[ILQSO] Counties to activate - my thoughts

[James Funk]

Try NY4N again.  Also check with AJ9C.  I think he operated from
GALL/WHIT/HAML/SALI briefly as a mobile a few years back??

I think NY4N is NY4N at aol.com.  AJ9C I don't know, but I can put out a
query on the SMC reflector if you don't have any other success.

As for the name of the property owner, you probably can get that by
consulting a "plat book", usually available from the county Cooperative
Extension Service or a local library...or the Internet...

I don't have a trip scheduled through that area in the near future, but
trips come up with little notice....

73, Jim N9JF

-----Original Message-----
From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hank Greeb
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:52 PM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Counties to activate - my thoughts


Okay, anyone going to occupy the corner of Gallatin, White, Hamilton, 
and Saline counties?  It looks like there's a county road which takes 
one to that corner.  I think it's almost 500 miles from here, so I'd 
hope I could find a willing property owner. 

Jim: you said you've never been there, and I didn't get a response from 
NY4N, so I have zilch info.  The backup could be WMSN, SALI, JOHN, POPE,

which is only a few miles away, and you said the owner at the time you 
parked there was very obliging.

I'm still thinking about it.  500 miles is a "fur piece!"

BTW, the reason that most operation during a QSO party is on CW is 
because that's where one can make contacts from a portable/mobile 
location.  Mobiles to a great extent, portable to a lesser extent have a

distinct disadvantage in radiated power, and CW cuts through the garbage

a lot better.  I now have a microphone, but on the Michigan QSO party I 
made 90% of my QSO's on CW, the other 10% were to pick up multipliers.

73 de n8xx Hg

James Funk wrote:
> Mark, those are rare for a good reason: nearly all the activity from
them during ILQP has been on CW!  We could stand a few good county line
portable operations in that area!!
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of MT
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:13 AM
> To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ILQSO] Counties to activate - my thoughts
>
>
> I was looking at my log while operating some in the OH QSO Party last
weekend.  I found that have never worked the following Illinois
counties:
>
> Fayette
> Gallatin
> Hardin
> Massac
> Perry
> Wabash
> White
>
> That doesn't mean they haven't been activated, they are just counties
I have not worked in 6 years of contesting during IQP.
>
> While everyone is making their plans and some are asking about good
county suggestions, I figured I would add this info to the list.
>
> Mark
> N9UM
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