[Nodxa] OHQP Just around the corner!

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

The Ohio QSO Party (OhQP) is a 6 weeks away – we hope you will join the
fun on August 27, 2011.

Please pass the following announcement to your club members. We had a
record turnout in 2010 and we hope you and your friends will make 2011 
be even better.


73, Kenny K2KW
OhQP Committee

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CQ Ohio Hams! Stations from across Ohio are making plans to be on the
air for one of the premier state QSO parties: the Ohio QSO Party
(OhQP). We hope you  will join the fun on Saturday, August 27.


People from around the world are seeking out Ohio stations in this
event and it's a fun time for Ohio stations to be on the air and be the
hunted station, or "DX". The OhQP occurs on Saturday August 27, 2010
from local noon to local midnight (12 short hours).


In the basic QSO exchange, Ohio stations send a consecutive serial
number + county, and non-Ohio stations (who can only work Ohio) send a
consecutive serial number and their state, VE province, or “DX”.
Suggested frequencies are:

SSB 3825, 7200, 14,250, 21,300, and 28,450 kHz
CW: 3545, 7045, 14,045,21,045, 28,045 kHz

When you get on the air, try calling CQ in addition to searching and
pouncing. Remember, everyone 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

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
  www.ohqp.org



Here is the group's description:

List of +400 Ohio Clubs to promote turnout in the Ohio QSO Party (OhQP). 
See
the OhQP website for rules, records and interactive reflector. www.ohqp.org


-- 
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)