[ILQSO] IL QSO Party Club Operation

[Doug Bergeron]

The Big Thunder Amateur Radio Club (Belvidere, Boone Cnty, IL) has been =
discussing IL QSO participation. We would like to know what rules or =
limitations there are on club operation.

Can we operate multiop-multi transmitter-multiband?
Is club operation the operation of a club station or the sum of scores =
from individual club members?

We are discussing several variations of club operating to make it a bit =
more interesting:
The "pub crawl" theme: bands of amateurs rove from station to station =
sampling the hospitality and operating conditions of different club =
member stations.
The "im-not-different, im-unique" theme: The concept is to put the =
county active on all bands from 160M to 2M SSB/CW. However, not all =
stations are equipped to operate all bands/modes. So, select enough =
different stations and assign them unique bands/modes to cover all bands =
and modes. For example, station 1 might be 10-15-20, station 2 might be =
40-80, station 3 is the local VHF weaksignal mode guru operating 6 and =
2, and station 4 is the guy with a 160M 4-square. Then invite club =
members around to operate bands or modes that they may not normally have =
access to. If we are allowed to operate only one TX at a time, =
coordinate on the local repeater who is active and who is standby, =
thereby allowing QSO Party participants to work our county on as many =
bands/modes as they require.

Thoughts?

Best Regards,

Doug Bergeron
HAF Consulting
Phone:  +1-815-547-3611
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