[SECC] GQP thoughts

[John Laney]

I don't want to adopt the hours of the FQP.  We adopted the hours of
their first QSO Party.  Then they changed their Sunday start time to
"allow for more DX QSOs." However, as we are now in the sunspot cycle,
the bands are not opening for DX QSOs even as early as 14Z, when we now
start it.  I also like the fact that I can go to early church before the
second session of the contest starts.  73, John, K4BAI.

Mike Condon wrote:
> 
> I vistited a few sites and came up with a few preliminary ideas....
> 
> A separate web site for GQP.... outside of SECC.  Many of the other states
> are set up this way
> 
> Rework the web site with the current suggestions plus some new input...
> Complete reports, mobile plans and county coverage for upcoming.  Full
> analysis and feedback, and god archives
> 
> Match Florida rules, and get Alabama and some other SE states to do same....
> Then sponsor a "Triple Crown of the SE" for Top Cummulative score in any 3
> of them.
> 
> Offer free contest software for in and out of state... I can help here, can
> fix up the one I made for my Island work.
> 
> Get listed on the links for the other Party sites, we are not on CAL or PA
> as of recent.
> 
> This is my short list, no real deep thought, just observations from some
> browsing.  Reworking the web site will happen even under SECC, that is a
> gotta do.
> 
> Some QP's use ARRL sections, and offer bonus points for some activities, but
> that probably is too much of a change.  If we can get identical rules, we
> will get more support from the popular software sources, it would come down
> to a state label, and a file of county name abbreviations to deal with.
> 
> The multistate recognition might catch on, like Powerball lotteries.  A
> common rule set is needed to form the base for that too.   At least it would
> minimize the impact of variations between the QPs.
> We might even start a trend...
> 
> That is the first of my thoughts, .....
> Any others?
> 
> Mike, NE4S
> 
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