[MiQP-Mail] Mobiles on APRS

[James Funk]

I guarantee that spotting was a big factor in last weekend's GAQP!
There were several hundred spots for mobiles (and fixed stations) on
W6RK's site and on the Superhosts mirc site.

 

Have a blast, guys!

 

73, Jim N9JF (who unfortunately will be mobile on Saturday, but not in
MI....listen for my puny signal in the pileups :-) )

 

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From: miqp-mail-bounces at miqp.org [mailto:miqp-mail-bounces at miqp.org] On
Behalf Of Jimk8mr at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:15 AM
To: miqp-mail at miqp.org
Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Mobiles on APRS

 

K8K/m will not have APRS.

 

For those who wish to use spotting (which will put you in the multi op
category), keep in mind the county hunters spotting network, at:
www.w6rk.com   (click on County Spotting).     It gets lots of activity,
and includes a route mapping feature.  The map, however, does not show
county names or lines, so it can be a little hard to read.

 

One interesting thing with the maps is how a busted location can show up
as a very out of the way detour. (look at K4BAI's route in the GaQP).

 

IMHO (which may not necessarily be the official MiQP position) is that
spotting, especially of the mobiles, in a moderate and non-favorite way
on the DX cluster is a good thing, in that it alerts a lot of people in
real time that MiQP is going on.  If that gets some people to turn on
their transmitters and work some people in Michigan, that is good.

 

 

73  -  Jim   K8MR       

 

K8K - The Special K Station in MiQP 2007





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