[ILQSO] KJ9B observations from ILQP

[Chuck]

Nice work! Used to stop at the Beef House when in Danville working at the Quaker plant 4x a year!

73 Chuck KI9A
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> On Oct 20, 2025, at 3:39 PM, James Funk <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Nice job with the portable operation, and yes, the Beef House makes
> everything better!! :)
> 
>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM Ken Bandy <ken.kj9b at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The ILQP was great fun for Kyle (KC9GLR) and me.  One of us was on the air
>> constantly for 7.5 of the 8 hours (we exhausted our third 20 Ah battery
>> around 7:30 pm.  If we would have had more sun for the solar panel, we
>> would have made it the whole shot!  We were a "multi-single" operation and
>> kept the radio busy!  Our highest rate was 167/hour from 2335 to 0031 on 40
>> meters.  All in all, we ended up with 765 Qs, 101 mults (44 counties, 47
>> states, 6 provinces, and a handful of DX), for a total score of 78,030
>> (with the phone only "penalty").
>> 
>> The only downside was we ended up with several ILQP dupes after 0000 UTC
>> with POTA stations calling us on the "new day".
>> 
>> With any luck, we'll be able to make the trip to Kickapoo SRA again next
>> October.  Of course, lunch at the Beef House in Covington on the way was a
>> "bonus"!
>> 
>> 73,
>> Ken, KJ9B
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