[CQ-Contest] didit dit
Charles W. Shaw
n5ul at wtaccess.com
Thu Jul 27 04:13:46 EDT 2000
Hi,
K8CC wrote:
>I think the CD parties were dropped in 1985 or perhaps slightly
>earlier. "Eliminated" is such a harsh word...
The last CD party I entered was January 1985. Not sure it was the last one.
>The reason I recall this is because in September 1985 a bunch of us sat
>around a hospitality suite in Louisville, KY during the 1985 ARRL National
>Convention weekend and invented the North American QSO Party to take the
>place of our beloved CD parties.
Thanks to you and the others involved! The NAQP is now just as beloved.
73, Charles - N5UL
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