[SECC] GQP discussion
Gary Breed
gabnjb@earthlink.net
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:17:25 -0400
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Finally caught up with discussion while on the road...
1. Yes, late July propagation is lousy. Big mid-day absorption on the =
high
bands and noisy low bands.
2. I agree 110% with the "Critical Mass" concept. GQP was good enough =
this
year to get people's attention, but I doubt that much more growth is =
possible.
I have never been much of a fan of state QSO parties because you run out =
of rate=20
in 15 minutes -- you work a few guys, tell yourself you took part in =
their contest,
then go cut the grass, grab a beer and swing in the hammock. A combo =
event=20
with neighboring states would keep 'em in the hamshack a little longer.
3. I would prefer not to have a contest name refer to any Southern =
stereotypes.
They don't fit me as a Northern transplant, and they generally are out =
of favor among
the "politically correct." A geographic reference is sufficient.
4. I don't think we need to worry so much about other events on the =
same
weekend, as long as the other events draw mostly separate participants =
-- RTTY,
a QRP sprint, even a minor national DX contest. It was no big deal for =
me to send
double exchanges for the HA(?) DX contest and the RSGB 40M contest this =
winter.
My thoughts...
Gary, K9AY=20
(/9 for a couple more days)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally caught up with discussion while =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Yes, late July propagation is=20
lousy. Big mid-day absorption on the high</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>bands and noisy low bands.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. I agree 110% with the =
"Critical Mass"=20
concept. GQP was good enough this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>year to get people's attention, but I =
doubt that=20
much more growth is possible.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have never been much </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>of a fan of state QSO parties because you run out of =
rate=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>in 15 minutes -- you work a few guys, =
tell yourself=20
you took part in their contest,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>then go cut the grass, grab a =
beer and swing=20
in the hammock. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>combo event </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>with neighboring </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>states would keep 'em in the hamshack a little =
longer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. I would prefer =
not to have=20
a contest name refer to any Southern stereotypes</FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They don't fit me as a Northern =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>transplant, and they generally are out of favor =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>among</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the "politically correct." A =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>geographic reference is sufficient.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. I don't think we need to worry =
so much=20
about other events on the same</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>weekend, as long as the other events =
draw mostly=20
separate participants -- RTTY,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a QRP sprint, even a minor national DX=20
contest. It was no big deal for me to send</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>double exchanges </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>for the HA(?) DX contest and the RSGB 40M contest =
this=20
winter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My thoughts...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gary, K9AY </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(/9 for a couple more =
days)</FONT></DIV>
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