[InHam] First Notice - Indiana QSO Party May 2 2009

[Dan Evans]

Ah, yes.  You gotta love the INQP:-)  

I have had to sit out the last couple of years due to scheduling 
conflicts, but I hope to be back this year!  I'm still planning that 
illusive portable expedition to the Washington / Scott county line :-)  
I will send you some updates as my planning comes together, but this is 
the goal.  I'll have 100 watts and some wire in the trees, and a big 
mouth ;-)

Hope to see you all in INQP!

73
Dan
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Mel Crichton wrote:
> Every May, hams in Indiana are the target of contesters, county 
> hunters, and otehr hams who just want to have fun....The Indiana QSO 
> Party is a 12 hour event in which hams all over the world try to work 
> as many Indiana hams in as many Indiana counties as possible... it's 
> the Indiana QSO Party, to be held May 2 2009.
>
> Some ops take it seriously and go all out with big signals and a full 
> 12 hour effort, hoping to win a plaque for best in-state or 
> out-of-state score. Others poke around for an hour or two, enough to 
> hand out a few dozen QSOs and make sure that their county or state is 
> well represented. Most just want to see how well they can do in the 
> time they have.  There are others (the mobiles and portables) who 
> spend weeks scouting out operating positions in those "rare" counties 
> where they can create the loudest signals with their limited antennas.
>
> Some clubs use INQP as a shake down for Field Day, setting up 
> operations on a county line to be able to hand out two multipliers 
> (and double QSO points) with each contact. Some seriously contend for 
> the plaque awarded to the Indiana club with the highest aggregate 
> score, others just want to beat their last year's score.
>
> INQP is sponsored by the Hoosier DX & Contest Club, and rules, scores, 
> and activity information are posted at www.hdxcc.org/inqp.  Take a 
> look at the web pages, and plan to be on the air May 2 from your 
> county. If you don't have an HF station, now's the time to line up a 
> "guest op" position, upgrade your station or license, set up a mobile 
> rig, or energize your club to put together a multi-op effort.
>
> Hope to hear a LOT of Indiana signals on May 2.
>
> Mel KJ9C
> (INQP mobile/portable coordinator)
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