[CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?

[Jim McDonald]

I thoroughly enjoyed the CD Parties as WA0OTE, WB9ADQ, and WA7TZO before getting my current call in 1977.

I remember the small NCJ issues running the Who's Who(m) list of old calls to new and vice versa when so many got new 1X2 calls in 1976-1978 or so.



Jim N7US
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From: Drew Vonada-Smith <drew at whisperingwoods.org>
Date: 5/17/21 1:42 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?

The CD parties were awesome, the most contest fun I ever had.  Not only do I miss them, I miss having a dedicated CD (communication department) as a central ARRL concept.  And that's No Joking Matter.

73,
Drew K3PA
RM EPA

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From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at gmail.com>
To: "CQ-Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 2:15:04 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?

Did the CD Parties continue up until 1991 when the NAQP's started, or was
there a gap?

Tim N3QE
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Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 13:13:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: donovanf at erols.com
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Hi Dave,


I remember K5MDX well from the 1960s CD Parties.


Just one example, can you find my CW and phone scores?


http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/49207


The operating skill in CD Parties was like no other contest.
The January 1962 was my first CW CD Party score over 100K,
a milestone in the development of any CW contester
60 years ago.


73
Frank
W3LPL

----- Original Message -----

From: "Dave Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
To: donovanf at erols.com
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 4:47:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?



Frank,


Entered several CD parties as K5MDX years ago. They were fun.
73 Dave K4JRB




-----Original Message-----
>From: donovanf at erols.com
>Sent: May 16, 2021 11:52 AM
>To: CQ-Contest Reflector
>Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?
>
>
>The 20 hour July Open CD Party was replaced by the IARU Radio Sport
>Championship in 1977
>
>
>http://p1k.arrl.org/pubs_archive/69752
>
>The ten hour April Open CD party was replaced by the Poisson d'Avril
>contest
>
>
>73
>Frank
>W3LPL
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: "Tim Shoppa"
>To: "CQ-Contest Reflector"
>Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 2:15:04 PM
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Last CD Party?
>
>Did the CD Parties continue up until 1991 when the NAQP's started, or was
>there a gap?
>
>Tim N3QE