[NLRS] Kansas QSO Party - W0ZQ/W0O/m

[w0zq at aol.com]

I plan to operate as a single-op cw-only HF mobile in this weekends KS QSO Party.  The contest runs for two days; Saturday, August 24, 1400-0200 UTC and Sunday, August 25, 1400-2000 UTC.   The contest exchange is the standard signal report plus cty/state/DX.  Full rules at http://www.ksqsoparty.org/ .
 
I will be using the special event call sign W0O.  During the contest, if you work enough of the special event 1x1 call signs to spell out KANSAS, SUNFLOWER and/or QSOPARTY you will be eligible for a nice certificate and some other goodies, check out the web site.   The recommended CW frequencies are 40 KHz up, so 3540, 7040, and 14040.  I'll try to hang close to these frequencies generally moving up from there to find a space.
 
You can watch for me on the usual spotting nets like http://www.dxsummit.fi/DxSpots.aspx or the W6RK county hunter spotting net http://ch.w6rk.com/ .  If you are playing, please spot all mobiles.
 
As a single-op mobile I do not plan to be operating while driving, and no SSB.  I will be active on 20m from all 21 county stops and 40m from most stops.  I will try some 80m Saturday evening depending on how pooped I may be and the weather.  Given propagation I work 40m harder in the morning and again in the evening hours with only a quick visit in the afternoon as its less productive.  20m tends to be the overall money band.  As Rich can attest to, I have good ears for MWA call signs.  
 
Counties activated, in this order, will be Douglas, Johnson, Miami, Franklin, Coffey, Osage, Lyon, Chase, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, and Geary on Saturday.  I will be at the four county line of those first four first thing Saturday morning and will rotate through all four counties on 40m between 9:00 and 10:00 am before then moving to 20m to repeat that rotation.   On Sunday it will be Riley, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Nemaha, Jackson, Brown, Atchison, and finally Doniphan. 
 
73, Jon
W0ZQ/W0O/m