[FARC] MDC QSO Party Info & Request

[Bob Moroney]

Here's a blurb on the MDC QSO Party coming up in August, courtesy of 
Page Pyne WA3EOP of the ARA. 

This is ARA's final year sponsoring the "fun contest", and Page is again 
asking for FARC participation. In 2010 the AARC picks up sponsorship of 
the event. 

A FARC K3ERM station doesn't *have* to operate from the CAP, if that 
facility is no longer available to the Club in August.  K3ERM can pretty 
much be at any single location, as long as the QSO Party rules for a 
Club Station are met.

73, Bob K9CMR
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Greetings, I'm PAGE, wa3eop, and I'm writing you on behalf of the 
Antietam Radio Association, the sponsor of the
2009 MDC QSO Party.

ARRL has declared 2009 as the Year of the State QSO Party. Because of 
that we feel there will be more out of state
stations looking for MD or DC contacts than usual in this year's test.

The contest is August 8 and 9, 2009 and contest details including rules 
are at www.w3cwc.org.

The modern version of this contest has always awarded bonus points for 
contacting club stations and I'm hopeful that perhaps one of your 
members could bring club station K3ERM again to the airwaves for a 
couple hours during this year's activity.

Also more MD stations in general are needed too to help keep the bands 
active that weekend. Activity should be on HF and VHF except for the 
WARC Bands and 60 meters which are generally contest free.

In addition, your club station (or any members operating individually) 
could earn a certificate for making only 50 qso points
minimum during this year's activity.

I'm hoping you will let me know if there is a chance your club will 
participate this year.  I'd like to compile a list of clubs expected on 
the air and post it at the qso party website a couple weeks before this 
year's event. And it will give a little net recognition to those clubs 
who will be supporting us this year.

By the way, next year the Anne Arundle Radio Club will take over 
administration of the party, started initially we think in the late 
1950's. ARA has administered it as of 2009 for the last 20 years.

73 and thanks for any efforts you can make as a club or individual on 
behalf of this year's party.

        Page Pyne    WA3EOP