[SCCC] N6MI (K6VCR, N7DA, KI6RXX) -- California QSO Party in Kern

[Drew Arnett]

I have never achieved 20 wpm with a straight key.  So, during the 1 AM
to 5 AM doldrums of CQP, Scott will provide instruction in straight
key sending.

ps.  Extensive field research has shown that N7DA/6 yields much higher
QSO rate than just N7DA.

> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:40:30 +0000
> From: "J. Scott Bovitz <bovitz at bovitz.com>" <bovitz at bovitz.com>
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> Subject: [SCCC] N6MI (K6VCR, N7DA, KI6RXX) -- California QSO Party in
>         Kern
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> From October 5 (1600 UTC) through October 6 (2200 UTC), N6MI (K6VCR, N7DA, KI6RXX, N6MI, ops) will run a Multi-Two expedition in the California QSO Party from Kern County. We will be operating Field Day style, but we are cutting back on the Field Day chow.
>
> We are looking for your California county (locals), or your state (two letter abbreviation), or your Canadian province/territory (two letter abbreviation).
>
> We will send ?KERN? because, well, that?s the county name.
>
> We will be in the Los Padres National Forest (Tecuya Mountain), so we will also run POTA (Parks on the Air) from US-0639. No different exchange is required. We will upload the POTA log after the contest.
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> We will be on SSB and CW.
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> Of course, everyone will be looking to work all 58 California counties. (Just work us first.)
>
> 73,
>
> The team
>
> P.S. Drew wanted us to identify as N7DA/6 and use a hand key on CW. While I sent 20 words a minute on a hand key at the FCC examination back in the 70s, the answer is ?no."