Indiana QSO Party 2025

The Indiana QSO Party is a casual state-focused HF radio contest. 

**2026 N9BCN INQP ROVER OPERATION**

Live QSO Party APRS Tracker

Indiana QSO Party May 2nd-3rd (1500 UTC -0259UTC), the piglets will be rovering in the "Bacon-mobile™" and experimenting with this unique contesting format. We will be on air using mobile whips while in motion and will deploy larger antennas at the designated stopping points.

Bands:

We hope to be on 80m-10m depending on band conditions.

Event Schedule:

Our Google Maps route is linked here

What's a QSO Party?!

First things first: A QSO is ham lingo for a "contact or conversation" on the air,! A QSO party is a fun contest that makes stations in a specific state or region the "targets" of the contest. 

State QSO Parties are great for learning how to contest in a low pressure, casual environment. Unlike more hectic international contacts, the QSOs in these contests are slower paced, mostly US participants, and often include some friendly chat along with the required info exchange. It's a great opportunity to "get on the mic" using the club callsign, even if you have never contested  or been on the HF bands before. We will show you how to do it!

INQP Contest Rules & Maps

For more INQP details and contest rules, visit the INQP page on the Hoosier DX and Contest Club's website. (They are also a Hamilton County club and meet in Westfield. Cool people... Check em out!)

More State QSO Parties!

There are State QSO parties throughout the year, with most clustered in the spring and fall months. Visit https://stateqsoparty.com/ for links to all of them, including a calendar.  

State QSO parties are a GREAT way to add those hard-to-reach states or counties to your logbook that you still need for your Worked All States or Worked All Counties awards!

Radio Channels

On-Site Simplex: Piglet-1 (147.475, with 77 hz tone squelch)

Drive Time Talk-In:  Hortonville UHF repeater (443.95 +5, 77 hz)