Announced Mobile/Portable Operations
KØM (KB9VBR & KZ9V)
APRS Tracking: KØM-9
Plan: GOO 1400-1700, WAB 1700-1745, WIN 1745-2045, WAB 2045-2400
Almost entirely SSB with potentially a brief 15 minute CW window in each county. Primarily 40 and 20 M. 80 M early and late. Potentially some 15 M mid-day.
NØHJZ
Plan: GOO 1400, DOD 1415, MOW 1500, FRE 1515, STE 1535, WSC 1550, FAI 1610, BLU 1625, WAT 1655, MRT 1715, JAC 1745, COT 1810, MUR 1830, NOB 1845, ROC 1930, PIP 1955, LIN 2025, LYO 2040, YEL 2110, LAC 2130, CHP 2150, KND 2215, REN 2230, RDW 2300, BRO 2315, NIC 2330, SIB 2345
I’ll be run & gun most of the time on 20M and will try to hold the same freq all day. Skip often gets short and I can work northern MN. At the start I’ll be on 80M CW and hope to work all of you. Watch for the spots to see where I am throughout the day.
W9FZ (+ KA9VVQ)
APRS Tracking: W9FZ-4
Plan: ITA 1400, STL 1630, LAK 2000, COO 2215
Janice (KA9VVQ) and Bruce (W9FZ) will be out again for this year’s MNQP. We will do four new counties for us. We are working our way through all 87 counties of MN over a 15+ year period. We use the name “Jan”. We both take turns on the microphone.
We do not hold a frequency for the entire event nor do we operate while driving. When we get to a new county we try to find a clear frequency. We appreciate being spotted by you. We will try to self-spot on qsopartyhub.com
We will be chirping APRS on W9FZ-4. We will be SSB only. We will be primarily on 40 and 20 but will try 80 in the first and last half hours of the event. We will also try 15 and 10 meters near the suggested freqs for those bands.
KØPC
APRS Tracking: KØPC-9
Plan: CRV 1400, WRI 1430, MEE 1500, KND 1530, STR 1600, POP 1620, DOU 1650, GRA 1720, OTT 1740, WIL 1825, TRA 1905, BIG 1940, STV 2010, SWI 2045, CHP 2110, REN 2200, SIB 2300, MCL 2320, CRV(2) 2350
I will be operating CW only on 40M & 20M throughout the day. 80M at the beginning and end of the contest.
NØSPN
Plan: MOW, FIL, HOU, OLM, DOD
Mower 1400-1500 80/40, Filmore 1530-1630 40/20, Houston 1700-1900 20/15, Olmstead 2000-2030 20/15, Dodge 2100-2400 20/40/80
Band plans may change depending on conditions. Will also bring 10 meter stick if needed.
ACØW
APRS Tracking: ACØW-9
Plan: BEC 1400, CLA 1429, NOR 1505, MAH 1541, CLE 1606, HUB 1627, BEL 1700, CLE(2) 1808, POL 1825, RDL 1854, PEN 1926, MRS 1952, KIT 2035, ROS 2104, LKW 2235, KOO 2309
KØRC (+ KD8FS)
Plan: CHS 1400, PIN 1430, CRL 1515, STL 1555, AIT 1620, ITA 1630, AIT(2) 1655, CAS 1707, HUB 1757, BEC 1827, OTT 1852, WAD 1917, TOD 1942, MOR 2007, CAS(2) 2037, CRO 2112, MIL 2147, KNB 2217, ISA 2257, CHS(2) 2337
My mobile station is now setup with a second magnet mount base installed. This will allow switching between two bands on the fly. The WX forecast is looking real good with temperatures heading toward 40 degrees by the time we hit the road.
Our setup will be a Kenwood TS-690sat at 100 Watts, a handful of MFJ single band antennas, and N1MM+ on a Dell laptop for logging. This is the first time running this route covering the central MN counties surrounding Mille Lacs lake.
KØLD (WAØMHJ)
Plan: BEN, MIL 1400, KNB 1445, ISA 1615, CHS 1700, WSH 1745, ANO 1830
NØEO (AAØAW)
APRS Tracking: NØEO-9
Plan: CRL 1400, STL 1515, LAK 1615, COO 1730, LAK(2) 2000, STL(2) 2115, CRL(2) 2215
We have decided to do the same trip as last year from Carlton up the North Shore to Cook, Carlton, St Louis, Lake, Cook, St Louis, and finish in Carlton.
WØZQ
APRS Tracking: WØZQ-9
Plan: WRI 1400, MCL 1430, CRV 1500, SIB 1625, NIC 1655, BLU 1750, BRO 1835, WAT 1930, MRT 2025, FAI 2125, FRE 2230, WSC 2325
Mostly CW, some Phone.
KEØTL (& NRØT)
APRS Tracking: KEØTL-9
Plan: DAK 1400, GOO 1435, WAB 1525, WIN 1635, FIL 1720, HOU 1730, FIL(2) 1930, OLM 2005, DOD 2035, STE 2100, WSC 2115, LES 2215, RIC 2245, SCO 2310, HEN 2350
We will operate both CW and PH during the contest. Route may change if weather and/or road conditions are bad.
NUØQ
APRS Tracking: NUØQ-10
Planned Times: DOU(1400-1427), POP (1427-1500), STV (1500-1520), SWI (1520-1603), LAC (1603-1635), YEL (1635-1700), LIN (1700-1723), LYO (1723-1900), RDW (1900-1930), COT (1930-1950), MUR (1950-2043), PIP (2043-2108), ROC (2108-2140), NOB (2140-2210), JAC (2210-2240), MRT (2240-2310), FAI (2310-2400)
Since the weather looks good, we plan to head north and join the party. Mostly CW on 20 and 40 meters, with 80 meters early and late.
AEØEE (& KØBBC)
APRS Tracking: KØBBC-9
Plan: ROC 1400, PIP 1417, MUR 1441, LYO 1503, LIN 1513, YEL 1551, LAC 1611, CHP 1645, KND 1719, REN 1732, RDW 1800, BRO 1818, NIC 1833, REN 1835, SIB 1845, NIC 1914, LES 1936, BLU 1942, WSC 1956, STE 2016, DOD 2045, MOW 2055, FRE 2110, FAI 2140, MRT 2207, WAT 2227, COT 2257, JAC 2313, NOB 2331, ROC?
KEØTT
Plan: GOO 1530-1700, WAB 1730-1830, OLM 2100-2400
KEØTT will be QRV on CW. Bands are 40 thru 15M, with 80M the last hour or so. I’ll be listening for your call! 73, Dan
NE9U (& KB9S)
APRS Tracking: NE9U-9
Plan: WSH, RAM, HEN, DAK, SCO, RIC, GOO, DOD, STE, FRE, FAI, MRT, WAT, BLU, BRO, NIC, SIB, MCL, WRI, MEE, STR, SHE, BEN, MIL, KNB, PIN, CHS, ISA, ANO
KB9S and NE9U will team up for a tag team mobile. Operations will be primarily 80,40, 20 CW (who knows…we may bring a microphone for if CW gets slow….)
WØADL (& KØDJD)
APRS Tracking: W0ADL-9
Plan: HEN 1400, ANO 1410, SHE 1420, BEN 1509, MOR 1549, TOD 1617, WAD 1646, OTT 1725, WIL 1841, GRA 1913, TRA 1945, BIG 2022, STV 2042, POP 2110, STR 2157, WRI 2251, HEN 2314
WØADL and KØDJD will be mobile for the MN QSO Party. We will use the WØADL/m call sign for the event. We will be active mostly on SSB on 20M and 40M. This is our first time trying this event mobile, so our schedule might drift a bit in the afternoon.
KCØDMF
APRS Tracking: KC0DMF-9
Plan: Isanti (ISA) 20:45z, Mille Lacs (MIL) 22:00z, Benton (BEN) 22:50z, Morrison (MOR) 23:35z
Starting late this year. I’ll be all SSB with gaps between counties as I travel. I’ll start at 20m with a potential of trying 15m and 10m mid-day. I’ll likely switch over to 40m or possibly 80m after 23:00. Thanks for joining in on the fun!
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