[ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 136, Issue 13

Tue Oct 20 15:06:21 EDT 2020

Thanks to all for the quick response. Will keep other ideas in mind but
will plan on repeating same spot 2021.
Carl k9za

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>    2. Re: ILQSO Digest, Vol 136, Issue 10 (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com)
>    3. Rare Counties.....Top 10 (Tom Pennebaker)
>    4. Re: Rare Counties.....Top 10 (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com)
>    5. Re: Rare Counties.....Top 10 (John Geiger)
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> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:27:10 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Illinois QSO Party'" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
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> It depends how you define "most wanted counties".  If we concern ourselves
> only with ILQP, it depends upon who happens to decide to get on and really
> "hit it" on a given Sunday.  The five counties you mention usually do not
> have a fixed station operating from the county, but that can be said about
> a lot of other counties!
>
> I haven't had a chance to see which counties were particularly active.  So
> far, I've gotten well over 300 logs, and I'm a bit shell-shocked ?.  Having
> said that, I know there are two county lines for JERS and GREE.  One is
> "wet" and not available. The other is right along highway 100 east of
> Hardin.  It would involve setting up close to the highway, but would be
> "possible".  There might be others.
>
> I probably can come up with a "rare county" list based upon the number of
> contacts reported with each....but not today...
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Carl Buehler
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 9:47 AM
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> Is there a top 10 most wanted Illinois counties list or just refer to
> yesterday's email? I may go Jersey/Greene next year instead of Haml Wayn
> Jeff.
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> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Illinois QSO Party'" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
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> It would be worth going back about 3 years and compiling some statistics
> from received logs.  That would not tell the whole story, because as Dan
> points out, it varies from year to year depending upon who happens to camp
> on a county corner.
>
> I'll put it on my "to do" list....next month....
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
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> It depends on the year and mobile activity. In years past there is usually
> activity from the GREEN/MCPN/JERS corner, but not the past couple of years.
> N9FN activated the CHAM/DOUG/EDGR/VERM corner but it has not been activated
> the past couple of years either.
> Look at activity maps from the past 3 or 4 years and notice counties only
> activated by a single mobile and you will find potential lines or county
> corners that are fairly rare.
>
> Danny W9DP
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> On Oct 20, 2020, 9:48 AM, at 9:48 AM, Carl Buehler <
> cbuehlercbuehler at gmail.com> wrote:
> >Is there a top 10 most wanted Illinois counties list or just refer to
> >yesterday's email? I may go Jersey/Greene next year instead of Haml
> >Wayn Jeff.
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:58:49 -0500
> From: Tom Pennebaker <n4rs at iamotelephone.com>
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> Subject: [ILQSO] Rare Counties.....Top 10
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> This may not reflect the qsop but this is the list for county
> hunters.... *Mercer (6), Calhoun (5), Cass (5), Wabash (5), Carroll (5),
> Brown (4), Jo Daviess (4), Kendall (4), Alexander (3), Shelby
> (3),*.........N4RS
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> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:13:00 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
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> Good point, Tom.  Those are all "small and out of the way".  Somebody
> always
> needs them for "something".  Shelby and Alexander have interstates and are
> covered occasionally (not especially in QSO parties) by mobiles.  The
> others, not so much.
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
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> This may not reflect the qsop but this is the list for county hunters....
> *Mercer (6), Calhoun (5), Cass (5), Wabash (5), Carroll (5), Brown (4), Jo
> Daviess (4), Kendall (4), Alexander (3), Shelby (3),*.........N4RS
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> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:21:14 -0500
> From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Rare Counties.....Top 10
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> I am surprised that Kendall is that rare, considering that it is on the
> edge of Chicagoland.  Of course I missed it this year in the ILQP :(
>
> 73 John AF5CC
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> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 1:14 PM <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Good point, Tom.  Those are all "small and out of the way".  Somebody
> > always
> > needs them for "something".  Shelby and Alexander have interstates and
> are
> > covered occasionally (not especially in QSO parties) by mobiles.  The
> > others, not so much.
> >
> > 73, Jim N9JF
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> > Behalf Of Tom Pennebaker
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:59 PM
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> > Subject: [ILQSO] Rare Counties.....Top 10
> >
> > This may not reflect the qsop but this is the list for county hunters....
> > *Mercer (6), Calhoun (5), Cass (5), Wabash (5), Carroll (5), Brown (4),
> Jo
> > Daviess (4), Kendall (4), Alexander (3), Shelby (3),*.........N4RS
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