[ILQSO] Wabash County & Barney Fife

[Hank Greeb]

My, how you folks from Illinois treat an interloper from OhHoHo.  If I 
were going to Illinois and received such a nice greeting, I'd reconsider.

Good luck, John, really, most IL hams welcome visitors during ILQP. 
They even put up with me twice back in 2006/7 or so. :)

73 de n8xx Hg
staying in Michigan this year.

p.s. There's a nice triangle of real estate between I-70, I-64, and East 
St. Louis.  The preferred route from Cincinnati to St. Louis (Google 
Maps) goes through Louisville, where it picks up I-64, and thence to E. 
St. Louis.

p.p.s.  You probably don't have time, but I found that small towns and 
villages typically will welcome a Ham expedition for an "Amateur Radio 
Communications Test."  And, if you're in a campground in a State Park, 
you shouldn't even need to ask for permission to set up a station.

On 10/7/2011 5:49 PM, Jim Stoeber wrote:
> John, between I 64 and 70? Are you sure that's even in Illinois???<Shot at the Chicago boys!>  :-))
>
> 73,
> Jim, wi9x
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: John Buchert<ae8m.jb at fuse.net>
> To: ILQSO at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Fri, October 7, 2011 4:37:51 PM
> Subject: [ILQSO] Wabash County&  Barney Fife
>
> I will not be able to operate portable from Wabash County in Beall Woods State Park.  It seems the State Police have a radio tower there and are afraid I would interfere with them.  I believe the decision was made by Barney Fife, a real technical genius.
>
> I was looking forward to a relaxing afternoon with a convenient bathroom.  Now, I am considering a conventional mobile operation covering 4 or 5 counties on the east side of the state between I-64 and I-70.  I need to do some route planning and will post the route tomorrow.
>
> John, AE8M