[CQ-Contest] 2014 Pirate QSO Party

[Jeff Stai]

hi Joe - I would say "make up a pirate name and a number and send them to
me" then refer them to the web site.

Make up a number, rather than try to explain doubloons. Or just "send me
30". - jeff wk6i

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 5:47 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> This looks like it could be a lot of fun. Except for one thing.
>
> I'm a contester,
>
> And I  have read the rules and scoring a few times, and I still do not
> fully understand how the points and doubloons all work yet confidently
> enough to know what to do in the heat of the contest itself.
>
> Now when on the air, try to explain to a casual OP that calls you what the
> exchange is and how it all works, without using up all the operating time!
> :-)
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 9/11/2014 11:21 AM, San Fraser wrote:
>
>> Hello Contesters,
>>
>> I would just like to assure you that even though this is a new contest and
>> does not yet have an associated logging program, it will really happen on
>> Talk Like a Pirate Day next week. It's just going to be a couple of hours,
>> so don't miss it! Arrrggggh!
>>
>> 73 de San, W6RRR
>>
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