[FARC] MDC QSO Party Info & Request

[Joseph M. Durnal]

Thanks Bob!   BTW, I'll head up the MDC QSO Party again this year.  I'm
already brain storming!
73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Bob Moroney <windbrkr at erols.com> wrote:

> 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
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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
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