[ILQSO] Digital Operations

[Steve Woodruff]

Camping out sounds like a lot of fun.  Maybe a little chilly.  Will you be in a tent or a hardside camper?

Will you be operating indoors or outdoors at the park?  I'm curious what you'll use for an antenna.  

Sounds like fun - good luck in ILQP!

steve n9oh




----- Original Message ----
From: Ray Andrews <k9dur at rnacs.com>
To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 1:03:08 PM
Subject: RE: [ILQSO] Digital Operations

Danny,

Amen!  I have no illusions of ever being able to bring home a plaque.
However, I will be working towards one of the new single county portable
certificates this year.  Let's face it, a one or two county operation will
probably never be able to compete with portables set up on a three or four
county corner.  I am not a CW operator which makes it difficult to compete
with the dual mode operations.  Bottom line:  Wife & I love to camp, and the
QSO parties are a great excuse to go camping & operate on the radio in one
fell swoop.

Someone expressed the thought that PSK31, RTTY, or other digital mode would
be a way to compete with the stations running CW.  The 2 problems with that
idea are QSO rate & number of stations available to work.  Yes, it is a way
to get some 2-point QSO's, but not at the same level as the CW ops.

Anyway, it is time to go finish loading the camper & head for Lincoln Trail
State Park.  See you all on Sunday.

73, Ray, K9DUR