[SECC] Fwd: Fwd: Important Update for the 2020 Georgia QSO Party

[Jeff Clarke]

K1TN made a suggestion due to COVID-19 we just make the GQP a one day 
contest this year. This kind of makes sense since activity would 
probably be low this year on Sunday because it's is Easter. Plus we will 
be missing the mobile stations which always keeps the interest higher. I 
was thinking of changing the GQP operating period to from *noon to 
midnight on Saturday *for this year only. Before I would do that I want 
to get feedback from everyone on what they think about this. If I want 
to do this I need to get the word out before this weekend.

Jeff



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Subject: 	Fwd: Important Update for the 2020 Georgia QSO Party
Date: 	Thu, 2 Apr 2020 17:49:12 +0000
From: 	James Cain <jamesdavidcain at gmail.com>
To: 	CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>, ku8e at ku8e.com



Jeff: There IS time. It's the internet age, after all. I am pretty sure 
the ARRL news editor would be glad to have a news item that he could put 
on their web page headlined: Georgia QSO Party Fights Virus with Timely 
Rules Changes A lot of clubs and groups pick up those ARRL news stories 
and pass them along. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, OM. Jim K1TN/Florida

Jim,

I would consider that for GQP but I don't know that I have time to get 
the word out in time since it's only 9 days away. I know it's been 
discussed before and rejected but allowing 80 meters in the FQP for just 
this year might be a good idea. Maybe even allow 160 meters as well. I'm 
afraid that activity is going to be way down without having mobiles to 
chase around. I just updated my GQP activity map on the web page 
yesterday and we went from over 2/3 of the GA counties covered to less 
than 1/3 because I removed the planned mobile/portable operations.  Ouch 
that hurts ! Plus it didn't help that GQP falls on Easter weekend this 
year.

Jeff

On 4/2/2020 10:23 AM, James Cain wrote: I have some ideas for 
last-minute rules changes that might help a little in salvaging the GA 
and FL QSO parties. 1. Shorten the events to one day, Saturday, maybe 
1200Z to 0100Z or something like that. 2. Announce 15 and 10 Meter 
"meeting times" for in-state stations to check those bands. It would 
help everybody catch any sporadic E skip and in-state stations might be 
able to work some ground wave. The old ARRL CD Parties used this trick 
and it really did work. 3. In the case of the Florida QP, allow 80 Meter 
QSOs to count. K1TN



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