[ILQSO] NY4N Portalbe operation question in !QP

[Joe LeKostaj]

Jeff,

The standard reply we give to this question is:
1) Safety is the first priority. Don't endanger yourself or others 
just to straddle the county line.
2) Don't trespass onto private property to be near a county line.
3) You can consider yourself at the border if you're within 100 yards 
of it. And of course, you need to be *in* Illinois -- not 100 yards 
across the state line.

While not everyone agrees with this, it is what we do for ILQP for 
just eight hours out of an entire year. :-)

You'll make a lot of people happy if you put those 4 counties on the 
air, Jeff. Hope to hear you in the contest.

73,
Joe K9LY
RAMS / ILQP committee



At 11:16 PM -0400 10/9/02, KingSeezer@aol.com wrote:
>    I see there are several stations operating from three and four counties
>lines. How close do you get really get to the point where all county lines
>touch?
>    Since there are plenty of mobiles to go around, was considering a portable
>setup at the county lines of: HAMILTON, WHITE, GALLATIN AND SALINE. The is a
>main road that runs almost to the exact point where the counties meet. Would
>it be considered OK to find a side road, or pull off at that point on the
>map, not really being sure that you are at the exact point, or would it be
>necessary to find the exact marker and locate yourself there?
>    I am not advocating cheating in any way, but I am sure that some county
>line areas are not able to be reached by vehicle. Can someone give me a
>ruling on this? good luck to all.   NY4N  Jeff