[ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 166, Issue 4
Carl Buehler
cbuehlercbuehler at gmail.com
Fri Aug 28 12:20:22 EDT 2026
I'll activate Monroe all 8 hours as Portable if no base station claims it.
-K9za
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> 2. Re: Outreach to POTA activators (James Funk)
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> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:21:51 -0500
> From: "Simpson, Troy" <troy.simpson at watsekaschools.org>
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> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] ILQSO Digest, Vol 166, Issue 3
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> 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.
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> - Troy W9KVR
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 11:00?AM <ilqso-request at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> > 1. Outreach to POTA activators (Mark Frost)
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> > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:03:06 -0500
> > From: Mark Frost <mark.frost at gmail.com>
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> > Subject: [ILQSO] Outreach to POTA activators
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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.
> >
> > 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).
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > - WB9KFA, K9RVE: McMaster Woods (GREE), Copperhead Hollow (JERS). K9RVE
> > entered ILQP portable from MNRO in 2020.
> >
> > - KC9HEQ: Beall Woods (WABA), Crawford Co SFWA (CRAW)
> >
> > - WB9AUV, KC9RHF: Sam Dale Lake (WAYN)
> >
> > - 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
> >
> > 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
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:49:46 -0500
> From: James Funk <n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com>
> To: Mark Frost <mark.frost at gmail.com>, Illinois QSO Party
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> Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Outreach to POTA activators
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> Mark, thanks for a thoughtful post and for getting the ball rolling in a
> useful direction.
> Each year, we make a concentrated effort to get all 102 counties on the
> air. Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't. Some years, we think we
> have them all covered and someone hits a snag and we lose a county or two.
> In the years when we have contacts made with all counties, not all of them
> are reflected in submitted logs.
>
> With the increased interest in POTA/WWFF activations, a great opportunity
> is now arising to truly get all of the counties active in one day. Not all
> counties have parks, but many of our mobiles plan their routes to cover
> counties that are otherwise unavailable. It's important that those
> planning portable operations post those plans early enough so that those
> with flexibility can plan to cover what's left.
>
> Between now and October 18, make it a point to talk to known park
> activators and tell them about ILQP. The rules allow (encourage)
> self-spotting. Both phone and CW activity are encouraged. Having a
> portable station active in a county for the full eight hours (or as much as
> possible) means those searching for the county don't have to find the
> mobile who is only in the county for fifteen minutes or who is only on one
> mode. DX stations really appreciate those who hit the high bands at the
> right times. Locals are happy to find that rare county on 75 or 88 meters
> right at sundown.
>
> Our ideal situation would be for every one of the 102 counties to be on the
> air, on both modes, for the entire eight hours, and for every single
> participant to send in a log. (Though I shudder to think about the log
> checking....but that's my problem....).
>
> Please plan to find a good portable location in a "rare" county, especially
> if your home station isn't particularly effective. Post your plans to the
> reflector, and we'll keep the map current. Talk to your local club and
> encourage members to get on the air on October 18!
>
> 73, Jim N9JF
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 11:03?PM Mark Frost via ILQSO <
> ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Greetings all. The QSO party is less than two months away and have been
> > thinking of ways to increase coverage in underserved counties.
> >
> > 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).
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > - WB9KFA, K9RVE: McMaster Woods (GREE), Copperhead Hollow (JERS). K9RVE
> > entered ILQP portable from MNRO in 2020.
> >
> > - KC9HEQ: Beall Woods (WABA), Crawford Co SFWA (CRAW)
> >
> > - WB9AUV, KC9RHF: Sam Dale Lake (WAYN)
> >
> > - 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
> >
> > 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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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:47:01 -0500
> From: Greg <ghart at daca.net>
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> I plan to operate from Kankakee County
> Fixed station low power SSB/CW
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> Greg WR9L
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