[NLRS] Plans for W0ZQ/m MN QSO Party

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

As a form of cross training, I plan to enter next Saturdays Minnesota QSO  
Party as a HF mobile.   Look for me on the following freq's +/- QRM  :
 
7060  CW
14060  CW
14280  SSB
7260  SSB
 
I'm going to activate the following counties in this order:
Hennepin
Carver
Wright
McLeod
Sibley
Scott
LeSuer
Waseca
Steele
Rice
Dodge
Goodhue
Then maybe either Dakota or Olmsted & Wabasha depending on  time.   
 
The W0ZQ/m is a FT100D and 20m and 40m ham-sticks.   Compared to  VHF roving 
I feel a bit underdressed.   
 
The MNQP starts at 8:00 AM Feb 5 and runs until 6:00 PM, just 10  hrs.   The 
contest exchange is your first name and your  county.   You can work a station 
on CW and then on SSB, twice per  band.    Go the Minnesota Wireless 
Association website at _http://www.w0aa.org/_ (http://www.w0aa.org/)  to get the full 
rules  (click on MNQP Homepage).   There are HF, QRP, mobile, portable, and  
VHF categories.    There is also a FREE logging software program  that works 
very well .... I used it last year.   Bruce, W9FZ, took the  VHF honors last 
year and receive a very nice plaque ... much nicer than any ARRL  contest honor.
 
I hope to work all my VHF friends who also cross over to the HF spectrum  
from time to time.   As this is a "The World" works MN and MN works  "The World" 
contest, you can attract a lot of attention whether you work  SSB, CW, or both.
 
73, Jon
W0ZQ