[ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 141, Issue 12

Mon Oct 18 15:43:30 EDT 2021

Good Afternoon All!

We managed to put a few into the W9GRS log from IROQ / POTA K-4132
(Iroquois County Wildlife Park) as a portable operation.  We had some
comments having poor audio, which took us by surprise as we have never had
that trouble with the Kenwood TS-480 set-up.  We tried to trouble-shoot,
but couldn't find the source and just plowed through the best we could.  We
searched and pounced on 40m and worked all we could hear.  We tried
running, but calls were few and far between, even being spotted on both
DXsummit and POTA Spots.  Just not our day I guess.  We'll be back to the
fixed operations next year to make it a guarantee IROQ for more logs.

It was a good test for us in anticipation of operating in Indiana during an
8th grade geoscience trip this week and in a couple more weeks.  Also until
we get the permanent antennas up at the new school location of W9GRS.

Have a Great Day!

-Troy W9KVR / W9GRS

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>    1. High bands (James Funk)
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>    4. ILQP W9WB (GRUN/KANK/LIVG) (Kent Vanderploeg)
>    5. random ILQP thoughts (n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com)
>    6. Re: ILQQP (Michael Dickerson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:52:51 -0500
> From: James Funk <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: Party Illinois QSO <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ILQSO] High bands
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> 10 and 15 are ?open? if the ?FT8 beacons? are to be believed.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot
> lose." -- Jim Elliot
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:52:41 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Illinois QSO Party'" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>,     "'SMC'"
>         <smc at w9smc.com>
> Subject: [ILQSO] ILQQP
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> Well...that was FUN!  I am now buried under about 200 e-mails with logs.
> Each of them initially, gets a return message, gets forwarded to the log
> guy
> and put into a folder for later work.  If you sent a log, you should get a
> response today.  I am the "robot", and I need coffee....  73, Jim N9JF
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:34:58 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'SMC'" <smc at w9smc.com>,    "'Illinois QSO Party'"
>         <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ILQSO] logs
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> I'm caught up at the moment with the "yes, I got your log" messages.  Whew.
> For some reason I got a few bounce messages regarding undeliverable e-mails
> sent to the address that had submitted the log.  If you sent a log and have
> not received a response so far, please resend it.  (oops...there's another
> log....).
> Sounds like much fun was had.  I think there may be some record scores. 73,
> Jim N9JF
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:38:17 -0500
> From: Kent Vanderploeg <kvanderploeg at gmail.com>
> To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ILQSO] ILQP W9WB (GRUN/KANK/LIVG)
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> Well, I had a blast working portable from the ditch yesterday.  The weather
> was great, though a bit windier than I thought it was forecast to be  I ran
> QRP, which may have been against my better judgement.  A linked dipole for
> 80/40/20M, and a telescopic vertical on the truck for 20M.  A 100W solar
> panel charging the (2) 38Ah LiFePo4 batteries kept the laptop, radio, and
> some other accessories running easily the entire time.  Both batteries were
> still full when the sun went down.  I even had another ham stop for a quick
> chat while he was driving by in his 18 wheeler.  Only managed a bit over
> half of the IL counties, but I "ran" most of the time, with little search
> and pounce.  Thanks to all those that worked me and my little QRP signal!
>
> Kent Vanderploeg
> W9WB
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:36:17 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Illinois QSO Party'" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>,     "'SMC'"
>         <smc at w9smc.com>
> Subject: [ILQSO] random ILQP thoughts
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> ...taking a break from log processing....
> Many of you may be getting QSL requests from those who chased you
> yesterday.
> A lot of our "clientele" are county hunters, and some of them still need
> paper QSLs for the basic USACA award.  State QSO parties have not gotten a
> very good reputation for being QSL-friendly for some reason. I'd encourage
> you to make ILQP the exception and respond with *something* to satisfy the
> need for a confirmation...either your own card, a made-up card or signing
> and returning a Mobile Reply Card (MRC).
>
> Yesterday was the most activity I think I have ever experienced in ILQP as
> a
> mobile, or maybe my brain is just getting slower.  The pileups were almost
> unmanageable at points, but it was FUN!  Melba did her usual stellar job of
> driving for 8 hours without us getting lost, ticketed or Bambi'd.  This is
> the one day a year (now) when I send left-handed, and my left thumb is sore
> this morning.  I suspect my sending was not impeccable.  Had we not taken a
> couple of breaks for fuel and fluid level adjustment, I'd have hit 100/hr
> for the 8 hours.  I can only imagine what AD4EB will be reporting!
>
> If we failed to get all 102 on the air this year, it's my fault.  I had
> such
> pileups in a couple of places we stopped that I couldn't "turn off the
> spigot", and we were two miles from our last scheduled county (HNDR) when
> time ran out.   Oooops.
>
> Thanks to everyone who turned out for the party!
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:54:02 -0500
> From: Michael Dickerson <deuce2005 at gmail.com>
> To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] ILQQP
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> I will get mine in soon, trying to figure out the easiest logging software
> to use.  I paper logged yesterday, and have a new PC.  I previously used
> LOG4OM, but my new pc is not cooperating well.
>
>
> Mike
> KC9PHK
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 8:53 AM <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well...that was FUN!  I am now buried under about 200 e-mails with logs.
> > Each of them initially, gets a return message, gets forwarded to the log
> > guy
> > and put into a folder for later work.  If you sent a log, you should get
> a
> > response today.  I am the "robot", and I need coffee....  73, Jim N9JF
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-- 
Troy J. Simpson

NAGT 2016 Central Section OESTA
Science Instructor - Watseka Jr. High School
Science Olympiad Team Head Coach / Science Club Sponsor
Head Coach Girls Track & Field - Watseka Community High School
Twitter:  @GRS_Science
Watseka, IL