[ILQSO] Advice Please

[M.T.]

The officials of the contest will probably chime in on this, but here is my 
recollection of the rules.

Get as close as you safely can to the location of the county line and 
operate.  The antenna does not have to physically be on the exact 
line.  Just be close and smart about it

The exchange would be  N9UM de N8XX 59 ford/iroqouis.  One exchange but you 
must give both counties in the exchange.

As for the police, it will vary from place to place.  Once again, be smart 
about your location and be aware of private property and dont park on the 
side of the road. find a safe place.

Mark
N9UM



At 07:26 PM 7/26/2006, you wrote:

>I note there are several counties not to far south of Chicago which have 
>small amount of planned activity (at least last year they had only one or 
>two stations who reported they planned to activate the stations.)  I 
>haven't studied the final results to confirm if these counties were 
>actually rare, but will do so before making any commitments.
>
>I'm considering getting a one by one "9" call for the event, and parking 
>at the county line between two of these counties.  I'd use a special event 
>call so folks wouldn't have a problem recognizing that I was in Illinois, 
>and not in "8" land.
>I have a couple questions...
>
>1. Do I really have to have my antenna on both sides of the county line to 
>be considered in both counties?  I ask this because straddling a road 
>between two counties could be hazardous to whatever traffic might be 
>coming along the county line road.
>
>2. How does one obtain "real" permission to park on one side of the road 
>or the other, straddling the county line?  Will an operator run into 
>trouble with the local constabulary if he does something weird like 
>this?  I ask this because a few years ago a couple of us set up in a town 
>park in Preble County, Ohio, and operated during the Ohio QSO 
>Party.  About 6 p.m., after several hours of operation, we were 
>interrogated by the local police who said they had had reports of "agents 
>of Osama bin Laden" setting up in the park and transmitting clandestine 
>messages.  :)
>
>3. To get credit for two counties from one station, do I have to send two 
>consecutive reports with two serial numbers and two counties, or do I send 
>one report with both counties?
>
>I've worked OQP and MiQP, but this will be my first adventure into the 
>ILQP, if plans actually materialize.
>
>73 de n8xx Hg
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