[PaQSO] chomping at the bit!

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 22:24:47 -0400

It's a good route, do-able (barely)...e-mail me closer to the test, there's
some spots just of I-80 where there are three-county points (Off the Mile
Run exit, for example, you can skirt Lycoming County within half-a-mile of
the I.)

Also, you can take 80 to 81N to 380S (used to be 380 E). There is a spot on
380 (between exit 4 and 5) where you cross from Lackawanna into Wayne, and
less than 100 yards further into Monroe....lots of ways to go....By the way,
Northumberland also touches I80, but only for a few miles (kind of like
Snyder and Juniata on 11/15).

Maybe we'll cross paths...One of the guys was only a few hundred yards
behind me on I70 from just after Washington to Breezewood last year...

Love that mobile operating!  Of course, I run QRP, so you're likely to have
a 17dB lead on me! (Doesn't make much of a difference if you're 20 or 30
over at 100 watts).

73!

Bill WA3RA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <[email protected]>
To: "Pa QSO Party Reflector" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Presenting...

> A member of the mobile teams in WASH (N3ZNI, who plans to partner with
> KB3GOT) was talking about possible routes to take in this year's contest.
> They both live in Washington County (neighborhood of Eighty Four, PA) near
> I-79, so I suggested the following:
>
> Start in Greene County, proceed North on I-79 to I-80, proceed East until
> the Poconos, then take the Turnpike Extension South towards Philly.  Then
> proceed on either the Turnpike or US 30 / I-70 West coming back.
>
> Figure in a few small detours to pick up a few counties (such as going all
> the way to Philadelphia, or leaving I-70 to pick up Fulton Co near
> Breezewood, or heading south from I-70 on PA 51 to pick up Fayette), and
> they should hit a good many counties.  Also, they could take I-79 into
Erie,
> then either head back down or take I-90 East for a short time and then
take
> another route (which one?) down to I-80.
>
> But it got me wondering:  Anyone actually try this route, more or less,
and
> know how good it is?
>
> 73, ron wn3vaw
>
> When asked "If you had been in President Clinton's place, would you have
> resigned?",
> Republican Member of the House of Representatives Dick Armey replied:
>
> "If I were in the President's place, I would not have gotten a chance to
> resign.  I would be laying in a pool of my own blood, hearing Mrs. Armey
> standing over me saying, "How do I reload this damn thing?"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Gallagher WA3RA <[email protected]>
> To: Pa QSO Party Reflector <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Presenting...
>
>
>
> Hello,All!
>
> It's getting closer!
>
> Trying to plot out my route for this year, but since I'm recovering from
> some recent orthopedic surgery, it may be an abbreviated run this
> year...unless I can help it!
>
> Any counties looking rare this year? Maybe I'll try the northern tier for
a
> change....Bradford/Sullivan, anyone?
>
> At least I've been able to go over the radios, since I've been laid up,
The
> recievers are tuned to the 'nth' degree, and the audio on the 706 has been
> tweaked to almost match my traditional '747. As per usual, I'll be DC to
> Daylight, SSB on 160-6; FM on 2/220/440/1296, and just maybe some CW this
> year. (75% of my operating from home is on CW, but I've always had a hard
> time with it in the car!)
>
> Chomping at the bit....
>
> Oscillator!
>
> Bill WA3RA /m/qrp
>
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