Mobile Operations

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, CAS(2) 2037, CRO 2112, MIL 2147, KNB 2217, ISA 2257, CHS(2) 2337

Bob (KØRC) and his brother Al (KD8FS) plan to run MnQP following the route they used last year. In general we start in Chisago County and head North on i35 toward Floodwood. We turn West and take Hwy 200 toward Walker, skimming the south shore of Leech Lake and then pick up Hwy 34 heading SW toward Park Rapids. This is where we get on Hwy 71 and mobile south toward Wadena. Hwy 10 is found and takes us East past Brainerd to Garrison. We navigate the west shore of Mille Lacs Lake heading South and then East again to pick up Hwy 65. From there it’s a straight shot South through Cambridge to find Coopers Corner and then use some back-roads to find our way back home. When you plot this out on Google Maps the route looks like a big chicken leg that we navigate. Al is the driver and a second set of CW ears while I try to operate our Kenwood TS690s/at with a K1EL WinKeyer USB driven by the N1MM+ software using a Dell laptop computer. RF leaves our SUV on MFJ Hamsticks which impress me that OM2VL can always hear us! Hopefully the roads will be clear and dry like last year. If not, route changes may be needed to get us close to home by the end of the Party. Look for us on CW at 045 +/-

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APRS Tracking: WØZQ-9

Plan: KIT, ROS, MRS, PEN, RDL, POL, MAH, NOR, BEC, CLA

In my quest to run all 87 Minnesota counties my planned mobile route, weather permitting, is to run the far NW counties this year. The counties in order will be Kittson, Roseau, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk, Mahnomen, Norman, Becker and Clay. Mostly CW, some PH, mostly 20 and 40m, 15m if its there midday, 80m at the very end because its fun. This will knock off 10 of my remaining 16 counties that I have left, which is goal #1.

73, Jon
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