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Michigan QSO Party Committee:

Ken Meier, W8MJ – Chairman
Earl Morse, N8SS
Greg Chapoton, NA8V
Tim Mitchell, K9TM
Vic Kean, K1LT

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OPERATED FROM POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS TRIBAL POLICE EOCAD8BU
POTA-STYLE OPERATION FROM MY GARAGE IN OHIO, USING PORTABLE VERTICAL ANTENNAAF8A
USED TWO INDOOR FAN DIPOLES AND 80 WATTS.K2MN
“GREETINGS FROM WARM AND SUNNY FLORIDA.”K3TW
I AM FROM MICHIGAN SO ALWAY WANT TO WORK MICHIGAN STATIONS AND MYHOME COUNTY. JACKSON. SO BAD CONDITIONS.K8LF
I HAD A BLAST!K8SWD
FUN CONTEST BUT DIDN’T HAVE TIME THIS YEAR. 73 MATT KA0PQWKA0PQW
HAD FUN, BUT THE BANDS WERE LOUSY!KD9GY
MY 1ST MI QPKE4EA
PORTABLE QTH – FM29JW6 QSOS X 2 POINTS / CW CONTACT = 12 POINTS.12 POINTS X 6 UNIQUE COUNTIES = 72 POINTS.THANK YOU FOR THE 2024 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY.KF3G
NICE TO WORK SOME FMILIAR CALLSKJ9C
THANK YOU FOR THE QSOS & UR PATIENCE – IC-7200 75W END FEDKR4EE
CERTIFICATE:YESN8DNA
MY FIRST MIQP. HAD A BLAST!N8EUI
A BIT LIGHT IN STATIONS TONIGHTN8HKU
AS USUAL, 40M WAS KING. 80 KEPT THE NOISE DOWN. SAY OM2VL ON THE SPOTS, BUT COULDN’T CONTACT HIM. REALLY MISSED THE MOBILES THIS YEAR. 73 – N8ZSA (WF5X)N8ZSA
(11*2) + (9*1) = 31 * (9+9) = 558 IN .8 HRSW0BH
RIG WAS FTDX101 AND BUTTERNUT VERTICAL.CONDITIONS SEEMED WORSE THAN LAST YEAR BUT STILL FUN.W1END
WE GOT A LATE START AND SET UP FIRST IN A SMALL PARK IN HILL.40M WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. COULDN’T GET ANYTHING GOING ON 15M AND 10M,SO THEN MOVED TO 20M AND HAD BETTER LUCK. WE USED ANOTHER PARK INBRAN. THE 40M DIPOLE FAILED BUT BILL WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FIELD REPAIR.ACTIVITY SEEMED TO DROP OFF IN BRAN. THE FINAL SETUP WAS IN STJO.WE GENERATED A HUGE PILE-UP ON 40M SSB AND WERE ABLE TO DO WELL ON80M CW USING A TARHEEL ANTENNA ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR.THE COLD TEMPERATURES WERE WEARING BUT WE HAD GREAT FUN.THANKS FOR THE QSOS AND 73! -RON (W8RU) AND BILL (KC8VGG)W8RU
YAESU FT 817, 5W, OCF DIPOLE N-S FOR 10, 20, 40, 80M, 15M DIPOLEUP 20 FT E-W DIRECTIOM. TRIED TO BE AS CLOSE TO BAND TIME ANDMODE TIMES AS RECOMMENDEDW8TOM
A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND MISSED MULTIPLIERS BY MI STATIONS TUNING ANDCALLING OTHER MI. CALLING CQ MORE OFTEN GOES A LONG WAY TO HELP INTEREST.WA0MHJ