[ILQSO] more on county lines

[Danny Pease]

Ahh, but MARAC rules are not necessarily ILQP rules.

The intent on allowing some distance from a multi-county corner is safety,
not convenience.

Personally, I think 200 feet is too far, but that is just my thoughts. It
also depends a lot on what you use for points to start an end your
measurements. Also, using a long radial or a culvert to reach past an actual
line is probably more along the lines of the letter of the rule than the
intent of the rule.

NG9R


-----Original Message-----
From: ILQSO [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hank Greeb
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 11:08 PM
To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 102, Issue 2

According to MARAC, one should be as close to the corner as safety permits,
typically within 600 feet of the corner.

I was about 300 feet from the corner in one four corner spot, and about
200 feet from the corner of another four corner spot.

there was a high tension 60 cycle line along both of the roads which
intersected at the four corner site, so it would be very, very hazardous for
the antenna to cross the road.

Common sense must be the guide in all such situations.

I'm glad to see a QRP category.  When I ventured into Illinois I don't
recall such a category.

Sorry, I can't make it this year.  I'll be in Hell (Michigan) on October 18,
running Hellschreiber (Feld Hell) as W1AW/8  - fire up your favorite data
mode software, choose Feld Hell as operating mode, and give us a buzz.
We'll try to be on all bands, probably not simultaneously, but at least an
hour on each band from 80 to 10 meters, including the WARC bands.

72/73 de n8xx hg
QRP >99.44% of the tiem
Except we'll be using 100 watts as W1AW/8 from Hell :)