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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have to tell you I really had a great time in the
OhQP this year. I participated in two OhQPs in previous years but
couldn't find my scores to compare. But I'm guessing I did better
than prior years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There were definitely a lot of stations
on. I rarely heard from a mobile or rover for most of the contest...
until I decided to actually go look for them. Then, there they
were. K8MR, W9MSE, W1NN, W8TK, K8RYU, and many others.
It was great to work Ralph in all of those southern counties. And
Jim K8MR never ceases to amaze me with his high speed copy/send in the
mobile. That is really insane. I had a blast in the end
jumping back and forth between W8TK, K8MR.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm glad the Eastern counties were on the air...
unfortunately, I didn't end up hearing anyone from most of the ones surrounding
me, except for N8KI in Columbiana and K8T in my county. Followed
Gary KC8YJJ up and down 80 SSB but never managed to find a spot where I could
ask him to QSY real quick. Heard many S&Ping that I never
managed to work when they or I were CQing. Overall 80m was very
quiet (QRN-wise) for me and was packed full of stations.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I couldn't tune on 80m SSB, but there were so many
stations that I couldn't resist keying up and snagging some. Come
on, I'm not the only one who does that :) Had I been able to
achieve an easy tune, I would have certainly parked on 80 SSB for at least and
hour and I'm sure I would have had a great time. Finally SSB
is fun, now that I don't have to repeat myself 20 times because of atrocious
audio.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Most of the time when I went to 40m I just couldn't
find any CW action -- the RTTY and other digital modes on 40m seemed to swamp a
large portion of where I'd normally expect everyone to be.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I really don't have the knack for knowing when the
best time is to be on the various bands and modes...I just wing it.
I need to get myself together for next year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>All in all a great time. Thanks to
Kenny in particular for his outstanding PR work this year. All of
the stations [OH and non-OH] made for one helluva good time! It was really
great to work so many of the MRRC guys.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>mike / aa8ia</FONT></DIV>
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