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

[Glenn Wyant]

This correct... anyone outside of Florida that is in
the FQP will appreciate   anycall/county ..

By adding the county abbreviation , it immediately
says that he is indeed in Florida. Also it allows me
to determine if I have worked him from that county
allready or if I need him.

This will result in more Q's for him and less time spent
on freq for me , if indeed I had worked him already.

Obviously by signing  W3WW/PIN the  /4 would be assumed.

Glenn VA3DX

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


Jim,

"Better to sign W3WW/4 or W3WW/FL."

This doesn't make any sense to me.

W3WW/4 could be in any of the eight 4-land states. It doesn't tell me he's
in Florida.

W3WW/FL tells me he's a DX station in a French Department somewhere or maybe
he's in Florida can't tell for sure.

W3WW/?? Slash anything, causes callsign synchronization issues when
uploading to eQSL or LoTW.

W3WW BRE tells me he is a station in Brevard county and YES I want to know
that he hasn't moved to another county. As soon as I type his callsign, my
contest software shows me all the contacts I have made with that station, no
matter which band, mode, or county.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jimk8mr at aol.com>
To: <mike at n0hi.net>; <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] In-state stations in QSO Parties...


>I would suggest that in state stations should not sign  /CTY if they  are
> not mobile or otherwise changing counties. Every time I hear that from a
> station that I do not think is a mobile, I have to check to see if that
> /CTY is
> the same as when I worked him before.
>
> Better to sign W3WW/4 or W3WW/FL.
>
> 73  -  Jim  K8MR
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/27/2010 7:36:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mike at n0hi.net writes:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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