[CQ-Contest] NAQP - Operating off the continent?

[John Geiger]

KP1 or KP5 would be pretty popular in the NAQP.

73s John AA5JG

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>> So, now we've established that some of us like different things in our
> Internet activities, let's talk about contesting. =D
>
> I've this daydream of contest operating from an island somewhere.  It's
kind
> of scary to think about going off on a contest expedition for one of the
Big
> Ones, like CQWW or ARRL DX, or even WPX.  The other quite important
> consideration is that my wife, who is not a radio amateur (yet!), will of
> course be accompanying me.  In our discussions, she hasn't seemed keen on
> the idea of not having me around for 48 hours during what must amount to a
> vacation.  Hell, I'm not ready for that kind of operating yet; I admire
> contesters who can do that, but I have lots to learn before I get to that
> point.
>
> So, thinking "baby steps", I wondered if it might not make sense to
operate
> NAQP from a NA DXCC entity.  I heard VP9I during CW last weekend, but no
> other NA entity.  Does it even make sense to consider operating from, say,
> ZF, VP9, 6Y, 8P or something?
>
> Thoughts, suggestions, and "shaddap, you punk kid" comments are warmly
> solicited.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob, NQ3X
>
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