[ILQSO] On Lake Carlyle...

[Hank Greeb]

Tnx, Danny:

Two items concern me.

1. I looked at renting a pontoon boat from one of several of the nearby 
marinas - they all say the boat must be returned by 7 p.m.  That's 
0100Z  The ILQP times say I could operate until that time but I need at 
least 30 minutes or so to motor back to the dock and check in.  Guess 
this isn't insurmountable, since I'm never in real contention for a plaque.

2. The pictures of the pontoon boats I see wouldn't provide much 
protection from the weather.  When I was at the Champaign, Vermillion, 
Douglas, Edgar county corner I about froze because of low 40's 
temperatures and 30+ MPH winds.  I had to move into my automobile every 
couple hours to warm up for 15 minutes or so. :)  These olde bones are 
even a bit more creaky that 5 years or so ago when I was there!

The upside - the Corps of Engineers say the lake is quite shallow, so 
anchoring at or near the county intersection would be possible.  
Downside - $400 per day plus fuel is outside my usual budget for such an 
expedition, but there are always exception.  Maybe I could find a 
willing ham who has a pontoon boat to loan for less?  :)

Lettuce c what happens in the next couple years.  Maybe I could be the 
first county line Maritime Mobile (not really, to be Maritime Mobile one 
needs to be outside the territorial waters of a sovereign country,) but.....

You've got me thinking.

72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time.

On 10/10/2012 10:25 PM, Danny Pease wrote:
> Hank
> 	I went looking and what I found in the FAQ section (http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%20FAQ%20Page.html) was one cannot operate from a structure, such as a bridge, over a river or stream (safety issues). It does say some awards programs do not recognize operation from a "wet" county line, it says nothing at all about operating on lake in a boat (or otherwise). I was under the impression no "wet" county lines were allowed, but it appears that is not correct. I know of a county line on the Sangamon Rover where you could activate a couple of semi-rare counties, Mason and Menard.
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> 	For ILQSO you will classified either Rover or Portable if you operate from a county line or multi-county corner, regardless of antennas. I am pretty sure you only qualify for Rover if you operate from more than one location.
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> Danny NG9R