C182 WITH JUMPERS ABOARD EXPERIENCED NMAC WITH IFR ENRTE BE55.

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I WAS FLYING PARACHUTISTS OUT OF X49. AT 2000 FT; I SAID 'TPA APCH; ACFT X OFF OF X49 2000 FT FOR 10000 FT WITH JUMPERS.' NORMALLY A SQUAWK CODE IS ASSIGNED. CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED; ASKED FOR ACFT TYPE. I DO NOT RECALL IF HE SAID 'RADAR CONTACT.' I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A SQUAWK CODE; BUT I KNEW HE HAD ME ON MODE C BECAUSE HE DID 1 OR 2 CALLS TO ME. AT 7000 FT I WAS IN A CLB; NBOUND. THE CTLR SAID; 'ACFT X TFC OFF YOUR L WING; SBOUND ON AIRWAY.' I SAID; 'LOOKING.' ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER; I SAID; 'NO CONTACT.' HE REPEATED HIS PREVIOUS CALL. ABOUT 5 SECONDS AFTER THAT; I LOOKED TO MY 12 O'CLOCK POS; AND SAW A BARON BANKING TO THE R TO AVOID ME. I COULD READ PART OF HIS TAIL NUMBER. I SAID TO CTLR 'TFC DEFINITELY IN SIGHT.' I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE TFC. HE REPLIED THAT THE TFC WAS IFR ON AN AIRWAY HANDLED BY ZMA. I SAID 'THAT WAS VERY CLOSE.' HE REPLIED: 'WELL; YOU ARE ON A BUSY AIRWAY!' 1) I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR SQUAWK CODE. 2) I FAILED TO SEE TFC. 3) CTLR SHOULD HAVE CALLED TFC MUCH SOONER. 4) CTLR CALLED TFC AT MY 9 O'CLOCK POS RATHER THAN 12 O'CLOCK POS. 5) ZMA SHOULD HAVE VECTORED THE IFR TFC AWAY. 6) CTLR SHOULD HAVE SAID 'TFC ALERT.' FACTORS: I MAY HAVE JUST TURNED N; CONFUSING THE CTLR. THE CTLR WAS NOT BUSY; IN MY OPINION. A SECOND JUMP PLANE (JUMP #1) WAS ABOVE ME; CARRYING JUMPERS. I WAS NEAR A BUSY VOR.