Hello hams:
This message is to remind you of and invite you to participate in the
annual Georgia QSO Party, which this year is the weekend of April 9 and
10, 2017. Times are 1800Z Sat to 0359Z Sun (2PM to midnight EDT Sat)
and 1400Z until 2359Z Sunday (10AM until 8 PM EDT). Ten hours of fun
working into or from the state with the second highest number of
counties (159). Multipliers count per mode (CW/Dig and Phone). The
exchange is RS(T) + State, Province, GA county or "DX."
Traditionally we have had a lot of mobiles QRV in the contest quickly
going from one small county to another. This can be a lot of fun and
you can probably confirm any GA counties you may be missing.
There are awards (certificates and plaques). There is also an aggregate
club score competition.
Jeff, KU8E, and I are planning to be among the mobiles to be QRV and we
will be using the South East Contest Club club call, W4AN/M. We plan to
do the same thing in the Florida QSO Party the last weekend in the month.
Please join in the GQP fun this weekend to the extent you have time
available. Please accept this as an invitation to try work all GA
stations in the GQP, on both modes and all contest bands.
Rules can be found at http://www.georgiaqsoparty.org. That page also
has a link to the official four letter abbreviations for the counties
(of course, LEE has only three letters) and a map of the activity that
has been promised so far from GA. Suggested frequencies are: CW: 1815,
3545, 7045, 14045, 21045, 28045, 50095. SSB: 1865, 3810, 7190, 14250,
21300, 28450, 50135. RTTY, use the usual US domestic RTTY frequencies.
There is no major RTTY contest scheduled for this weekend.
73, John, K4BAI
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
|