[CQ-Contest] In-state stations in QSO Parties...

[Mike N0HI]

FL QP is different in that an out of state station can actually run FL
stations to rate.  I was doing this on Sunday when NQ4I called me, gave me
5nn GA, I gave him 5nn MA, and we both probably realized around the same
time, "oops...this one don't count!"  Then Rick called me on phone a few
minutes later just to make sure.

The "CQ FQP" or "CQ FL" is a fine line...I thought stations signing with
their county in the CQ made things easier.  The stations signing /county
added some confusion the first few times; maybe just "CQ FQP NA4XYZ BRE"
makes more sense.

In any case, it was fun.

-- 
Mike DeChristopher, N0HI
http://www.n0hi.net



> Another method of calling CQ can give a clue also, "CQ FQP" generally
> tells me someone is in Florida (or whatever state) where "CQ FL" means
> you're in the contest but looking for Florida stations.
>
> The nice thing about Bob's method, particularly in states that have a lot
> of mobiles running, is that you can tell where they are or even IF they
> are mobile/portable.
>
> I'm curious, some of the mobiles end a contact with "QRZ de N2WN/M" or "CQ
> TQP de N2WN/GRA" or something equally long. Is this done so folks have
> time to log? Seems inefficient otherwise... I like to use "TU N2WN/GRA"
> with the thought that if someone botched the exchange, we don't have to
> play the repeat game and anyone stumbling on you knows exactly who and
> where. Of course, I'm a glutton for punishment as I run QRP mobile hihi
>
> 73,
> Julius
>
> Julius Fazekas
> N2WN
>
> Tennessee Contest Group
> http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html
> http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en
>
> Tennessee QSO Party
> http://www.tnqp.org/
>
> Elecraft K2     #4455
> Elecraft K3/100 #366
> Elecraft K3/100 #1875
>
>
> --- On Mon, 4/26/10, Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net>
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] In-state stations in QSO Parties...
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 6:14 PM
>> I read the following in a soapbox on
>> the 3830 scores reflector...
>>
>> "Comments:
>>
>> Had a great time. Bands were not in the best of shape, but
>> workable from SE
>> Florida. Next time I will try using /4 as a lot of folks
>> were not sure I was in
>> Florida. First FQP so I learned at least one thing...."
>>
>>
>> The Florida QSO Party is probably the poster child of
>> retired ham operators moving to Florida but retaining their
>> non 4-land callsign. I am never confident enough to call a
>> "non-4" station without waiting to hear at least one
>> exchange. Unfortunately, that wastes a lot of time hanging
>> around waiting for the verification.
>>
>> The best CQ syntax I heard last weekend was one station
>> appending the county abbreviation after sending his callsign
>> the last time; i.e., "CQ MnQP CQ KØRC KØRC CHS". He didn't
>> use the slash character, just a space and his county
>> designator. His technique provided several benefits. First
>> it identified he was indeed in Florida, not New Hampshire,
>> and second it allowed me to check the county status in my
>> logging software so I knew if he was a "new one" for me. It
>> also eliminated any logging issues and QSO matching problems
>> on eQSL or LoTW by not appending a /CTY to his root
>> callsign.
>>
>> This sounds like a lot of "wins" in my book. I hope his
>> technique catches on with more QSO Party participants.
>>
>> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>>
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