[CQ-Contest] ZEROLAND QSO PARTY

[ZEROLAND QSO PARTY]

EXACTLY....EXACTLY... Milt, N5IA
You have got it it Sir ...
You have it xactly like we were talking about...
More=more and when 22 states are all involved and hunting and pouncing and
working the
world the more fun, and the more people will be excited about it all..

KUDOUS my friend Milt, N5IA!!!
73
Joe Leto
W0IW
ZQP STAFF

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Milt, N5IA <n5ia at zia-connection.com> wrote:

> Joe,
>
> Thanks for the clarification AND the huevos to get something like the
> 0-land party going.  I am enthised about having all you 0-landers just one
> skip zone away from southeast AZ while we run in 7QP.   See a copy of my
> post to the AZ Outlaws reflector yesterday, and one of the replies I
> received from Steve, KY7K.
>
> BTW, we do a portable Field Day type of operation; multi-multi at 100 Watts
> on generator power.
>
> Good luck, and 73 de Milt, N5IA
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Already requested the weekend off from work, looking forward to it.
>
> 60 mph wind,
> May temperatures near freezing,
> middle of nowhere...
>
> EAARS 7QP, Priceless...
>
> Really, this is the place to be for 7QP.
>
> Steve, KY7K
>
> On Nov 13, 2010, at 8:57 AM, Milt, N5IA wrote:
>
>  FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> 7QP = 8 STATES
>>
>> ZERO QP = 8 STATES
>>
>> NEW ENGLAND QP = 6 STATES
>>
>>
>> That is 22 states on the air vying for contacts with each other and the
>> rest of the world, and the
>> remaining 28 states trying to make contacts with just the 22.  A
>> contester's
>> delight.
>>
>> CU all on the air for that one!!!!!!
>>
>> Milt, N5IA, 7QP outing leader
>> Eastern AZ Amateur Radio Society, Inc.
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ZEROLAND QSO PARTY" <
> radioham at gmail.com>
> To: "Hal Offutt" <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 7:28 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ZEROLAND QSO PARTY
>
>
>  The ZQP is a new breed of Ham radio contest gents. Serious, We in no way
>> are
>> trying to compete with NEQP or 7qp or any other.
>>
>> It's not a county hunters contest, and for that we have eight states in
>> Zero
>> land that already are ignored by county hunters everywhere. IE The
>> Missouri
>> QSO party this year had less than 100 entries.. DISMAL, and its on its own
>> weekend. So shoving the ZQP out on a inactive date wont equal it's
>> success,
>> just isolate it like the Iowa QSO party that also had less than 90
>> participates last year. Hopefully more this year.
>>
>> The ZQP is also not motivated by mobiles from in / or out of the state
>> adding to the Frey. The ZQP is designed to allow everyone to work
>> everyone.
>> (...."SHOCK".....) Yes read the directions, New England can work Missouri,
>> and Missouri, can work New England, and New England, can Work New England,
>> and it all counts for points. I know I know that's radio blasphemy in the
>> contest world except for ..GASP.... the CQ WPX ahem...cough hack... Were
>> not
>> trying to be the CQ WPX tho... just borrowing a few good ideas from all.
>>
>> So what is the ZQP.
>> It must be the red headed step child to all others, because, one can
>> indeed
>> work the NEQP & the 7qp, and work the ZQP, and not face death by firing
>> squad or beaten by a qrpp signal or even loose face with your county
>> hunter folks who would see the ZQP as a threat if it wasn't combined with
>> a
>> county and a rst.
>>
>> So please take inconsideration this new and highly simplified contest
>> that's
>> stuck in the middle, and that's a good thing.
>>
>> We wanted to be in the middle that's where all the good stuff
>> is..Seriously..Seriously..
>>
>> Joe W0IW
>> ZQP STAFF
>>
>> :)
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