[SECC] 2021 Georgia QSO Party

[RJ Hubbard]

I tend to agree with Bill on this one... maybe just leave it as is - I know
each year I ponder whether to get on SSB just to get some more
multipliers so I think it adds to the strategy and a lot of people like
that...

RJ , WF4W

On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 9:49 PM Bill Coleman <aa4lr at arrl.net> wrote:

> Counting multipliers once per mode only affects mixed mode scores. Those
> scores are judged in separate categories, so they aren’t comparable to CW
> or Phone-only scores.
>
> If multipliers only count once, then there’s little incentive to work the
> other mode. That might have a deleterious effect on Phone entries.
>
> Further, if you change the rules now, there’s not a lot of time for the
> contest software authors to change how their scoring works. A lot of folks
> might be scoring their entries the wrong way.
>
> My advise is to leave counting multipliers the way it is.
>
>
>
> I didn’t realize that W4AN and W4NT were special bonus stations. I don’t
> know how I missed that.
>
> > On Dec 28, 2020, at 2:09 PM, Jeff Clarke <ku8e at ku8e.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Georgia QSO Party will return to being a two day event in 2021.  The
> Georgia QSO Party is held annually the 2nd full weekend of April. There are
> two operating periods: 1800Z (2:00 pm EDST) Saturday until 0359Z (11:59 pm
> EDST) and Sunday and 1400Z (10:00 am EDST) to 2359Z. (7:59 pm EDST).  For
> 2021 that will be April 10 - April 11th.  Note the URL for the webpage has
> changed to https://gaqsoparty.com/
> >
> > I've been contemplating making some changes for 2021 :
> >
> >       • Counting multipliers only once and not per mode.
> >       • Since COVID-19 will probably not be over by April continue to
> allow Multi-Ops to operate from more than one location. These locations
> need to be in the SAME COUNTY.  You also need to still follow the rules for
> Multi-Single and Multi-2 that are listed in the rules on the GQP webpage.
> >       • Continue to have W4AN and W4NT as bonus stations. I will
> probably just get rid of the 100 points per QSO and make it one point value
> for just making a QSO - Maybe 500 bonus points.  I would like both these
> stations to be operated from just one county. Maybe as a Multi-Op.
> >       • Also note rover operations will be allowed again.
> > I'm also asking everyone to please read the rules. The SECC and SEDXC
> aren't eligible for the club competition but I still get many logs that
> list both of these clubs. Also make sure the Cabrillo file that you submit
> is correct. N1MM Logger Plus is pretty reliable in generating it correctly
> but others aren't. I'm requesting feedback before I make these changes.
> Please send me your comments.
> >
> > Jeff KU8E
> >
> > GQP Contest Director
> >
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