[ILQSO] IL Bicentennial Challenge

Tue Feb 20 21:28:10 EST 2018

True, I suppose, but we chose the August date to start as this was the date when the Illinois Assembly adopted their constitution, and the December date for end as this was when Illinois was admitted by vote of the US Congress.   I think we will have our hands full processing logs from 10 weeks' worth of operations, counting the QSO party!

73, Jim N9JF

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From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Miller via ILQSO
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 4:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [ILQSO] IL Bicentennial Challenge

Too bad we couldn't in the spring before it got hot and also catch Field Day ops. 

73 KM9O
GROL PG00045411 

  On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 3:30 PM, Jim Funk<jfunk at fossna.com> wrote:   Great!  That's what we need.  Just log with some program that will show your county in the SENT QTH field and send it to me n9jf at arrl.net.  More info as we getting closer to the August start....

73, Jim N9JF

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From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gene N9MXQ via ILQSO
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Subject: Re: [ILQSO] IL Bicentennial Challenge

This sounds fun.. I'm in from Boone county as much as work schedule at the time will allow.
Gene N9MXQ

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-------- Original message --------From: Scott Young <youngscott62 at gmail.com> Date: 2/18/18  3:56 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] IL Bicentennial Challenge Hello Jim. Question. Are county line or county corner activations also ok for the IL200 as it is for ILQP? I assume it is.

On Feb 18, 2018 3:22 PM, "Jim Funk" <jfunk at fossna.com> wrote:

> The 2018 Illinois Bicentennial Challenge
>
> Greetings!
>
> The Western IL ARC invites all amateurs to a special event to 
> celebrate
> 2018 as the Bicentennial for the State of Illinois.
>
> To showcase Illinois amateurs during 2018, WIARC, in addition to the 
> ILQP,
> proposes:
>
> http://www.w9awe.org/Challenge.html
>
> WIARC will coordinate with other IL stations as "Activators" to put 
> all
> 102 counties on the air multiple times during the period August 26,
> 2018 through December 3, 2018 (including October 21, the day of the ILQP).
>
> Both during ILQP and during the rest of this period, activations will 
> be coordinated through the ILQP Reflector http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP% 
> 20Reflector.html. "Activators" are encouraged to post plans on the 
> reflector, and a weekly update of "Planned Operations" will be 
> maintained on the WIARC page (link to follow).
>
>  "Activators" will upload Cabrillo or Excel log files (with the 
>required  QSO information: template available at http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP.html.
> Check the "Sample Log" tab at the bottom of the page.)  Outside of the 
>ILQP  period, "Activators" are encouraged to append their calls with 
>"/IL200" to  indicate they will be uploading their logs for the event.
>
>  "Chasers" will attempt to contact all 102 counties during this period 
>and  will submit contact information on either the Excel template or 
>.txt  template provided on the ILQP website (link to follow). Both "Activator"
> and "Chaser" logs should be sent as attachments to n9jf at arrl.net no 
>later  than December 10, 2018.
>
> Chasers who successfully contact all 102 counties will receive a 
> special Bicentennial Challenge certificate.
>
> Reach out to your membership to see who would be willing, during the 
> period August 26, 2018 through December 3, 2018, to be "Activator Stations"
> for the Bicentennial Challenge detailed in the above link.
>
> While home station activations are welcomed, we are going to need 
> operators willing to do portable or mobile activations in order to 
> make less-populated counties available multiple times.  Activations at 
> various times of the day and week and on various bands and modes will be needed.
>
> Only by involving a large number of amateurs from around the state can 
> we make it reasonably possible for stations to achieve working all 102 
> counties!  Contacts during the 2018 ILQP (Oct 21) will automatically 
> be registered from submitted logs.  If you have questions or comments, 
> please contact the club through n9jf at arrl.net.
>
> See https://illinois200.com/events/the-illinois-
> bicentennial-challange-award.
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim Funk
> Customer Service Engineer
>
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>
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