[FQP] Mobile spotting

[Charles Sanders]

Next year FCG should distribute those signs to all mobiles:>)

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Chuck Green <chuck at addressnmail.com> wrote:

> 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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