[SECC] AQP

[w4nti@mindspring.com]

Keep up the good work !! and check out the junque before the contest next
time......boy have I got a lot of room to talk.. hi.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan & Bridget" <dxcc@dbtech.net>
To: <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:01 PM
Subject: [SECC] AQP


> Hi, All!
> Thanks to all of you who participated in the Alabama QSO
Party...especially
> the rovers, who always allow for those sought after county multipliers.
We
> are already working on improvements for next year and hope to get more
> publicity out (since we now know who receives what and at what time).  For
> those of you wondering about logs we are fairly flexible.  We've already
> received logs from NN1L, W4NTI, and NE4S.  We have an editor that can read
> ASCII as well as TRLog, Writelog, NA, and CT, so if you want to use any of
> those formats feel free.  We also have Word and Excel, as well as a
reliable
> post office for hand-written logs.  I'll try to e-mail you a confirmation
> once I've received a log from you.  =)
>
> AI4AA made a few contacts but not as many as we would have hoped:  27 QSOs
> with 10 counties and 7 states.  The station is still recovering from
> lightning strikes, so the only antenna in the arsenal was a Windom.  I
also
> had problems at home (KS4YT) with the antenna I had wanted to use on 40m
and
> 80m...didn't find the problem until after the event was over, so sorry I
> wasn't on more.  I'm just glad the ground didn't find it's way to the
ladder
> line when Larry was over here for the sprint.  =)
>
> We have already agreed that Alabama stations will count more as
multipliers
> next year.  We still like giving Rovers extra points for their efforts.  I
> am also trying to put together a template for a contest log (once we get
our
> revised scoring put to the test for next year) so that hopefully you will
be
> able to have a means for scoring your logs more easily...if anyone has any
> tips for doing this with me please feel free to share (and remember your
> audience:  an English major and an electrical engineer who deals with
> computers only when he has to!). =)
>
> Thanks again for all the support given by the SECC.  Any suggestions on
how
> to improve will be taken seriously.  Although we had to compete with the
TX
> and LA parties I didn't see this as a problem (although when I was on 20m
> all I heard were Texans!).  I hope we can foster more support for the
> contest within the state as well.
> Thanks again!
> 73,
> Bridget, KS4YT
> for AI4AA
>
>
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