[SECC] CQP This Weekend

[Gary McConville]

I'll be there PT

Gary - WB4SQ

--- Hal Kennedy <halken at comcast.net> wrote:

> Just a reminded, that the California QSP party is this weekend. 1600Z
> on
> October 1st  (Saturday) until 2200Z on the second.  Single ops are
> limited to 24 hours.  If you use packet, you must enter one of the
> multi
> categories.
> 
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> 
> Last year SECC had a good showing with 20 entries, tied with our
> neighbors to the North - TCG - also with 20 entries.  We beat TCG on
> score however, 757K to 721K points.  That left us in second place as
> a
> club, as the "Contest Club Ontario" entered 30 logs and took first
> place
> among clubs.
> 
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> 
> Surely, SECC can muster 30 logs this weekend!
> 
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> 
> Along with many plaques awarded in this contest, there are 20 bottles
> of
> California (they make wine anywhere else?) wine up for grabs to the
> deserving (top 20 non-CA scores).
> 
>  
> 
> No effort is too small - put in an hour and work our friends on the
> left
> coast - then please submit your score!  This is one of the best QSO
> parties of the year - and a great training ground for SO2R, or just
> to
> blow the dust off the final amplifier tubes.
> 
>  
> 
> Food for thought:  Maximizing the club score requires maximizing two
> components: Number of logs and score per log.  On the second item,
> other
> clubs, when trying for a good club showing, suggest members "turn
> everything on."  If you don't think you have a shot at winning the
> QRP
> or LP category - or whatever your favorite entry category is - then
> how
> about turning on the amp, and packet, and operating M/S?  You can
> operate the whole 30 hours as a M/S if you wish.  At any rate, jump
> in,
> in whatever category you like - even for an hour - and let's see if
> we
> can wake up the boys in Ontario.
> 
>  
> 
> 73
> 
> Hal
> 
> N4GG
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