Announced Mobile/Portable Operations
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WØZQ
APRS Tracking: WØZQ-9
Plan: GOO 1400, DOD 1500, RIC 1630, STE 1800, WSC 1930, BLU 2230
I’m considering the following route for the 2026 MnQP as a stop & operate rover, weather permitting. Posting times really doesn’t work for me too well as a rover because I cross back and forth between two counties while changing bands unlike a mobile that blast through with know in and out times. I did put some ball park times on them tho, buyer beware.
73, Jon
W0ZQ/m
AC9BJ
APRS Tracking: AC9BJ-9
Plan: ROC 1400, NOB 1507, JAC 1614, MRT 1721, FAI 1828, FRE 1935, MOW 2042, OLM 2149, WIN 2256
KEØTT
Plan: WAB 1500-1600Z, GOO 1630-1730Z, DOD 1800-1900Z, OLM 2100-2400Z
KEØTT is planning to activate these counties using CW on 20M & 40M early, 80M thru 10M late afternoon.
NØHJZ
Plan: Goodhue 1400-1415 80 CW
Dodge 1415-1430 80 CW
Dodge 1430-1500 20 SSB
Mower 1500-1515 20 SSB
Freeborn 1515-1535 20 SSB
Steele 1535-1550 20 SSB
Waseca 1550-1610 20 SSB
Faribault 1610-1625 20 SSB
Blue Earth 1625-1655 20 SSB
Watonwan 1655-1715 20 SSB
Martin 1715-1745 20 SSB
Jackson 1745-1810 20 SSB
Cottonwood 1810-1830 20 SSB
Murray 1830-1845 20 SSB
Nobles 1845-1930 20 SSB
Rock 1930-1955 20 SSB
Pipestone 1955-2025 20 SSB
Lincoln 2025-2040 20 SSB
Lyon 2040-2110 20 SSB
Yellow Medicine 2110-2130 20 SSB
Lac Qui Parle 2130-2150 20 SSB
Chippewa 2150-2215 20 SSB
Kandiyohi 2215-2230 20 SSB
Renville 2230-2300 20 SSB
Redwood 2300-2315 40 SSB
Brown 2315-2330 40 SSB
Nicollet 2330-2345 40 SSB
Sibley 2345-0000 40 SSB
KØPC
APRS Tracking: KØPC-9
Plan: MCL 1400Z, MEE 1430Z, KND 1600Z, SWI 1630Z, STV 1800Z, POP 1830Z, DOU 1900Z, GRA 1930Z, STR 2100Z, MOR 2130Z, TOD 2200Z, BEN 2315Z, SHE if possible
Something new for me this year. I will do a Rover operation instead of continuous Mobile operating.
Still all CW on 40M/20M during the day with trips to 15M & 80M when available.
W9FZ (& KA9VVQ)
APRS Tracking: W9FZ-4
Plan: CLA 1400Z, WIL 1600Z, OTT 1830Z, BEC 2030Z, HUB 2215Z, WAD 2315Z
Bruce W9FZ and Janice KA9VVQ will be out on the road in western MN activating 6 more counties on SSB for the 2026 MNQP. We will be using the name “Jan”. We will be SSB only. We will be primarily on 20m but we will try 40m and 15m when possible. We will be chirping W9FZ-4 on APRS and the MN mobiles tracking page.
We will be spotting ourselves on http://qsopartyhub.com/mnqp-spots.php exclusively. We appreciate your spotting us on whatever spotting channel you prefer.
We are retired now and have 12 counties yet to activate in Minnesota. If this plan happens, we’ll have just six more and one more year to finish our goal. Always glad to QSL.
WØADL (& KØDJD)
APRS Tracking: WØADL-9
Plan: WSH 1600Z-1900Z, CHS 2000Z-2400Z
WØADL & KØDJD will be rover this year operating as WØADL. SSB on 10 through 80 meters.
KCØDMF (& KØKMV)
APRS Tracking: KCØDMF-9
Plan: WSH 1400Z, CHS 1425Z, PIN 1500Z, CRL 1640Z, AIT 1656Z, CRO 1750Z, MOR 1930Z, BEN 1955Z MIL 2020Z, KNB 2035Z, ISA 2100Z, ANO 2125Z
Craig and Kevin are going to join forces to cover the east central counties of Minnesota for the Minnesota QSO Party. We’ll be a mobile station covering 10-80m SSB only in a Tesla Model Y.
KK6MC
APRS Tracking: KK6MC-6
Plan: HOU 1400Z, WIN 1600Z, FIL 1800Z, OLM 2000Z, MOW 2200Z, FRE 2330Z
I will operate 20M and 40M. 15M will be iffy as my antenna has changed on the trip up. I will try to stay on as long as there is activity. I will emphasize 40M early and late.
NØA (AG9A & N5OT)
APRS Tracking: N5OT-10
Here are our plans for the 2026 Minnesota QSO Party. We (Mark, AG9A and Mark, N5OT) will drive to Minnesota and operate mobile together. We will use the callsign NØA. We will run 100 watts and we will be CW only. Our route will be like this:
FIL, HOU, WIN, OLM, MOW, FRE, FAI, MRT, JAC, COT, RDW, REN, CHP, YEL, LYO, LIN, PIP, ROC
We will be in motion – one county at a time, about 30 minutes each, not stopping on county lines, etc. If we run behind schedule, we will cut across from JAC through NOB to ROC. If we run ahead of schedule, we may take excursions into BRO and/or MUR and/or NOB. We will be connected to APRS and we will upload our location every minute. We are looking forward to having a good time and making a lot of QSOs. See you on the air!
WØIS
Plan: RAM, ANO, CHS, PIN, KNB, ISA, MIL, BEN, SHE
I tentatively plan to do a rove for the MNQP. My daughter will be driving, so the plan is to operate in motion. I don’t know specific times, but the plan is to activate them in the order listed. I think I will operate all or most on 20 CW.