Question:
When is the California QSO Party this year? I always enjoy
this start to the contest season and havent seen/heard anything
about it this year.
73, Hank
K2UVG
JKAHRS@delphi.com
Niceville <G>, FL
>From Pete Wildman <pdw1cg@com1.comm.virginia.edu> Mon Aug 22 05:13:35 1994
From: Pete Wildman <pdw1cg@com1.comm.virginia.edu> (Pete Wildman)
Subject: NAQP-ssb score for AD4TU
Message-ID: <199408220413.AA02618@com1.comm.Virginia.EDU>
This was my first-ever attempt at the NAQP. John(KQ4MY) and I
I (AD4TU) tried a multi-two effort from central Virginia using
my meager station (tribander@50'/40m rotatable dipole@60'/40m
delta loop/loop for 75&160). Based on the scores I heard on
3.831 afterwards I'd say we met with limited success. Nonetheless
we had a great time, and I enjoyed working alot of you guys whose
names/calls I so often here on the reflector.r.
Thanks to all! Breakdown follows...
--
AD4TU - Mutli-Two
Ops: AD4TU(Pete) and KQ4MY(John)
Band Q's M's
160 6 4
75 94 30
40 96 29
20 176 36
15 28 13
10 21 7
TOTAL 421 x 119 ==> 50,099
Highlights would have to include copying names like OINK,FROG and
ZERO (and multiple OJ's).
Pete/AD4TU
pdw1cg@com1.comm.virginia.edu
>From Bruce Sawyer" <zf8bs@twg.com Mon Aug 22 12:27:14 1994
From: Bruce Sawyer" <zf8bs@twg.com (Bruce Sawyer)
Subject: California QSO Party
Message-ID: <199408220429.EAA06390@eco.twg.com>
>Question:
>
> When is the California QSO Party this year? I always enjoy
> this start to the contest season and havent seen/heard anything
> about it this year.
>
>73, Hank
>K2UVG
Glad you asked that question! I had been waiting for the traffic about NAQP-
SSB to die down before posting, but with in a lead-in like this how can I
pass up the opportunity? Here's the official announcement, which was
SUPPOSED to be in this month's CQ and QST:
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1994 California (CA) QSO Party (CQP)
Sponsored by the Northern California Contest Club
Begins: 1600 UTC - 1 October 1994 Ends: 2200 UTC - 2 October
1994
OBJECT: Stations outside of California work as many California stations in
as
many CA counties as possible. Stations in California work anyone.
EXCHANGE: California stations send QSO number and county. Stations outside
of California send QSO number and State, Province, or Country.
QSO POINTS: Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2 points.
Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth 3 points. No
partial
contact credit. Duplicate contacts must be clearly identified in log.
MULTIPLIERS: California stations count states (50) and Canadian Provinces
(VO/VE1-7 and YV1/VE8) for a possible total of 58. All others use
California counties for a maximum of 58. CA stations on a county
line may be claimed as a multiplier for any or all of the counties
they give in their exchange. Number each multiplier as worked.
SCORE: The total score is the total number of QSO points multiplied by the
total number of multipliers (58 Maximum).
FREQUENCIES: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 Meters. WARC band contacts
do
not count. Suggest CW on 1805 and 40 kHz up from band edge. Phone
on
1850, 3850, 7230, 14250, 21300, and 28450 KHz. Novices 10 kHz up
from
band edge and 28450. Try CW on the half hour. Try 160 meters at
0500
UTC; 80/75 meters at 0300 and 0700 UTC. Try 147.54 MHz at 2000,
0000, and 0400 UTC.
CLASS ENTRY: Single Operator, Multi-Single, Multi-Multi, California County
Expedition, Mobile, and Novice/Tech. Single Operator entries
limited
to 24 hours maximum; off times must be clearly marked in the log and
be a minimum of 15 minutes. Multi-Operator entries may operate the
full 30 hours. Stations may be worked once on CW and once on Phone
per band. Single Operator and Multi-Single entries are allowed only
one transmitting signal. All CW contacts must be made in the CW
sub-band except for 160 Meters. MCW is not permitted. All contacts
must be simplex. California stations that change counties are
considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point
and multiplier credit. California stations operating on a county
line
may be counted only as one QSO.
ENTRIES: All logs and signed summary sheets must be submitted to: NCCC, c/
o
Ken Anderson, K6PU, Box 853, Pine Grove, CA 95665. Entries may be
submitted in CT Version 8 or 9 format with .SUM and .ALL files on
5 1/4 or 3 1/2 diskettes (no 2.88M diskettes) with a signed hard
copy
summary sheet. Label each diskette with call entry category and
state/county/province/country. All entries must be postmarked no
later
than 15 November 1994. Please include $1.00 for results if desired.
Entries with 100 or more QSO's qualify for the special CQP T-shirt;
please include your size (L/XL) and $8 if you qualify and would like
this special award. Entries of 200 or more QSOs must include
duplicate
check lists. For a CQP paperwork package containing log and summary
sheets, county abbreviations, and contest records send a business
size
SASE to the above address.
AWARDS: Certificates - To top Single Op entry in each CA county, state,
province, country, and stations with 100 or more QSOs.
Trophies - To top three non CA Single Op entries, top three CA
Single
Op, top CA Multi Single, top CA Multi Multi, top Single and Multi Op
CA County expeditions, the Mobile (multi-county) Single Op and Multi-
Op
with the most QSOs.
Special CQP Wine Award - The top 20 CA and top 20 non-CA Single Op
operators will receive a personalized bottle of NCCC Private Reserve
California Wine. Winners under the age of 21 will receive a
non-alcoholic personalized award.
Special Awards - To the CA and non-CA Single Ops with the most QSOs,
the most CW QSOs, the most Phone QSOs, to the top CA and non-CA
Single
Op low power entries (200 watts or less output), to the top CA and
non-CA Single Op Novice/Technician entries, to the top scorer
outside
of the USA and Canada, and to the top club in California (5 entries
minimum - NCCC and SCCC are ineligible).
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A couple of additional points on the administration of the program this year:
- For those who request a copy of the results, we will send out a copy of the
March edition of the JUG, the Northern California Contest Club Newsletter.
That issue of the JUG will contain complete results. This should be out by
the second week of March.
- Unless I lose my Internet access (not exactly an impossibility, either), I
will post complete results here on the reflector as soon as they are
available. Expect early March for this.
- Awards will go into the mail immediately after Visalia (mid-April).
Last year we had 16 non-California stations make a clean sweep of all 58
California counties. That honor roll consists of NX3A, K9BG, KE9I, AJ9C, KB0C,
AA5ZT, AA8AV, N2AA, N1CC, N8LXS, K4LTA, WA4PGM, K7QQ, W0ADH (KA9FOX, op),
VE4GV, and VE7NTT. Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment. Our
goal is to make sure we have all 58 counties on the air again this year so
that even more people can make a clean sweep (and so qualify for the "Worked
All California Counties" Award). One way or another, we'll get 'em all on
the air. Personally, I'm going up to the Glenn/Mendicino County Line, which
is where they have rabid mountain lions and drunken deer hunters that first
weekend of October. Think about that while you sip your warm coffee in the
comfort of your shack.
Bruce Sawyer, AA6KX
President, Northern California Contest
Club
>From bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) Mon Aug 22 05:55:34 1994
From: bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) (Bruce Horn)
Subject: NAQP SSB Results
Message-ID: <199408220455.VAA28921@netcom4.netcom.com>
NAQP SSB Results:
Call: WA7BNM
Location: S. Calif
Team: SCCC #1 (S. Calif Contest Club)
Score: 539 x 110 = 59,290
Comments:
Although you rate-meisters will be unimpressed, had 2 back-to-back
hours of 100 Qs/hr on 20 m from 0000Z-0200Z. A first for me and
good practice if nothing else.
Reality struck, when I switched to 40m (a dipole) -- once again
pointing out the need for a gain antenna on 40m in order to be
competitive in contests.
Virtually no action here on 15m, which made 20m wall-to-wall signals.
Spent much of the time frustrated by my inability to find a spot to
CQ.
Was jealous of the 5-lander who had a TJ answer his CQ (would have
been an all-time new country for me)
All-in-all did better than last August and had a great time.
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@netcom.com)
>From AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) Mon Aug 22 06:10:37 1994
From: AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)
Subject: NAQSOP SSB
Message-ID: <013.01145750.AGDM25A@prodigy.com>
1994 NAQSOP PHONE, August 20..
WA8ZDT, Single-2 ... (thats single op, single radio)
160 - 19 decent condx, best dx - WB5VZL
75 - 138 moderate QRN, no aligator net QRM!
40 - 296 xcellent condx especially late - after 9PM
20 - 415 back -to- back 120 hrs to start!
15 - 49 all E. coast worked beaming south....
10 - -- never heard a peep all afternoon!, 28600 right???
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total - 919 qso's, 158k score.
favorite name heard: "OJ" in California!
CONGRATULATIONS fellow "black-hole" and Midwest contesters on their
xcellent scores. Looks like our time has arrived. Wait 'til November!
73 .... kevn, WA8ZDT
>From Brian Bogh <0006125879@mcimail.com> Mon Aug 22 06:31:00 1994
From: Brian Bogh <0006125879@mcimail.com> (Brian Bogh)
Subject: Naqp
Message-ID: <32940822053123/0006125879NA3EM@mcimail.com>
NAQP ssb score
band QSOs points mults
160 3 3 3
80 29 29 11
40 115 115 32
20 318 318 47
15 2 2 1
10 2 2 1
TOTAL 469 469 95 SCORE: 44,555
I really had a great time, I really did. I wonder if it's
time to join the crown and start looking for a big station to
guest-op at. Not! I love the pain.
Brian N7LOX
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