[ILQSO] County lines

[Chuck]

Jim, where can we find detailed maps?

73 Chuck KI9A

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> On Aug 15, 2022, at 11:55 AM, n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> The ILQP committee will be meeting shortly.
> This question comes up almost perennially.  
> Some considerations/alternatives:
> 1) Eliminate county lines altogether. Wisconsin QP does not allow county
> line operations.
> 2) Limit multiple counties to two.  This complies with MARAC/USACA rules.
> 3) Allow more than two counties simultaneously but strictly require that
> some portion of the "station" be in all counties claimed.
> 4) Same as (3) but allow some leeway for safety purposes. This is pretty
> much where we have come down in the past.  This has established more or less
> a "200 foot gentleman's agreement" policy.
> 5) Open the doors to whatever looks good to the operator.
> 
> Note that "wet lines" are not permitted.  They never have been.  In general,
> this conforms to MARAC/USACA rulings.  You can't claim CASS/MORG/PIKE for
> example just because you are on the SCOT/MORG line and within 200 feet of
> the middle of the Illinois River.
> 
> Some "four-county corners" are offset by several hundred feet.  My personal
> opinion is that these are not legit. But that's only my personal opinion.
> Look at the detailed maps.
> 
> We are willing to listen to logical arguments for change.
> 
> 73, Jim N9JF
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of w9dp at w9dp.us
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:26 PM
> To: 'Illinois QSO Party' <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] County lines
> 
> The intent is to have some part of your station occupying each county you
> are claiming to operate in. In some cases that could be very hard to do and
> possibly dangerous. In practice most take some liberty and set up at a safe
> location as close as they can be to being in all 2, 3 or 4 counties. A few
> have abused that and do what is easiest even though they may be able to be
> closer. A set distance has never been agreed on and even if it was, it is
> still noy something that can easily be enforced, hence a "gentlemen's
> agreement".
> 
> It is something that has come up before,  I suspect sooner or later the ILQP
> committee will have to address it.
> 
> I'll let N9JF chime in with his thoughts.
> 
> Danny W9DP
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net <ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Carl Buehler
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2022 10:41 AM
> To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ILQSO] County lines
> 
> Is there a "gentlemen's agreement" as to the flexibility in setting up
> portable stations?
> 
> For example, a portion of the antenna passes over the county lines,
> transmitter within a certain number of feet from the county line, etc?
> 
> Tnx and 73,
> Carl, k9za
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