[ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 166, Issue 3

[Simpson, Troy]

Good Morning All!

I have operated in the ILQP from Iroquois County (my home county) and
activated either via our school (W9GRS) or myself (W9KVR) from Iroquois
County Wildlife Area (US-4132) in the past.  I am hoping to do the same
this year depending on my schedule.  Would like to rove, but I don't think
I can swing that one.

- Troy W9KVR



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>    1. Outreach to POTA activators (Mark Frost)
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> Greetings all. The QSO party is less than two months away and have been
> thinking of ways to increase coverage in underserved counties.
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> I cross-referenced recent ILQP results, and POTA activation data to
> identify operators who could help cover some of the "most wanted" counties.
> I could only find per-county results for 2024, but I doubt the situation
> was all that different in 2025 (if anyone has 2025.data I'd be happy to
> incorporate it).
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> In 2024 there were zero logs from: Crawford, Gallatin, Greene, Hardin,
> Jackson, Jasper, Jersey, Kankakee, Lawrence, Livingston, Monroe, Morgan,
> Richland, Saline, and Scott
>
> Recent repeat POTA activators at parks in those counties:
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> - WB9KFA, K9RVE: McMaster Woods (GREE), Copperhead Hollow (JERS). K9RVE
> entered ILQP portable from MNRO in 2020.
>
> - KC9HEQ: Beall Woods (WABA), Crawford Co SFWA (CRAW)
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> - WB9AUV, KC9RHF: Sam Dale Lake (WAYN)
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> - WB9UDL: Pyramid SP (PERR), CW
>
> - KD9ZSP: Kinkaid Lake (JACK)
>
> - WD9HCF: Rock Island Trail SP (adjacent to STAR)
>
> - KJ5XC, WB9KWD: multiple parks across the southern counties this year
>
> - WA9JTG: entered ILQP from Pere Marquette (JERS) in 2020
>
> Most of these operators have little or no presence in the ILQP results, so
> they likely don't know the event exists. Some were activating these parks
> within days of the 2024 and 2025 events.
>
> I'm happy to try to reach out, but if anyone knows any of these OMs
> personally a direct contact would probably be more effective than a cold
> email from me.
>
> 73,
> Mark AC9VC
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> PS: I have a spreadsheet with POTA entities, counties, and recent
> activations if anyone wants to expand the list to other counties besides
> the "most wanted" above.
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-- 
Troy J. Simpson

NAGT 2016 Central Section OESTA
7th / 8th Grade Science Instructor - Watseka Jr. High School
Science Olympiad Team Head Coach / Science Club Sponsor
Head Coach Girls Track & Field - Watseka Community High School
https://www.watsekaschools.org/page/watseka-junior-high
Watseka, IL