<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">There is also the Ohio Courthouses On The Air special event happening on August 24 from 9am to 4pm:<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto"><a href="http://w8soe.org/2019/03/22/ohio-courthouses-on-the-air-special-event-august-24-2019/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://w8soe.org/2019/03/22/ohio-courthouses-on-the-air-special-event-august-24-2019/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So, there will be extra opportunities in the afternoon, more likely early afternoon, for contacts with those stations. Should make it somewhat easier to get a few more counties.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Also, there's a couple other QSO Parties on Aug 24:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Kansas - 10am to 10pm Ohio/Eastern time</div><div dir="auto">They require Signal Report and State from us in Ohio;</div><div dir="auto">On SSB usually "59 Ohio" plus our county (per OhQP rules).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--Hawaii - 12am Aug 24 to 12am Aug 26 Ohio/Eastern Time; covers the full OhQP operating time.</div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">They require Signal Report and State from us in Ohio;</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:sans-serif">On SSB usually "59 Ohio" plus our county (per OhQP rules).</div><div dir="auto"><br style="font-family:sans-serif"></div><div dir="auto">Of course there is one other requirement to remember:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Have fun!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">73</div><div dir="auto">Stan K8LL</div></div></div></div>----------<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 2:22 PM jimk8mr--- via OhQP-mail <<a href="mailto:ohqp-mail@ohqp.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ohqp-mail@ohqp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="color:black;font:10pt arial">1. At least during the daytime hours, please keep 3545 KHz, +/- a half KHz or so, clear for mobile stations. That way, one will be able to quickly check 3545 and if has activity, it will likely involve a mobile station who will be in a county for only a short time, and may well be a new/rare county. Later at night when there is lot of activity on 80 meters, this will be less critical since everybody, including mobiles. will be spending time on 80 meters.
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<div>2. There is (again) a European RTTY contest going on during OhQP. This may result in RTTY QRM around the suggested 40 meter CW frequency of 7045.<span style="font-size:10pt"> If so, slide down the band a bit, to 7035 or so, which ought to be more open.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt">3. Remember that OhQP includes 15 and 10 meters! Even if there isn't much distant activity on those bands, you can still ask other Ohio stations if they can QSY up there for a few QSOs.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt">Good luck and have fun on Saturday!</span></div>
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</blockquote></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 2:22 PM jimk8mr--- via OhQP-mail <<a href="mailto:ohqp-mail@ohqp.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ohqp-mail@ohqp.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="color:black;font:10pt arial">1. At least during the daytime hours, please keep 3545 KHz, +/- a half KHz or so, clear for mobile stations. That way, one will be able to quickly check 3545 and if has activity, it will likely involve a mobile station who will be in a county for only a short time, and may well be a new/rare county. Later at night when there is lot of activity on 80 meters, this will be less critical since everybody, including mobiles. will be spending time on 80 meters.
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<div>2. There is (again) a European RTTY contest going on during OhQP. This may result in RTTY QRM around the suggested 40 meter CW frequency of 7045.<span style="font-size:10pt"> If so, slide down the band a bit, to 7035 or so, which ought to be more open.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt">3. Remember that OhQP includes 15 and 10 meters! Even if there isn't much distant activity on those bands, you can still ask other Ohio stations if they can QSY up there for a few QSOs.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt">73 - Jim K8MR</span></div>
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