[InHam] Two days to INQP 2011

[Dan Evans]

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Subject: 	[INQP] Two days to INQP 2011
Date: 	Thu, 05 May 2011 12:40:15 -0400
From: 	Mel Crichton <kj9c at iquest.net>
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CC: 	KE9I Jerry <jend at uchicago.edu>, KK9V mike <STOKES_MICHAEL_C at Lilly.com>





The activity map http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/activity.php has coverage in 
every county, but we sure could use another mobile/rover up north just 
in case... anybody feel like venturing out into the world of $4.30 gas?
A number of counties have stepped up to put more than one signal on the 
air... a special thanks to them... Daviess, Starke, Vigo, Allen, Marion 
and Johnson to name a few. I am sure that, like last year, numerous home 
and club stations will appear once Saturday rolls around.
REMINDER - Please observe the frequency from 035 to 040 KHz above the 
bottom of the band as a mobiles CW window. Their signals are usually a 
few S units below a portable/rover/fixed station's. So let's not CQ in 
the "mobile window" if you're not mobile. Once the New England party 
starts up, and the inevitable RTTY contest (without so much as a "QRL?" 
in CW), we may not find any mobiles in our CW window.... so be sure to 
look for them outside the CW window if it's full of big signals.

Likewise, mobiles running phone are real masochists.... so listen for 
them. If you're calling CQ from a big station, be sure to ask for 
"mobiles only" once in a while. I say this every year, and every year 
there's at least one big signal who works one W8 after another and never 
hears me calling from a new county. His loss, not mine.
ALSO... You Hoosiers can work ANYBODY ... even stations in the IRA 
(Italian), New England, W7, and W0 QSO parties. So don't miss the 
opportunity to add some multipliers (or at least contest points). And 
don't forget to work them on SSB too. Also, Indiana mobile/rovers can 
re-work W7QSO Party participants if you are in a new county. Most W7's 
are aware of that feature in their rules.
It will be interesting this year to see how many multi-op, multi 
transmitter entries we get. This is a great opportunity to get your 
non-HF ops geared up for Field Day ..... "Don't sit there and spin the 
dial, call CQ!"
OPERATING SCHEDULES . A few rover/mobiles have posted operating plans, 
but it's a good idea for them all to post a ROUGH schedule of when 
they'll be in what counties.... it helps the county hunters and 
hard-core contesters to add new counties. Also, if you are in one of 
those "rare" counties and plan to operate just a short time from home, 
let us have an idea when and where to look for you.
Let's hope for a nice day, but not so nice that folks don't want to stay 
inside and play radio.  Indiana has a lot to be proud of (for one thing 
we aren't broke like some states and we don't have a lot of crazies like 
other states)..... so let's show some Hoosier pride (or Boiler Up, if 
that's appropriate).
Mel KJ9C


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