It would have been interesting if the counties had been mults. But the
mults were the zeroland states. Anyone could work anyone. And it was
the same weekend as the 7QP, NEQP, and INQP.
I like working mobiles in the state QSO parties. A mobile would have to
change states to be able to work him again.
73, Alan N5NA
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:16:52 -0000
> From: "Radio K0HB"<kzerohb@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Combining Contests
> To: "Hank Greeb"<n8xx@arrl.org>, <cq-contest@contesting.com>
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>> > One I'd like to see come to fruition is the Zeroland QSO Party -&
>> > have the 600+ counties count as multipliers! That would be a
>> > "very interesting concept."
> There was a group in Iowa which had a plan to do that this spring, and I was
> really looking forward to it.
>
> They couldn't seem to gain enough mass for traction, and it died on the
> vine. Some "zero land" states seemed jealous that it might steal their
> Cheerios, and declined support. A pity.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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