[ILQSO] Questions

Thu, 26 Sep 2002 21:30:04 -0700 (PDT)

I will be looking for you during the contest.  I would
definitely recommend getting a mobile antenna for 40
meters, as that is where your IL to IL QSOs will take
place, as well as QSOs with much of the US.  You will
definitely miss alot of mults without it.  I picked up
an inverter off of Ebay for around $20, and it powers
our TV/VCR combo fine, so it should work on the
laptop.

Good luck

73s John NE0P/5
Handing out the extremely rare Oklahoma multiplier
--- jim funk <[email protected]> wrote:
> I purchased an inverter from Radio Shack.  It seems
> to work OK.  It probably
> puts a bit of noise in my radio, but adding a toroid
> made it tolerable.
> (Actually, I added toroids all over the place:
> inverter, keyer, computer,
> key line....)
> 
> I don't have GPS.  I *do* have an "Illinois
> Gazetteer" that's pretty
> detailed.  I bought it at Wal-Mart.
> 
> Make up a route, run it and have fun.  Everybody
> will appreciate your
> efforts.
> 
> Take along a key!
> 
> I have no financial interest in either Radio Shack
> or Wal-Mart....
> 
> 73, Jim N9JF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Schulz Jonathan
> <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:18 PM
> Subject: [ILQSO] Questions
> 
> 
> > Contemplating doing a mobile op through various
> counties back to the home
> > QTH in McHenry county,
> >
> > Any recommendations for DC to AC power inverters
> to run my laptop? Went
> > mobile last year for WIQP and laptop batteries
> died much too quickly.
> >
> > How do you serious guys map out your route? Is a
> GPS a necessity?
> >
> > I would be doing a SO probably all SSB (maybe a
> bit of CW to practice for
> > SS) at least 10 & 20, maybe 10-40.
> >
> > Want to stay in the northern half of the state,
> any recommendations to a
> > route that would end up back in McHenry County?
> >
> > No expectations to win anything just a way to kill
> a day and maybe put a
> few
> > counties out there.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Jon
> > K9JLS
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