[NCC] [MRRC] NAQP CW One Week from Today!

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

Sign me up.


Part time +. One thing I plan to do is check out the OhQP mobile/rover setup, namely the K3 in the van, and some new things with the 33 Foot Hamstick. Maybe try out the 16 foot MFJ whip on the mag mount. (Not moving!) 


Later on I'll move inside.


73 - Jim K8MR



-----Original Message-----
From: Hal Offutt <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>
To: North Coast Contesters <ncc at contesting.com>; Mad River Radio Club <mrrc at contesting.com>
Sent: Sat, Jul 25, 2015 10:30 am
Subject: [MRRC] NAQP CW One Week from Today!



Greetings Warriors,

The NAQP CW contest will be held exactly one week from
today on August 
1.  The contest runs from 1800Z Saturday through 0600Z Sunday
(2 PM  to 
2 AM EDST).  This is a fun, high rate event where you work everyone
on 
each band and mults (50 states, 13 Canadian provinces/territories and NA

countries) count again on each band. The exchange is name and state so 
CW
speeds tend to be pretty high, especially later in the day when your 
logging
program spits out the exchange info after you enter the call.  
Participants
are limited to operating 10 of the 12 hours, so you can 
have a nice dinner
with the family or mow the lawn.

For the last couple of years, NCC and MRRC
have put together teams to 
compete in the team competition.  Teams consist of
five members and 
there are usually around 70 or 80 teams competing.  In the
August 2013 
event, two of our five teams made it into the top ten (fifth and

tenth).  We also fielded five teams in 2014 but our two best teams came 
in
12th and 13th due to the fact that some ops could not put in full 
efforts. 
Still a solid performance.  As you know, the NAQPs are held 
twice a year, in
January and August.  West Coast and Texas stations 
generally have the
advantage in both events, but in our part of the 
country we are less
disadvantaged in the summer.

I'll be putting teams together again so please
let me know of your 
interest and whether you will be full-time or part-time. 
I will 
register the teams at noon, Saturday August 1.

Let's see how well we
can do!

73, Hal W1NN
NAQP CW
Whip