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Thanks for the recent great Party!
Unfortunately at this weekend many new slots from 7QAA, 9Q0HQ VU4 and E30FB... :-)
Hope to can collect more counties in the next year. 73 de Gerd DL5AWI
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Very bad condx with hard QRM of contesters in RU DX test. 73 de OK2EC
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Worked “stationary mobile” from passenger seat, pouring rain outside!  Jake N7FT
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Work only on 21Mhz in CW  F8BFU
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I didn't have much time to get on this week end but thought I would
try for a new ID County or two. Sure n'uf  of the 4 counties I worked 2,
Fremont and Madison were new ones. TNX for the fun. Bert, K6CSL
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We were camped at the Cottonwood Campground at C.J. Strike Reservoir
in Owyhee County, Idaho. The band conditions were not the best but the contest
gave us the excuse to camp out and have fun. KD7HGS for Club Station K7SI
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Kenwood TS-950SD, Heil ProSet (HC-5 ele), and home brewed 102 ft. G5RV
up 50 feet, running N-S at 6,053 feet  elevation. Just dipped my big
toe into this one to give the Wyoming mult out to a few folks. Chuck, N7MZW
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There must have been more.  Somewhere.  Rig was FTdx5000 (150w) and Butternut
HF6V all-band vertical.  W1END
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Unfortunately I can take part only on first night ... Missed many counties on
Sunday. Thanks for those stations who answer on my CQ! Most QSO's with mobiles:
WW7D/M 16 QSO/16 Counties,  K7TQ/M 4 QSO/ 4 Counties 73, Laci OM2VL
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"Greetings from my new QTH in Florida."  Tom, K3TW
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This is my first attempt at ID QSO Party
Dave, WA7DH / Oldtown, ID
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All QSO's at 1-watt power, rig Yaesu FT-817
Ken, KS4X / Signal Mtn, TN
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In last year's IDQP I was one of the W1AW/7 stations. This year was my first one with my call and my first solo mobile contest.
I enjoyed it greatly. A special thank you to the folks that organized and promoted it as well as a big thank you to those who
worked me and those who tried. Pictures and a more detailed story are at
http://sites.google.com/site/randyk7tq/home/idaho-qp-2015-k7tq-results
Randy, K7TQ / Moscow, ID
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Missed a few counties from WW7D. Sat. night, heavy QRN hit around 0500; no copy from Oregon on Sunday morning.
Thanks for the new ones!
Michael, W7GF / Eugene, OR
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N3FJP software works great!
Ed, AI7H / Post Falls, ID
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Digi was sort of tuff this year, there was 4 digi contests going at the same time: IDQP, EU63, 070 and RTTY Sprint.
So IDQP was not on top shelf.
Pat, N7UVH / Post Falls, ID
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Attached is my log for the Idaho QP. This is my first time participating in a contest and submitting logs!
Ben, N7AMD / Boise, ID
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I would like to thank you for holding this event. I did not hear many stations on the air, but the ones I did hear were very
strong into Delaware. Thanks again and I look forward to working the QSO party next year. 73 (And look for me in the DEQP)
Martin, W3MLK / Millsboro, DE
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Called one of the mobile several times on 3 different bands but never could work. Did work two very loud fixed stations.
Ran QRP into a loop at 28 feet.
Jason, N5NU / Huntsville, TX
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First time decided to try contest. About 4 hrs total on air. Next year will purchase software so can have more than 30 entries.
Jeff, AC6S / Caldwell, ID
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I could not play this year. I had an hour free after lunch and answered a few CQ calls. I hope you all enjoyed your QSO party
this year.
Al, KJ3Q / Weston, FL
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Fun contest. Thaks to all those who worked to make this a good contest. It was greatly appreciated!
Bill, NT4Z / Sebring, FL
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It is my humble opinion that this contest should be eliminated. There is such little activity from Idaho in this contest,
that it is not worth the effort. If it were not for the hard work of one of our club members (WW7D/m), it would be practically
empty. Plus, the simultaneous operation of at least 5 other much more active contests on the same weekend make it even harder
to find a live ID body. I think you should put more emphasis on the 7QP contest. There, many more contesters outside of Idaho
welcome the IDXXX multiplier, compared to IDQP.
Bill, W7GKF / Snohomish, WA
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This was my first contest. My log is attached in Cabrillo format. I was running QRP and worked both phone and cw so I guess I'm
a "Mixed Mode." It was enjoyable. Went to church this morning or I might have worked a few more. Again, it was fun.
Thanks and 73,
Fred, N4SSD / Springfield, TN
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This was my first attempt at contesting. I found it challenging, and enjoyable. I hope to have many more enjoyable attempts.
I am relatively new at being an active HAM operator. Thank you all for making this possible.
Don, K7ETE / Pocatello, ID
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Saturday morning weather forecast was for warm and cloudy, just right for setting up a station in the Hewlett Packard park in Boise.
Three of us put up the Club SteppIR vertical, amplifier and radio. By the start of the Idaho QSO Party we had 5 Club members. One
has extensive DX experience and the rest of us are still learning. Also at the start, rain. Rain all day. Then it cooled off.
A pop-up canopy kept us dry, if not warm. All 5 Club members spent the day rotating from logging, operating and drinking coffee.

20m was the active band. We lost the band for an hour or so. Then we talked to local states, then the band gave us a pileup for 30
minutes including some DX to Japan, and Europe. Then the band died again. Went that way all day. Our most unusual contact was a
special event station, S590IARU, Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia is celebrating the 90th anniversary of establishing of the IARU.

We were planning on operating on only Saturday and the rain gave us a good reason. The rain quit at 6:30pm and we quickly took down
our station and got it inside to dry out.

Great practice for Field Day!

Tom Oswald, KD7VZW / for Hewlett-Packard ARC, Boise, ID

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Here's the log for the multi-op K7MK + K7ZO, 3 county intersection (ADA, BOI, ELM) operation.  We
setup a portable operation as reasonably close to the 3 county intersection as we could.  We were within
a 1/4 mile from the intersection as per discussion with AI7H. 

I had to hand edit the log and add in the other 2 counties as we didn't setup N1MM for the county line
operation.  Each county is grouped so they are out of order chronologically.  Let me know if you need
the log in a different format.

Jim, K7MK / Boise, ID

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Thanks to KARS for sponsoring this enjoyable QSO party.  Good activity from everyone - all the fixed
stations, portable stations and mobile/rovers.  Congratulations on your 10th anniversary. May there be
many more. CU next year for sure. 73!

Bob, NA2X / Webster, NY