FW: [ILQSO] KJ9C tentative route

[James Funk]

Mel makes a great point.  As a mobile, you WILL NOT HEAR ME if there are a dozen (or maybe even two...) fixed stations calling.  If you stand by for mobiles occasionally, you WILL be rewarded with a multiplier occasionally!  Same advice for other mobiles and portables and rovers: there are weak "/m's" in there calling.  I know it's tough to remember in the heat of battle....   I, too, will be on SSB only if things get slow on CW, and I will NOT waste time calling CQ. It just doesn't work for me on SSB.  Moral: if you are loud on SSB, call CQ...and listen!

Amazing how many strong CQing stations I'm hearing in PA this weekend with numerous stations calling them and they don't hear anyone....

As for 2 meter FM, there too, I won't be calling CQ; but if you make noise and I am close...hey...multiplier time!

73, Jim N9JF

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From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Crichton
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:29 AM
To: IL QSO Party
Subject: [ILQSO] KJ9C tentative route

Here's a ROUGH estimate of my drive route. Since it's about 7 hours long, there may be changes to add a county..... if not, I likely will let the ILQP get rolling for a while before I start (it's usually kinda dull mid day then it picks up later, need to rest the back after driving over from Indy)
 
CW priority and SSB when it gets dull 980-40-20 only) , will likely NOT call CQ on SSB, instead look for strong SSB stations but will call them only 3 times then move on. (hint to fixed stations - If you want a new mult ask for " mobile/portable only please")
 
About 30 minutes per county:
Cumb - Jasp - Effg - Clay - Rich - Wayn - Edwa - Waba - Lawr - Craw - Jasp(again) - Cumb (again) - Clar
 
Mel KJ9C

 
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