[NA-User] NAQP QTH question

Tom Homewood w1to@adelphia.net
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:21:22 -0500


DX works.

Tom, W1TO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gilmer - N2MG" Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NA-User] NAQP QTH question


> Since non-NA contacts are no good for multipliers, my
> guess is that entering "DX" as the country should
> work.  Did you try that?  I believe the Sprint works
> that way.
>
> Their sending an abbreviation of their country name
> (HU, etc.) sounds CQ160-ish.
>
> Mike N2MG
>
> On Sun, 13 January 2002, James Headrick wrote:
>
> >
> > In the NAQP  this past Saturday and Sunday, I had a problem with the QTH
to
> > be entered for DX.  My second contact was with HG4I who gave HU as his
> > QTH.  NA would not accept HU or any of my other guesses and would not
let
> > me proceed leaving QTH unfilled or incorrect.  Later OK1FED answered my
CQ
> > and the same trouble occurred;  he gave CZ for QTH and NA didnt like
that
> > or OK.  After these experiences I managed to avoid any DX contacts.  In
> > other contests when I have failed to put in section, state, or country I
> > think  NA let me go on after marking the void with  a series of slash
> > marks,  and it seems something similar would be good for NAQP.
> >
> > jim   w3cp
> >
>