[ILQSO] Re: Signing Portable in SSB

[Hank Greeb]

Wayne:

I'm  Corn Whiskey diehard, but any of the things listed will be okay.  
I'll try to get on SSB, but my efforts will primarily be with Corn 
Whiskey.  On Phone (when I get to the phone bands, I'll say something 
like CQ Illinois QSO Party this is N9Q - and occasionally say where I 
am, but not very often.  On CW I'll be sending CQ ILQP de N9Q K (or IQP, 
whichever I find other folks sending).  Occasionally I might send CQ 
IlQP de N9Q CHAM/DOUG/EDGR/VERM K, though that will take a lot of extra 
time and probably not add much attractiveness to the CQ.   The portable 
designation isn't necessary by the FCC, and shouldn't be necessary in 
the contest.  If it is, I'll be disqualified, and I won't really care.

I'd hazard a guess that most folks won't bother with the /p or /m just 
put in AA9DY when they log your station.   At least that's what I'll do, 
just put AA9DY.   You may use N9Q or N9Q/whatever if you want to be very 
particular,

If  the scoring folks don't like it, that's their problemme.  I'm not 
really in it for the score, though it would be nice to be listed, 
usually near the bottom, but at least listed.  :)  The Federal Candy 
Company hasn't required such a portable or mobile designation for 
years.  I've never used it on any OQP or MiQP expeditions.  It probably 
would help for a mobile to sign /m or mobile or /8 or whatever, since 
the signal wouldn't be very loud.  But a portable station can compete 
with many home stations, unless the person who is setting of the station 
is a compleat idiot when it comes to antenna theory and practice, so 
I've never found a /8 ID to be useful.  It just takes up more time in 
the keying circuitry.

73 de n8xx Hg (Operating N9Q from CHAM/DOUG/EDGR/VERM during ILQP 2006)

dmcvin2447-contest at yahoo.com wrote:

>This will be my first portable ops.  So I got a question...
>
>I know everyone here reading this will get me down as AA9DY/P in their logs, but what is the best way to speak the "/P" part as to raise the odds that your call gets in the log correctly for those not on this list?
>
>AA9DY... 
>...portable   ?
>...strobe portable   ?
>...slash portable   ?
>...<other> ?
>
>Thanks
>
>73, Wayne -- AA9DY
>2006 ILQP--JODA--SSB/CW
>