[InHam] Eight days to Indiana QSO Party

[Mel Crichton]

I hope you all take advantage of the good weather we'll have this weekend to 
tweak those dipole antennas .... or the mobile rig... or to pre-install your 
portable antennas for what we hope will be the best INQP yet.

We've increased the number of awards for out of state entries.... there are 
high power, low power, and QRP plaques... and plaques to encourage W7 and 
New England stations to log MORE Indiana stations while they operate in 
their QSO Parties next weekend. Take a look at the publicity package at the INQP website. It offers operating tips as well as a list of plaques. There will also be certificates for high scores by Indiana county.
www.hdxcc.org/inqp


and gas prices are way down from 2008, so those mobiles that are still 
planning should be posting those plans pretty soon on the reflector.

OPERATING HINT - Forty meters has been going really long early - like 
mid-afternoon. We should check 80 meters from time to time.... we might get 
on 80  on the hour and half hour, to see if there's anybody calling CQ... 
might pick up a few extra mults... mobiles should call CQ, since they will 
be the multipliers. (Yes, I know it's one more thing for the mobile op to 
remember to do..... but give it a try)

Mel KJ9C (Keeper of the activity map www.hdxcc.org/inqp/activity.php )