[SECC] GQP

[ku8e@bellsouth.net]

I agree 100% with Jay....   I was pretty enthusiatic about turning around the GQP when I first took it 
over because I turned the Ohio QSO party into a successful QSO party from basically nothing. But if the club (SECC and SEDXC) doesn't support GQP by operating and sending in their scores then all the work I have done doesn't really matter.

I apolgize for my delays in getting the results out but I feel pretty pestimistic about the GQP because of the lack of support.  I just haven't felt like working on it because of that. We are to a point that I need to get the results out since the 2005 contest is only a month away and I want to live up to my commitments.

For those of you that are saying we have only concentrating of getting mobiles active and haven't promoted the contest to all the clubs inside Georgia you don't know what you are talking about...  The awards program in the last couple years has been expanded mostly in the "fixed" station categories. We had only one rover plaque up until last year. The contest has been promoted the just about every "local" radio club in the state. Every Georgia ARRL club was sent a press release about the QSO party.  The SCM also publicized the party in her newsletter.  If the local clubs choose not to publicize GQPat their meetings/newsletters or whatever... that is not our fault. There is only so much we can do as far as promotion. I am almost embaressed th publish results were there is 3 times more participation from outside GA as compared to inside the state. That just shows the lack of support.

The bottom line is that If there is not an interest in having a state QSO party in Georgia then the contest should be discontinued.

73, Jeff

> 
> From: Jay Pryor <jpryor at uga.edu>
> Date: 2005/03/02 Wed PM 04:36:28 EST
> To: SECC at contesting.com
> Subject: [SECC] GQP
> 
> If no one steps to the plate and takes on the task, and it is 
> unquestionably a task, of handling the GQP, then a unanimous vote by all 
> SECC members to keep the GQP does not mean a thing in the world.
> 
> Is anyone willing to be responsible for this contest, handling all 
> publicity (or delegating it) and getting the results out in a timely 
> manner, ie. within a maximum of six months time?
> 
> Like many of you, my plate is full enough as it is.  If we are all in the 
> same situation then the contest will be discontinued.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jay, K4OGG
> 
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