[FQP] Mobile spotting

[Chuck Green]

Eric K9ES, Doug K4IMB, Jan K4QD and Chuck AD4ES will be in running a multi-Two in a Ford E-150 van 
with a 12" FQP sign.  If you see a E150 with two tall whips you will have no problem identifying  
our mobile.  Good luck and have fun.

On 4/20/2015 3:22 PM, Charles Sanders wrote:
> NO5W/m will be in a (sorta) Gold 2002 Pathfinder with a single HI-Q 4/80
> antenna mounted on the trailer hitch.
>
> I only recall two mobile spottings in the 6-7 years I've been mobile in FQP.
>
> One year right at the start in Bay county at the intersection of Highways
> 20 and 231 we pulled up to the stop light and I heard some "disturbance" in
> the headphones. I looked over to my left and in the vehicle beside us I
> could see K4BAI hammering out the Qs with KU8E in the driver's seat of the
> W4AN mobile. They were probably already 100 Qs ahead of us:>) We stopped
> for a quick eyeball Q and a bio break and invented a new Q-signal QRH -- is
> this highway in use? John and Jeff agreed to let us get a 20 minute head
> start down Hwy 20 east into Calhoun. We didn't see them again until we met
> up for dinner with K1TO, K5KG, et al in Orange Park.
>
> Another year my wife was driving and shouted out "Here comes one" just as
> Charlie-NF4A blew by us going the other direction in either Franklin or
> Gulf. Charlie's a quick tuner as he gave me a Q seconds later in answer to
> my next CQ:>)
>
> Hopefully this year will add some more mobile spottings. And of course all
> types of spottings are good and are welcomed!
>
> 73/Chuck/NO5W
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:42 PM, charlie carroll<k1xx at k1xx.com>  wrote:
>
>> For mobile spotting purposes, I will be in a gray Subaru Forrester with
>> a modified Little Tarheel II antenna.  The loading coil is near the
>> center of the antenna.  The antenna itself is smack in the center of the
>> roof mounted on an aluminum plate.
>>
>> I'm sure I'll recognize Jack's Cruiser and Chris' Suburban that almost
>> ran us down last year!
>>
>> 73 charlie, k1xx/m
>>
>>
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