[ILQSO] Advice Please

[Michael Schrowang]

>
When KN9T and myself operated county line portable, I made up a poster
board sign that said "Amateur Radio Communications Excercise" and mounted
it to the door of the trailer that we operated out of. It is more
"soothing" to passerbys and law enforcement. Just my two cents worth. 73,
Mike, N9GZ







> 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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