[ILQSO] W9TY/M ILQP Adventure

[John Holmes]

All,
This was my first attempt at the ILQP and, due to a variety of reasons, I
did it alone in my mobile operating both SSB and CW. As everyone has noted,
20 was not too good but I managed 50 QSO's. 40 was great, even after the
JARTS RTTY group came alive. I did not have an 80 meter antenna, so that
will have to be corrected for next year. I didn't have any problems with the
cold or rain as I had a full tank of gas at the start. Actually, the weather
was quite decent. The hardest part of the contest has been the scoring.
Whew! What a challenge when you do it manually. While I was using computer
logging (but not computer keying or rig control) the mult issue has been
horrible as I operated from three different locations, each on three county
lines, with a common county (KANK) in each one. Anyway, here's a quick
summary.

QSO=198
States=41
VE Provinces=5
IL Counties=29
DX=3

Total Claimed Score: 185,724

See you all next year.

73,

John W9ILY (W9TY/M)