[NCC] [MRRC] NAQP CW Teams

[Robert Hayes]

Right now, I will be a part-timer (like 2-3 hours).  de KW8N



-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Treas K8GT <k8gt at mi.rr.com>
To: Hal Offutt <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>; North Coast Contesters <ncc at contesting.com>; Mad River Radio Club <mrrc at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2016 1:02 am
Subject: Re: [MRRC] NAQP CW Teams

I'll try for full time.

73, Gerry, K8GT


On 02-Jan-16 18:51, Hal Offutt wrote:
> Happy New Year Everyone!
>
> Now that the holiday festivities and frivolities are over, we can get 
> down to what's really important - contesting!
>
> The NAQP is exactly one week away.  It begins at 1 PM EST Saturday and 
> you can operate 10 of the next 12 hours, ending at 1 AM EST Sunday 
> morning.  The two hour break allows for dinner with the family, 
> walking the dog, painting a bedroom, washing the dishes, whatever you 
> need to do to maintain domestic tranquility.
>
> If you need convincing as to why you should operate this event is, 
> please have a look at the following:
>
> http://ncjweb.com/naqp-scores/cwnaqp012015.pdf
>
> Last year N9RV ended up with the amazing total of 1,651 contacts. 
> That's in 10 hours, folks!  Most of us have never had a single hour 
> with 165 contacts, but Pat averaged this many contacts for 10 solid 
> hours.  Even the top QRP stations make 500-600 contacts in this 
> event.  And then there are the unbelievable scores that W2FU's team 
> produce every year in the multi-two category.  Last January they 
> racked up 2,365 contacts.  On 40 alone, Jeff's crew made 627 contacts, 
> an indication that there were at least that many contesters 
> participating in this event.
>
> I will be putting together joint NCC/MRRC teams again.  Last year we 
> got five teams together.  While our teams have placed in the top ten 
> in the August NAQP CW, conditions in the January event favor the guys 
> out west so we don't do as well (even though we make more contacts in 
> January than August).  But I think a top ten finish is possible if we 
> can assemble good teams, and that will be my goal this time.  (A team 
> consists of five ops.)
>
> Please let me know if you will be full time or part time and I will 
> put together the teams accordingly.
>
> 73 Hal W1NN
>
>
>
>
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