[ILQSO] IL200

[Jim Funk]

2018 Illinois QSO Party is "in the bag".  Logs are pouring in.  It appears that all 102 counties were active.  Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou......

The Illinois Bicentennial Challenge is ongoing through December 3, 2018.  Planned operations are listed at http://www.w9awe.org/Chal%20Plan%20Ops.pdf.  If you want to be included in this list, please either post to the reflector or email to n9jf at arrl.net to be listed.  Especially if you plan a county expedition, let it be known!  

So far, we have one applicant for the 'basic award' for an accumulated 200 points (3 per IL station plus 15 for the State Capitol operations and 25 for W9AWE/W9OAB).  There will be a lot of them after ILQP.  So far, no one has applied for the "Challenge Award" for working all 102 counties; but it won't be long, as one out of state station logged 98 during ILQP!

Keep the logs coming...

73, Jim N9JF