[SECC] Ala QSO Party, Saturday, Sept 28

Dan/W4NTI w4nti@mindspring.com
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:29:54 -0500


Glad to hear it John.   If someone would post the rules of the contest I
could make more concrete plans.   I am, at the moment, going to have myself
and another operator.  I have three HF positions set up.  Just wires but
they do alright. So will likely enter as MM,  if there is such a catagory in
this one.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Laney" <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>
To: <secc@contesting.com>; <sedxc@contesting.com>; <w1nra@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:43 PM
Subject: [SECC] Ala QSO Party, Saturday, Sept 28


> Hello all:
>
> Thanks to the generosity of Joe, KO4RR, I am again borrowing his truck
> and radio to run counties mobile in the Ala QSO Party next Saturday,
> Sept 28.  This contest runs 6 hours, from 18Z to 24Z, on Saturday (2 to
> 8 PM EDT).  I did a mobile run last year (as did NE4S with KD3UC as opr)
> and it was fun.  It will be more fun if there is more activity.
>
> This contest runs during part of the Texas QSO Party, which draws a lot
> of activity each year, so there will be a lot of county hunters and
> contesters listening for mobiles and most are willing to work more than
> one state QSO party at the same time.  You can work a lot of TX
> stations, too.
>
> I hope some others of you will run across the state line and do a mobile
> or portable operation.  You might be able to get some Ala friend who
> wouldn't otherwise be active to let you use his station.
>
> If not, please join in the fun from your home outside AL and help us
> make this contest a success for our SECC member KS4YT, Bridget, and her
> local club.
>
>
> Please pass the word to other stations you work in the next week,
> particular those in Alabama or nearby.
>
> If no one else announces plans to operate in SE AL, I will probably run
> the same route I did last year.  Start in Lee County in Phenix City, and
> run south down the Ga line to the last county before the FL line, turn
> west, and come back up the next line of counties, probably as far as
> Tuskegee (Macon County) and back home.
>
> I had a driver last year and that is best for safety's sake and it makes
> it more fun too.  But he was my son, a non-ham, and I don't think he
> will do it again.  If anyone wants to make the trip with me and drive or
> swap off driving and operating, please let me know.
>
> Also, if anyone has plans to operate, particularly in the SE AL
> counties, please let me know so I can adjust my plans.
>
> 73,
>
>
> John, K4BAI.
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