[SECC] GQP Update

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

  Hi All,

At the club meeting on Saturday we voted to make the following changes for the 2005 GQP :

1)The contest period will change to Saturday 1100Z (6:00 AM ) – 0500Z (12:00 AM)

2)There will be a club competition – both in and out-of-state. Plaques will be awarded to the top scoring clubs. SECC is not eligible.


Here are the plaques and sponsors from 2003 :

GA High Power                            Columbus ARC *
GA Low Power                             KU8E *
GA QRP                                   Tennessee Contest Group
GA Rover/Mobile                          K4VGI Memorial *
GA Low Pwr Mobile, CW Only               K4OGG  *
GA High Power, CW Only                   WA4TT
US/VE High Power                         W4TE
US/VE Low Power                          K4BAI *
US/VE QRP                                AD4J
US/VE High Power, CW                     K4YE
DX Low Power                             South East DX Club
DX QRP                                   KO4RR/N4WV *


Those marked with an * have been confirmed for 2004. I need confirmations for the remaining plaques.  I would also like to propose that we change the GA Low Power Mobile, CW only to GA Rover/Mobile Multi-op. The GA Rover/Mobile also should be changed to GA Rover/Mobile, Single-Op.  All the CW Only Plaques should be eliminated since we do not have A CW or SSB Only class in the contest. It is probably not to late the begin the club competition in this years contest. We could change the US/VE High Power, CW Only to Top Outside of GA Club Score. The GA High Power, CW Only plaque can be changed to the Top GA Club Score.

Here is what the plaques would look like :

GA High Power                           Columbus ARC *
GA Low Power                            KU8E *
GA QRP                                  Tennessee Contest Group
GA Rover/Mobile Single-Op               K4VGI Memorial *
GA Rover/Mobile Multi-Op                K4OGG  *
Top Club Score- Georgia                 WA4TT
US/VE High Power                        W4TE
US/VE Low Power                         K4BAI *
US/VE QRP                               AD4J
US/VE/DX Top Club Score                 K4YE
DX Low Power                            South East DX Club
DX QRP                                  KO4RR/N4WV *


 Please give me some feedback.....

                                      Jeff , KU8E