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Indiana QSO Party
Prepared byKevin McClure, WN9O
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What is a QSO Party?
• Short operating event– 8 hours to 2 days (IN QP is 12 hours)
• Theme– Geographic – state, call area– Club QP – FISTS, QCWA, FOC
• Usually scored like a contest– Contact points– Multipliers (states, DX, counties)– Re-Work mobiles after they change counties
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What state parties?
• Almost every state has one– in every month of the year
• Also regional parties – W7QP, New England QP, etc.
• Indiana QSO Party (INQP) is first Saturday in May (May 5, 2012)– 160-10 meters (no WARC), SSB & CW
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4What activity is
planned?• Most QPs have a web page &
reflector– E-Mail plans, questions, discuss and
brag– Activity map or list
• INQP has both:– Info & sign up at www.hdxcc.org/inqp
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2011 Activity
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Why do IN QP?
• Be the target of a pileup (feels like being DX)– Rare county or on a county line = REALLY busy!
• Shake down your mobile/portable station– Test the Field Day setup– Test emergency equipment under 12 hour load
• Improve contest & message handling skills• Improve CW skills or get over mic. fright• Fill the log – can make MANY QSOs in 12 hrs• Prizes
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2011 IN QP
• 185 logs submitted - RECORD 228 (2010)
• All 92 counties on with at least one stn.• At least 137 IN stations on the air• Top score was: WN9O/rover - 269,620• Results are posted on website
– www.hdxcc.org/inqp
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What skills do I need?
• One or both of 2 modes:– INQP is 160-10, SSB and CW
• The desire to make contacts – Butt in chair up to 12 hours
• Ability to keep a legible log (more later)
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My Station?
• Always HF activity in a QSO party– 40 meters most popular (local and DX QSOs)
• Rig, antennas, logging means– Fixed station – 100 watts and low dipole : 80,40,20
• 10-15 may be busy in 2012
– Mobile – 20-40-80 and CW are advantage– Portable/Rover – good antennas are a plus
• Operators – Tech’s operate SSB on some HF bands or guest/club operate on all bands
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10Don’t think about
winning
Think about:
-Making Indiana heard-Improving your skills
-Improving your station-Having FUN!
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Logging?
• Indiana accepts handwritten logs– Manual re-entry is required, meaning…..– Error potential = loss of score
• Prefer computer-generated data files via e-mail– Accuracy guaranteed, easier to score– Cabrillo format advised, but not required in Indiana– Most logging programs create acceptable entry files
• TR, WriteLog, NA, N3FJP, LOGic, CQ/X• N1MM is free, works for many state and club QP’s
– An Excel data base works, too. • At least: Date-time-band-mode- station worked-his QTH
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Scoring?
• No need to score the contest– Log checker does that anyway– You can calculate unofficial CLAIMED score
• How about INQP weekend with Three* QPs going on at once?– Generate ONE log, let the log checker throw
out the QSOs that do not apply– Microsoft Excel works pretty well for this– Logging program in GENERAL QSO mode
* INQP, 7QP and NEQP
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How high can I score?• Fixed stations –
– HP 900 QSOs - LP 500 QSOs
• Portable – HP 1200+ QSOs (county line = x2)– LP 400 QSOs (one county)
• Mobile – 100 watts - 600 QSOs• Club – over 350 K points- easy target!!!• RECORDS FOR EACH COUNTY BY CLASS
– On INQP web page
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PRIZES?
• Certificates for notable effort• Plaques for top scores in INQP• Worked All States, USACA awards• Worked All Indiana Award
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IN QP Prizes ?• 2011 Plaques for top scores in:
– HP, LP single op fixed stations Indiana– HP, LP out of state – Top multi-operator (M/S and M/M) entry from Indiana– QRP overall – Indiana mobile– Indiana portable– Indiana Rover– Top W1 and W7 entries
• CLUB AGGREGATE plaque (sponsor IRCC)– 3 or more club members participate – see
rules
• Certificate for county winner - possible
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16Awards
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Worked All Indiana
• Info at www.hdxcc.org/wai
• QSL 60 of the 92 counties– Cards or INQP
log confirmation
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19Mobiles always
welcome• 12 volt radio and reliable battery• $15 Hamstick - or more $$$ antenna• Computer log on laptop
– easier than paper, especially on the move
• A map and a PLAN• Options to make life easier:
– GPS and mapping software (aero mobile?)– Driver (or a pilot) = safety
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20KJ9C/m
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21Murphy
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22 WA0KGU – Porcupine Mobile
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KB9AX/aero mobileDan (pilot) & Dave N9KT
(opr)
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K5KG/mFL QSOParty
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Portable?
• Portable = One location only, temporary setup (Field Day style)
• Can operate from a two county line
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N9FN/p
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27N9FN/p
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Rover?
• Can be a mobile that stops to erect temporary antennas (antennas may be set up day before)
• Can be a “Field Day” setup that changes locations (new county, can be worked again)
• Mobile = Antennas must be usable while traveling (land, air, water) but may park 100%
• Portable = One location only, temporary setup (Field Day style)
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WN9O(rover)
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30WN9O (W9IU Op)
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31WN9O/portable
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32WN9O/mobile
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33WN9O (Station A&B)
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34WN9O (Station C)
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What can I do now?
• Visit the INQP website – http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp
• Subscribe to the Yahoo INQP reflector – Option-Hourly, daily or weekly updates
• Look at the Operating Tips in the INQP Publicity Package on the INQP website
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May 5, 20121600-0400 UTC
• Make plans to be on from home– (invite guest ops)
• Spot the mobiles and rovers!!! – (But be careful how you use spotting network)
• Take it on the road yourself:– Mobile – in 3-20 counties. Sit on a line for double
points (and be a double multiplier).– As a portable (or Rover) (get landowner’s OK) – Find a county where you can set a new record
(INQP records are on the website) – Prepare for the pileups