradford in the northeast.  I heard N4OO and W5WMU both in
> the next county from Liberty, and I'm sure they went through, but I missed
> them.  I also tracked KU8E from Putnam to Alachua to Union, either just
> missing Bradford, or being there so briefly that I missed it.  I operated
> about 6 1/2 hours total.  Sunday was a lot nicer weather day here, so spent
> a lot of time with my kids playing baseball and riding bikes.
>      I rarely do QSO parties, but OJ's promotion got me interested !  Some
> other observations:
> 
> -  Packet was of minimal help.  Had I realized this beforehand, I would have
> gone unassisted.  I don't think I found any multipliers from packet, but I
> spotted a lot of stuff.
> 
> -  K4FCG and K4FQP were consistently s7 to s9.  N4TO did seem a bit weaker
> consistently, if I remember correctly.  Maybe Doppler shift from driving
> faster ?  I had the following QSO    totals with the mobiles:  N4TO 19,
> K4FCG 18, K4FQP 18 (3 were on SSB), W5WMU 16, KU8E 12, W4SAA 11, W9HB 10.
> Were you all running essentially the same power ?
> 
> -  It's also apparent that the mobiles may have the most fun.  Wish I could
> get something together for next weekend here !  We also have 67 counties,
> hi.  So, is maximizing the miles a key factor in winning ?  How often did
> you guys operate while stationary ?  Who did the most miles ?
> 
> -  I was surprised at the lack of activity on 15, as the signals were good.
> Nothing on 10.
> 
> -  I wouldn't have operated at all if CT didn't support the contest !
> 
> 
> 
>                                                                 73
> Stu              KC1Florida
> 
> 
> 
>       MODE      QSO    QSO PTS  MULTS
> 
> 
>        CW      201      402       64
>       SSB       34       34       24
>       -----------------------------------------
> 
>       Totals   235      436       88  =   38,368
> 
> 
> 
> All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
> 
> Operator List: KC1F + packet
> 
> Equipment Description:
> 
> TS-850S, AL-1200
> Cushcraft 20-3CD rotary at 57 feet
> Cushcraft 15-4CD rotary at 49 feet
> 
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