SoapBox Comments from the 2018 Missouri QSO Party

W0D
Last May The Dent County Raiders decided to go back to our roots
when we ran W0D from a single county in a very remote area of Dent County.
This year we held to the single county but ran 3 stations to our usual
loop ants running 4 to 500 Watts. Thanks to Mike for bringing portable
heater for the OP tent. It was quite cold and an inch or so of snow
greeted us at the end of contest. We spent quite a bit of time trying
to work K0H but never succeeded. Special thanks to the KD0NEO-W0SLW OP
for ALL they do to contribute to our success.

N0W
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

N0AC
What a gorgeous day to be mobiling in Missouri. It was crystal clear and crisp.
This was the first time to operate mobile in the MoQSO Party and I had planned
on a muti-op unlimited effort with N0NI but he was not able to participate. At
the last minute my XYL agreed to join me for lunch at Big Muddy's BBQ in
Hannibal. We made a loop from Eagleville to Hannibal to Eagleville activating 16
counties and were back home in Iowa before sundown.

W0MA
Great QSO Party, thanks to all who participated, most especially the Rovers and Expedition Stations!
W0MA is a check log only

N6MU
Claimed score includes 300 bonus points.

N7WY
K3 alpha 87a 888 watts + K3S audio was awful

ND9E
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

N0E
Nasty conditions, lots of noise, sometimes I had to
wait 5-10 minutes for the noise to subside before
I could continue. Sorry about asking for repeats
so often but it was tough copy. Cut short the last
county because the snow was coming down so
hard my wife refused to drive in it, so I had to stop
an hour before the contest ended (on I-44 east of
Lebanon). See you next year. N0E/K0FG

KN4FRG
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
IC-7300 100W G5RV 35'

KE0MHJ
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

KE0IS
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
WORKED THE 1 X 1 SHOWME STATIONS: ALSO CLAIMING THE 100 POINT BONUS FOR CABRILLO SUBMISSION NOT SHOWN IN THE ABOVE LOG TOTALS. THANKS FOR RUNNING THE QSO PARTY!! 73's

W8PI
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

AE0DC
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KC0SDU
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

K0VC
First time to work MOQP. Would love to see more RTTY activity.
Had a conflict with Blues game on Sat night which likely cost
me in-state multipliers but had fun.

DL3DXX
thanks for all the contacts

K5ZG
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

K5KPE
Contact with bonus station W0MA K0H. 100 bonus points added.
Short skip on 40M was non-existent here.

KE0TT
K3/10 at 5 watts to a 50' broadband dipole up about 45' fed with ladder line and tuner. Saturday band condx were weak from MN on all bands. 40M faded out after the first couple of hours, and went long. 80 and 20 were closed. Near sunset, and after, 40M came around with good signals, then 80M also. Made some Q's, but had no spots at all on the Reverse Beacon.... Sunday was better. No 20M Q's, but 40M was open with some QSB for the duration, so made some Q's. Thanks for the fun, and C U next time. 73, Dan ke0tt

KN4Y
Kept busy chasing the mobiles.

N4ARO
Wish propagation had been better. Good contest. Made the words SHOWME in the first 14 contacts in the QSO party!.

KJ4AOM
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
join us in june for kyqp

K4AKK
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

N2CQ
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W4LID
Great QSO Party! 73 de W4LID.

W6OUL
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
What a great time, THANKS

KE0LMY
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

KB0LF
Operated 3 county lines, two on 40m and 20m, and one on 20m. Thanks to all who called.

K8MR
This would do a lot better as a one day contest - Sunday 1400 to
0200z. No conflicts with Mississippi, SP DX, or SSB Sprint.
Sunday must have been very slow for anybody not a mobile.

NU1O
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

KE0OJE
1st QSO Party, I really enjoyed it, thank

WA0LIF
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

K0RJW
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.
Always enjoy this one, see you next year!

N0LD
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

KG9JP
Contact with bonus station W0MA and K0H. 200 bonus points added.

N0HDR
73 Kevin N0HDR

KA9FCZ
25 QSOs x 2 Points=50 Pts; County Multipliers=24; 500x24=1200
Converted from paper log to Cabrillo by N0LD

KJ4KKD
Contact with bonus station W0MA, K0H. 100 bonus points added.
Bonus not calculated correctly, Cabrillo file submitted

KO0Z
Propagation on 40 was long at my QTH on both days. Late afternoon and evening proved best for me this year on 40 and 80. 20 was long as well. Still, I had fun and thank you for sponsoring the QSO party. de Ron KO0Z

KV8Q
It was nice to get back on the air for a couple of hours after
moving and downsizing. Now in a condo, it is amazing how well
the mag loop works in the attic over the garage. Thanks for the
Q's. 73 tom

K9WPV
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

AA8TA
Was not too much activity until the last couple of hours, at
least that I hard. Thabnks for the Qs.

WA1SAY
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

K0LAF
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

N5XTR
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

K8EG
"Great job men!"
"Tnanks W0M for getting"
me Show Me!

WZ6ZZ
Contact with bonus stations W0MA K0H. 200 bonus points added.

WA0CNS
HAD FUN BETWEEN OTHER DISTRACTIONS

KM4IAJ
Great opportunity to get some new counties.

KJ9C
casual effort

W0YJT
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

W7KAM
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W9BLP
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WB7CYO
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WQ6X
This was a last minute operation at W7AYT.
I ran this along with remote operation to NX6T.
My usual beef is the DEARTH of MO participation in their own QSO PArty.
Look for a writeup on this at: WQ6X.Blogspot.Com

N3CKI
Was only able to operate a couple hours.

WB5BKL
K1-4 @ 5W to either a 20M dipole or a EFHW strung between
a cedar and a live oak. Operated portable from Longhorn
Cavern State Park (P-020, K-3034). Location was busy with
tourists looking at wildflowers - even though it was fairly
cool and windy. My thanks to all. Had fun.

K3JAG
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

W0BH
(5 * 2) + (4 * 1) * 6 = 84 + 200 BONUS = 284

DL3GA
Limited QRV time and lousy condx, but a few QSOs nevertheless.

KG5YFQ
Contact with bonus station W0MA. 100 bonus points added.

W8SH
We made a few QSOs while setting up for the Michigan QSO Party
in two weeks. Sorry about the failed attempt at around 1815-
we were having keying troubles with the Flex 3000. Wish we could
have made a few more and worked all the special event stations.

N1NN
10TH MISSOURI QSO PARTY

W1TBM
VHF FM Only

KF3G
Portable QTH - FM29jw
7 QSOs * 2 Points / CW Contact = 14 Points.
Electronic Submission: 100 Points
(14 Points * 7 Unique Counties) + 100 Bonus = 198 Points.

W4JHU
Thanks for organizing, sponsoring, and conducting this contest. Also, thanks for the nice certificate for last year.