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Multi-Multi Expedition from 2 county line DENT & REYNOLDS county MO
2234 PHONE PTS
1556 CW QSO PTS
92 DIGITAL PTS
71 MO COUNTIES
49 US STATES
8 CANADIAN PROV
1 DX
100 PTS SPECIAL EVENT W0MA
100 PTS CABRILLO FORMAT
500978 TOTAL PTS
N0LD DIRECTED ME TO STRIP OFF THE XMTR NUMBER AT THE END OF EACH QSO LINE
W0M
Best results ever. Despite map errors both days, wasnt a bad recovery.
Thanks to John, N6MU, OM2VL, WA2VYA, and more that followed me around the counties.
K0LIR
Lots of fun had by all. Always nice to get a gang together for an OP.
604 PHONE POINTS
48 MO COUNTIES
46 US STATES
1 DX
100 PTS SPECIAL EVENT BONUS W0MA
100 PTS CABRILLO FORMAT
59392 CLAIMED SCORE
N6MU
Score includes 200 bonus points for W0MA and Cabrillo.
OM2VL
What a weekend ...
I was very tired from last 2 month
qualification contests for WRTC 2018
(ARRL CW, ARRL SSB, RDXC, WPX
SSB) + QSO Parties: MN, BC,VT, NC, ID, LA -
totally 9 weekend on the QTH.
But for me it was impossible to ignore MO QP. Some weeks
before the QP some of
my friends sent his schedule and remembered me
"MO QP coming soon"
I dont like when on the same weekend are more
QP - I cant ignore any of them
but of course I missed many when I
worked stations in another state ...
This weekend was the "TRIPPLE M" : MO, MT, MS.
My results on MT: 23 QSO / 13 MTI & MS: 101 QSO /48 MTI.
And now some words about MO QP.
My tactic was try CQ on
15m SSB when condx good and often check the mobile frq
on CW.
Fortunally the condx was excellent and many MO stations answered to
my CQ - thank you very much for the many QSOs to resident stations
and especially for some mobiles which are still back on my frq and
gave me new points and multipliers. During this QSOs 10.000 times
checked frqs was: 14034 W0M, 14037 W0E, 14041 K5YAA, 14046,7 N0E and
when not found same frq on 15m. Sometimes we try QSY also on 10m with
W0E, signals was over the nois level but 9 times we
can do it on CW
and 1 time on SSB (1x W0H, NW0M and other with W0E)
My last QSO on 15m was at 21:15Z
first 40m QSO at 23:00Z
first 80m QSO at 00:44Z
last 20m QSO was at 01:03Z - QSY from 40m with W0E it seemed
the band is dead,because I dont heard any station so I focused on
40/80m and it seems it was mistake ... at 03:42Z I made QSO on 14041
with Jerry K5YYA FB signal. Maybe I must also after 01Z to try move
stations from 40m to 20m ... who know ?
After ending 1st part I
must back home because every year on Easter sunday we
are have lunch
with my brothers family, sister on my parents house. After the
lunch I back to the QTH and start the 2nd part on 15m SSB
and S/P mobiles on CW.
I am very happy with my final result, I never dream to make
354 QSO during MO QP.
Most QSOs with mobiles:
K5YAA/M 72/45
(QSO/Cty) I missed only Platte from Jerrys route
W0E/M 67/24
W0M/M 26/14
N0E/M 21/17
W0O/M 15/9
K0E/M 12/12
W0S/M 12/2
KD0VMM/M 11/8
W0H/M 8/6
N0W/M 5/5
K0W/M 3/3
N0O/M 2/2
Most QSOs with resident: KC0CMO(6), NW0M(5), W0MA(5), K0DEQ(4), KC0CWU(4),
N0M (4).
1X1 CALLSIGNS: I worked 16 from 17 - missed only N0S.
Missed counties: DUN, GAS, MRE, OSA, OZA, PEM, RAY, TAN, WAS.
Score included 100+100 BONUS points for wkd W0MA and
submitting Cabrillo LOG.
Once again my BIG THANKS to all stations
who called me, to all mobiles for giving me so many QSOs + counties
and to BEARS for organizing this excellent QP!
antennas:
80m: 2 el Yagi - 50m up + beverage
40m: 3/3 Yagi - 46/12m up
20m: 6/6/6 Yagi - 38/25/12m up
15m: 6/6/6/6 Yagi - 34/25/16/7m up
10m: 6/6/6 Yagi - 30/23/17m up
TCVR: FT5000DX + OM3500 amplifier
logging program: N1MM
regards, Laci OM2VL
K0KY
The BEARS throw a great QSO Party!
K0O
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N4PN
THANKS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITY, EVEN ON EASTER SUNDAY...P/T EFFORT AS TOO MANY THINGS
GOING ON WITH CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND PLENTY OF BASKETBALL ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
NICE TO SEE A LOT OF OLE FRIENDS THIS WEEKEND OUT IN THE sHOW-ME STATE.
KC0HPM
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N0IAI
My first contest, had a blast
N5PHT
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
KF4MXF
Had a great time!
N0XG
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N0O
Things went well until I tried to xmit on 40 cw,
then the xmtr locked and every time and would not
unkey. SSB on 40 was ok and 20 was ok. A few
times got a little rf into the laptop but went pretty
well until early afternoon. Things got worse so
after fighting it for sometime I broke it all down and
went home. Hopefully it will be fixed by next
year and I will be able to run the entire contest.
Thanks to BEARS for all their work.
Fred, K0FG/N0O
WL7YQ
Contact with bonus station W0MA and Cabrillo format 100 bonus points each added (200pts). Spelled 'SHOWME'
First timer and had a blast! Made a few contacts and new friends!
KN4Y
What fun chasing the nine mobiles on CW, did not
hear the 1x1 W station on CW. Darn!.
The Iron Mountain mobiles were fast, a
chasing experience.
WN4AFP
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N0LW
Made contact with W0MA. 100 bonus pts added
"SHOW ME" bonus, using W0MA as a wildcard. 100 pts bonus added.
Unique Contacts= 182; Unique MO Co=42; Unique US States=33; Canadian Prov=2; DX=1
W1END
Last year was great; this year was even better.
Thanks to the wild card, W0MA, I made SHOW ME.
Rig was FTdx5000 (150w) and Butternut HF6V all-band vertical.
Please ignore the serial number columns. - Old software version.
K5TIA
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
KK9U
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
W0ZH
NICE PARTY! TOO BAD SUNDAY WAS EASTER AND COULDN'T WORK THE CONTEST
CMRA IS THE CENTRAL MO RADIO ASSN, COLUMBIA, MO
K0M
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N2CQ
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
W7KAM
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
100 bonus points added for submitting a Cabrillo log electronically.
NQ0I
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
K0KEX
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
K0S
Not as much activity this year as there had been in past years.
Enjoyed operating as a 1x1 for "SHOW-ME" event.
N8OT
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
ND3R
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
Great qso party as always. See you all next year.
KD0JLE
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
Got the SHOWME stations. Great time operating in the contest from CO.
W0SEB
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
AB0TO
84 CW QSO PTS
4 MO COUNTIES
21 US STATES
2 CANADIAN PROV
1 DX
100 PTS CABRILLO FORMAT
2452 TOTAL PTS
KD0NEO
56 CW QSO PTS
18 MO COUNTIES
5 US STATES
0 CANADIAN PROV
0 DX
100 PTS SPECIAL EVENT BONUS W0MA
100 PTS CABRILLO FORMAT
2362 TOTAL PTS
W8CAG
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N0BDS
Cabrillo created by N0SO
KF5WFL
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
WB0QIR
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
100 bonus for SHOWME, 100 bonus for Cabrillo format
KJ9C
ONLY A FEW SHORT SESSIONS TO SIT IN.
K0GOB
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
WM5H
Cabrillo file created by N0SO
N0S
OPERATED AS N0S ON APRIL 5TH ONLY
W0BH
( 23 * 3 ) * 16 = 1204
Received after closing, using as check log - N0SO
KD0QCS
ENJOYED MO QSO
PREP FOR FIELD DAY
K4VBM
Final Score = MO QSOs x MO Counties = 33 x 25 = 825
Enjoyed my first Missouri QSO party!
NM5WB
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
W5QLF
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
N1NN
7TH MISSOURI QSO PARTY
KL7P
TNX BEARS & VY 73
F8BFU
Work only on 21Mhz in CW
N0LD
Entering Missouri Fixed (Single-Op LP) category.
Propagation was tough between OK and MO.
Should have used a low-height horizontal wire broadside to MO.
I made the choices I did because of living in an HOA temporarily in Edmond, OK.
W8KNO
Could only play a short time as we were getting ready to go to our grand
daughter's for Easter.
W2RRU
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
WA9LEY
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
KE0G
K3/10 at 5 watts to a 40 M dipole up 55'
N0SO
Only had about an hour to operate Sunday AM.
KM4FAR
First taste of a contest. Thanks!
WB7CYO
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
tnx to BEARS for sponsoring event
DL5AWI
QRL this year... wrked w/ only 100wtts and windom....
KJ4GYJ
First time entering a contest. I hope I fillEd out the log correctly. If not blame Don, KD0JBN for getting me in to this. Hi hi.
Enjoyed tHe contest.
KD0CIV
16 PHONE PTS
14 MO COUNTIES
100 PTS SPECIAL EVENT W0MA
100 PTS CABRILLO FORMAT
424 TOTAL PTS
VE2GT
100 point bonus Cabrillo log
YO3GNF
RIG: IC7600 ANT: Vertical BB-10
N6ENO
LogCheck a\HRDLLC\HRD Logbook\LogbookCustomTitles.xml
K6QCB
Cabrillo file created by N0SO