[ILQSO] Illinois QSO Party

Wed Sep 28 09:38:38 EDT 2011

Danny,

We will once again be activating a portable station at PEOR/STAR/MSHL.
 Callsign this year will be WX9PIA.

Jarrod
WX9JC

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Danny Pease <dpease at adams.net> wrote:

> Jarrod, you going to be on from Peoria this year?
>
> NG9R
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Jarrod Cook
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:40 PM
> To: Illinois QSO Party
> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Illinois QSO Party
>
> Keep in mind if you are primarily interested in working IL, keeping the
> dipole *low* to the ground may work surprisingly well.  We tried this last
> year, with a 40/80 meter homebrew wire dipole 12-15 feet off the ground
> on purpose testing the "NVIS" technique.  It worked very well and all IL
> stations were booming in.
>
> Jarrod
> WX9JC
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Jim Funk <jfunk at fossna.com> wrote:
>
> > Frank, you might want to take both the vertical and a dipole, since you
> > already have a vertical.  My recommendation regarding the dipole stems
> from
> > the fact that a lot of your contacts (and multipliers) will be from
> in-state
> > and nearby-state stations.  You will simply be louder to those stations
> if
> > you have a higher angle of radiation from a dipole antenna. You may find
> you
> > have more success with the vertical with stations farther away.  Of
> course
> > if the dipole is very close to the ground, you are going to have a VERY
> high
> > angle of radiation, which is why I specified "as high as possible".  That
> > usually means no more than 40' unless you have very tall trees and a good
> > launcher.
> >
> > As for power, can you borrow a generator?  You are going to be more
> > successful and less frustrated if you can run 100 watts at all times, but
> > you may not be able to do this if you have to depend on batteries the
> entire
> > time.  I simply don't know what to tell you without having tried it with
> > that configuration.
> >
> > "Your mileage may vary".
> >
> > 73, Jim N9JF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Frank KC9IDX
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 6:33 PM
> > To: ILQSO
> > Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Illinois QSO Party
> >
> > Jim, Thanks for the info
> >
> > You suggested using a dipole. I have a Super Antenna MP-1. Which is a
> > portable multiband vertical antenna. Would it be better to use a
> horizontal
> > dipole over a vertical antenna?
> >
> > My rig will be a Yaesu FT-857D coupled with a LDG YT-100 autotuner. I do
> > not have any power for the radio. 100 watts will be the max output.
> >
> > My thoughts were to start at low power and work up, depending on contacts
> > and band conditions.
> >
> > I will power the equipment with some LiPo batteries, which I have been
> > testing for performance, and a 45amp hour deep cycle battery for backup.
> >
> > I look forward to your comments.
> >
> > Thanks! 73!
> > Frank KC9IDX
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Funk <jfunk at fossna.com>
> > Sender: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 20:49:25
> > To: Illinois QSO Party<ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> > Reply-To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Illinois QSO Party
> >
> > Put up a wire dipole, one that will allow you to work at least 20 and 40
> > meters, as high as you can get it.
> >
> > Test it ahead of time. Make sure it loads properly.  Be sure you haven't
> > selected a location with high line noise.
> >
> > Call CQ a lot. Announce yourself as "portable in rare Cass County
> > Illinois."  If you can also work 75 meters, ask stations to move there
> from
> > 40 meters and work you again.
> >
> > Listen for weak mobiles calling.  Stand by for "mobiles only" once in
> > awhile.  They will usually be a multiplier for you, and they are not
> going
> > to stick around long if you ignore them under a stream of louder fixed
> > stations.
> >
> > Spin the dial once in awhile and "cherry-pick" the loud stations who are
> > also CQing.  Dig a bit for the mobiles who might be audacious enough to
> try
> > CQing....
> >
> > If you have an amplifier, use it.
> >
> > Be prepared to be "interrupted" by questions from passersby.  Give them
> the
> > time they need to ask questions.  This is partly "contest" and partly
> "PR".
> >  Get some promotional materials from ARRL and/or your local club to pass
> > out.
> >
> > If you can work CW *at all*, take along the equipment to do so.  You will
> > vastly increase your score if all you do is call the stations that are
> easy
> > to work on CW. Call at the speed that's comfortable for you. Almost all
> of
> > them will slow down.
> >
> > Have fun!
> > 73, Jim N9JF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Frank Anderson KC9IDX
> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 4:26 PM
> > To: Illinois QSO Party
> > Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Illinois QSO Party
> >
> > Add me "KC9IDX" to the list for Cass County. My plan is to work portable
> > from Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Park.
> >
> > This will be my first real attempt at a contest. Any pointers would be
> > greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks! 73!
> > Frank Anderson "KC9IDX"
> > Emergency Coordinator
> > Amateur Radio Emergency Services "A.R.E.S."
> > for Cass, Morgan and Scott Counties in Illinois
> > Frank at KC9IDX.com Info at K9JX.com www.K9JX.com
> > (217) 248-4101
> >
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