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Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP SSB and whats in a name?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP SSB and whats in a name?
From: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc@citlink.net>
Reply-to: k0rc@citlink.net
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:37:33 -0600
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Well Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It's even printed 
on our license plates. So I'm thinking I could be creative and use 
something that relates to our lakes...

http://www.eelpoutfestival.com/

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


On 1/14/2011 12:31 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> I don't think spelling counts too heavily in an SSB contest as long as
> what is in the log is pretty dog gone close to what was sent.
>
> You could use a name like Rocky, Bronco,  Gold, Silver, Bear, Coyote,
> Fox  etc.  Have fun with it.  Whatever you do try to keep it the same
> all contest.  People seem to remember the interesting or odd name.
>
> I recall using Griz when in Montana, Thor, among others.
>
> Mike W0MU
>
> On 1/14/2011 9:05 AM, Bryon PAUL Veal n0ah wrote:
>> For a M/2 in NAQP SSB this weekend, trying to figure out how to handle the 
>> name situation between a 47 year old Dad and a 10 year old daughter, who has 
>> asked that we use her call for the contest, will be using the neutral gender 
>> name of  PAT.  Oh we looked at several, first thinking that Logan would be 
>> good, then we got some good advice to keep it simple...Chris came up but too 
>> many ways to spell it- You really can’t mess up Pat, unless someone was 
>> cruel enough to name their kid Patt, or worse, pronounced Pat but spelled 
>> Patte.    My parents gave me the first name of Bryon, people always screw it 
>> up and call me Byron, 99% of the time.  That is why I have always gone by 
>> Paul, my middle name.  But for this effort, PAT we will share, and hopefully 
>> Anna and I will not revert back to our name as the contest goes on.  PAT, 
>> what a nice name- we figure if we ever get a turtle, Pat will cover all the 
>> possible bases.  Thx all for the suggestions-
>>
>> 73  Paul  N0AH, I mean PAT, W0ANT!
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