From k2db at k2db.com Thu Sep 20 16:13:34 2012 From: k2db at k2db.com (Paul Mackanos - K2DB) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:13:34 -0000 Subject: [Contest] NYQP Reminder Message-ID: <00d701cd9763$95821860$c0864920$@com> !!! CQ NYQP !!! 2012 NYQP - October 20, 2012 1400 UTC thru Oct. 21, 0200 - 12 Hours 10:00 AM to 10:00?PM EDST (third Saturday in October) NYQP is just 1 month away, get ready for the best state QSO Party ever !? ?NEW UPDATE? Due to a posted a suggestion on the NYQP Forum and also an email sent to the NYQP committee about some of us getting 1x1 call signs and spelling NY QSO PARTY like Florida and?Kansas did. It seemed to increase activity as stations tried hard to get all of the 1x1 calls. NYQP will make the arrangements for a certificate, etc, so let?s see if we can get all of the 1x1?s N, W, & K with all of the necessary letters N, Y, Q, S, O, P, A, R, T so that we don?t get stuck with only 8 possible stations getting on the air, and one or more of them having difficulties and not being very active. That would give 24 possibilities, more participation and more certificates to give out. Four 1x1's are already reserved: N2Y (N2CU), K2O (WB2ABD) and W2R (WB2ABD), and K2DB has applied for N2Q thru the ARRL VEC and it was approved in less than 15 minutes. Would you guys want to promote the idea and even get 1x1's yourself? ?YES? let?s do it here is the info: The link below is the main page for 1x1 call sign information. http://www.1x1callsigns.org/ Once you have checked for availability of a call go to the link below to fill out the request. Use NY QSO Party for the special event and use the two dates of the contest. October 20 and October 21. The process is painless and you should have a reply in a day or so. http://www.1x1callsigns.org/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=5&Itemid=10 ?Plaque Sponsorship? The?2012 NYQP has available over 40 possible plaque sponsorships. We have many sponsors who have renewed and several have not renewed sponsorship as of today. We will be opening up the remaining sponsorships on Monday, September 23rd, and I will be sending out an announcement of any remaining plaques available for sponsorship. We hope to repeat with another record number of generous supporters of the NYQP. With only 30 days to go we hope you are planning to be active. Get those chores out of the way and your stations, mobiles, rovers, antennas and equipment ready to rock & roll. ? >From home or mobile, there will be fun for all. If you plan on going mobile or rover, check everything out ahead of time. Consider taking a friend to share the driving and the fun! There is an entry class this year for our four wheeled friends, we have added a Rover class. The NYQP rules spell out the differences.? ? Not a regular contester? Check out the N1MM set-up procedure posted on the NYQP web. Also, the FAQ page is loaded with useful information. ? Rovers and Mobiles should check out the NYQP County Activity Map to see if any of those sparsely populated counties can be activated! Check out www.nyqp.org for all details! Also, we have the NYQP Forum, register and let us know your plans at http://forum.nyqp.org Brent KC2QLJ, 2012 NYQP Coordinator Paul K2DB, NYQP Advisor ? !!! CQ NYQP !!! 2012 NYQP - October 20, 2012 10:00 AM to 10:00?PM (third Saturday in October) Questions? info at nyqp.org?????NYQP Web: www.nyqp.org The terminology NYQP, NY QSO Party and New York QSO Party are Service Marks of the contest organizing committee. The contents of this page may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without the written permission of the NYQP SM organizing committee. Permission is given for use only for the October event of New York QSO Party SM participants for their personal use.