[Nodxa] Fwd: CQ Ohio Stations!

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

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Subject: 	CQ Ohio Stations!
Date: 	Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:28:41 -0400
From: 	Kenneth Silverman <kenny.k2kw at gmail.com>
To: 	kenny.k2kw at gmail.com



Dear Ohio club official:  I would sure appreciate if you sent this
announcement about the Ohio QSO Party to your club reflector!   (Or
maybe a mention in your news letter or at your next club meeting too?)
73,
Kenny K2KW
Ohio QSO Party PR Coordinator
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The Ohio QSO Party (OhQP) is just 5 weeks away, and the excitement is
already building.  Stations from across Ohio are making their plans to
be on the air for one of the premier state QSO parties.  Small stations
from Ohio can make hundreds of QSOs during the short 12 hour event.  Get
on and call "CQ Ohio QSO Party" and run the pileups!  We hope you will
join us to make this the best event yet - our goal is to get fixed
operations on from every county this year.  If you are planning on being
on, please let everyone know by posting your county of operation on the
"Planned Operations" website at http://ohqp.org/plannedOpsEntry.html
For those who don't know what the OhQP is all about, it's a fun time for
Ohio stations to be on the air and be the hunted station, or "DX".
People from around the world are seeking out Ohio stations in this
event, which is a nice change from most operating events.  The OhQP
occurs on Saturday August 28, 2010 from local noon to local midnight.
In the basic QSO exchange, Ohio stations send a consecutive serial
number + county, and non-Ohioans (who can only work Ohio) send a
consecutive serial number and state/province/DX.  Suggested frequencies
are:  CW: 3545, 7045, 14,045, 21,045, 28,045 kHz; SSB 3825, 7200,
14,250, 21,300, and 28,450 kHz.  Don't be shy - try calling CQ in
addition to searching and pouncing.  Remember, the world is tuning the
bands looking for Ohio stations - your CQ's will be answered!  Full
details and an OhQP operating guide can be found on the official website
at: www.ohqp.org/ <http://www.ohqp.org/>.
This is a great event for a club activity or a training ground for
new(er) hams.  QSO rates are as high or higher than Field Day, and
there's virtually no QRM in this event.  Round up the club and have some
fun.  If you are in the mood to enjoy the great Ohio countryside, try
operating portable or mobile from a rare county.  Remember, the ultimate
goal is to just get on the air and have some fun!
73 and we hope to hear you on the air,

Kenny K2KW
Ohio QSO Party PR Coordinator
kenny.k2kw at gmail.com <mailto:kenny.k2kw at gmail.com>
P.S.  If any Ohio amateur radio organization has an upcoming event, they
can post it on the ARRL Ohio Section calendar, even if they are not a
member of the ARRL. http://arrlohio.org/calendar/calendar.php  (QSP from
Scott N8SY, ARRL Assistant Section Manager)