[ILQSO] questions

[Danny Pease]

Most QSO Parties tend to operate the lower half if the General class phone
portion of most bands. 
We have recommended 146.55 on 2 meters with scattered results. Mobiles will
spend a lot of time on 40, at least after the first couple of hours. Using
the spotting network is a big help there, but it is a bigger help if the
spot contains the county in the comments field.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of 2 meter only hams in Illinois. If
you can get them on, it could impact more than just your score, it may
motivate more activity on HF in the future. We have pushed using 146.55 in
the past.

I have noticed a big trend in newer hams in using various digital modes as
the only HF they do, but so far we have had very few digital QSO's in the
ILQP. I know we have a least a few that have expressed interest in digital
QSO's this year, all I can say is if you are going to do digital, plan on
having to spend a large portion of your time calling CQ, there most likely
will not be many stations operating in ILQP and you will have to generate
your own activity. The rules only allow on signal on the air at a time, so
you cannot let a digital station run by itself while you operate on another
mode, but you could do a version of SO2R, probably more beneficial for phone
than CW ops. Personally, I would think RTTY would be the best digital mode,
for various reasons. 

Danny NG9R


-----Original Message-----
From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jim Funk
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 10:46 AM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] questions

Cluster is fine. Encouraged. Instead of the DX cluster try www.w6rk.com/ch.
That's where most of the county hunters hang out.

We quit recommending frequencies some years ago.  CW types hang out
somewhere between 30 and 50 up from bottom. Someone who works SSB will have
to comment on phone freqs. On six, check 50.130. On two, try 146.49 or
146.55. Avoid .52. 

I will try 40 in every county and 80 in most of them, especially after 2000z
or if 20 slows down.

73, Jim N9JF/M/R
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-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Thompson <craig at thompsonet.com>
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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:18:58
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Reply-To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ILQSO] questions

Just reviewing the rules

1. Is using the cluster ok? The rules don't say.

2. Are there recommended freq.?

3. Any mobiles going to stake out a freq?

4. Are any of you going to look on 40 and 80 in the afternoon to work
counties? Any thoughts on doing that? Maybe top or bottom of the hour?

I will be operating from Peoria County on both modes. It would be nice to
work some of the mobiles during the day as you move from county to county.

73, Craig K9CT
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