[FARC] Contesting

[K3SKE Dan Szymanski]

Kirk,

Let's try this the easy way. As Joe NE3R has pointed out, this past weekend 
was the Michigan QSO Party.

Typically with ARRL membership, you are also entitled to the ARRL "members" 
sections at www.arrl.org.
Under "Operating Activities" / "Contests" the league posts many of these 
events, but not all.

Look at the rules as posted on the Mad River Radio Clubs (sponsor) website:
 http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm

5) Contest Exchange:
Michigan stations send... sequential serial # (three digits) plus their 
Michigan county
Non-Michigan W/VE stations send...sequential serial # (three digits) and 
their state/providence
Stations outside of  US & Canada send...sequential serial # (three digits) 
and "DX"

Working these various QSO parties is a great way to jump your WAS and 5BWAS 
totals.
If you have a interest in participation in these events I will be glad to 
talk with you more.
The annual June "Field Day" weekend is a great training contest. I bet the 
FARC club would welcome your time to operate the station.

Regards,
K3SKE
Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kirktal7237 at msn.com>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 12:18
Subject: [FARC] Contesting


> Ok, I'll try "contesting" as a subject line.
>
> Questions to the group regarding a Ham radio H F  Q S O  p a r t y.
>
> Saturday afternoon on 40 meters I heard the following exhange:
>
> "CQ CQ CQ this is KXXXXX for the Michigan QSO party QRZed."
>
> "KXXXXX this is WYYYYY you are 59 in Ohio."
>
> "WYYYYY this is KXXXXX roger 59 in Ohio.  I have you 109 on the list."
>
> "KXXXXX this is WYYYYY roger I have you as 213 on the list, 73 and good 
> luck."
>
> The question I have regarding this exchange is what do the phrases, "I 
> have you 109 on the list," and "I have you 213 on the list," mean?  I 
> realize that the folks in Michigan running the Q S O  p a r t y might keep 
> a numbered list of all their contacts, but what was the guy in Ohio doing?
>
> 73 and always perplexed
> KB3ONM
> Kirk
>
>
>
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