[ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 155, Issue 11

Sun Sep 29 11:26:53 EDT 2024

Where do I find this years rules?

Paul K9OT

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>    1. Re: stuff (ka9fcz at netscape.net)
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>    3. Re: from W9DP (Jim McDonald)
>    4. Re: from W9DP (ka9fcz at netscape.net)
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> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 22:16:25 +0000 (UTC)
> From: "ka9fcz at netscape.net" <ka9fcz at netscape.net>
> To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] stuff
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>  I'm in agreement with Chuck, KI9A.
> 73
> Chris KA9FCZ? ?(I'm CW only on HF)
>     On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 01:03:20 PM CDT, Chuck <
> chuckschneebeli at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  Dave,
>
> Speaking as a contester, I have seen FT8 pretty much ruin VHF contesting.
> Nobody hardly uses cw/ssb during those events. And, for myself and other
> contesters (guys who do more than the ILQP), the excitement of high rates
> and actually tuning the vfo and hunting stations is the whole draw to that
> part of the sport. In order for the guy who ?doesn?t have access? to
> cw/ssb, there needs to be other stations on FT for him to work. When more
> stations go to FT instead of cw or ssb, the fewer there are for the serious
> guys to work at high rates (remember, this attracts us serious guys)?And
> that will turn to boredom and ultimately them (and me) not participating.
>
> Plus, FT doesn?t allow for the prescribed ILQP county abbreviations for
> county line stations.
>
> Lets be honest here?how many don?t have access to SSB? One? Two?? Most
> every rig comes with a mic.?
>
> Just my 2 cents and explanation?
>
> 73 Chuck KI9A
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>
>
> ?
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Sep 23, 2024, at 12:26?PM, Dave Belville <davebelville at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ?That is a mistake. Maybe FT4 or FT8 will not contribute a lot but by
> > excluding those modes, you may exclude some operators that, for whatever
> > reason, only have one of those modes available to them.
> > I am a CW only operator and do not use the FT4 or FT8 modes but if the
> > operators that do use it want to go to the trouble of exchanging
> real-time
> > info that conforms to ILQP rules, you should allow it. It's part of the
> > hobby and anyone that enjoys the hobby should be allowed to participate.
> I
> > thought I saw an email that said something like, "even a small log is a
> > log".
> >
> > Just my opinion... for what it's worth.
> >
> > Dave Belville, NI9M
> >
> > ?The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those
> > who speak it.?
> > Author Unknown
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> >
> >> On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 11:43?AM <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey troops,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> After some discussion with the steering committee, a rules note will be
> >> added to state that "Due to the complexity of making a valid exchange,
> >> contacts via FT4 and FT8 will not receive contest credit."
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I know we can't make everyone happy with this.? Is it "possible" to
> >> exchange
> >> real-time info that conforms to ILQP rules on FT4 or FT8?? Probably yes.
> >> Do
> >> I find those modes fascinating?? Yes.? Are they going to contribute
> >> anything
> >> useful to the event?? I don't think so.? Spend your time on another
> digital
> >> mode, CW or SSB.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Other suggestions as to entry categories are appreciated and considered.
> >> At
> >> some point, additional time in processing becomes a factor, and any new
> >> plaque would require a sponsor.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Carry on.
> >>
> >> 73, Jim N9JF
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> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:01:46 -0500
> From: <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Illinois QSO Party'" <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ILQSO] from W9DP
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> The activity map has been updated and the latest can be seen at;
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> Danny W9DP
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> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:11:21 +0000
> From: Jim McDonald <jim at n7us.net>
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> I'd like to see mode-specific entry categories for CW and phone.
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> Jim N7US
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> To: 'Illinois QSO Party' <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ILQSO] from W9DP
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> The activity map has been updated and the latest can be seen at;
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> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 02:49:37 +0000 (UTC)
> From: "ka9fcz at netscape.net" <ka9fcz at netscape.net>
> To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] from W9DP
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>  If all works out, I'll be CW only from the rare Richland County
> 73
> Chris KA9FCZ
>     On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 09:02:05 PM CDT,
> n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The activity map has been updated and the latest can be seen at;
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> Danny W9DP
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