Tomorrow (Saturday) is the Ohio QSO Party, from 1600z to 0400z. I earlier
posted a quick rules summary, and full rules are available at:
www.ohqp.org. Kansas and Hawaii are also hosting parties this weekend.
State QSO parties are great events for newcomers. They are generally low
key affairs, and often give the person a chance to feel rare and
appreciated. We've put a lot of effort into stirring up interest among the hams
here
in Ohio. A list of planned operations is available on the OhQP web site.
Among those who will be on are many newer hams, and not so new hams who are new
or very casual contest operators.
I hope you will show up to help them enjoy the event. Especially for those
of you in less common states or provinces, a QSO will do a lot to help
them enjoy their contesting experience.
>From outside the host state QSO parties are often handled by tuning for in
state guys who are CQing. On CW this is pretty much the way to go. On SSB,
however, many of these new guys are not accustomed to running, and
especially on the higher bands, will not make noise if they don't hear contest
activity. So don't hesitate to find a frequency (preferably near the suggested
frequencies) and call "CQ OHIO". You may find a good response to your
CQ's. Be pleasant to the newbies, and help them enjoy a positive experience in
the contesting world.
Exchange is serial number and county (Ohio) or state/province/ or "DX".
Suggested SSB frequencies are 3825, 7200, 14250, 21300, and 28450. CW centers
on 45 KHz up.
And don't hesitate to call any big time contesters you hear as well! :>)
73 - Jim K8MR
OhQP Chairman
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