[FLARES] SPECIAL INVITATION TO ALL FLORIDA AMATEURS

[Ron Wetjen]

This is a SPECIAL INVITATION to all Florida Amateur Radio operators:

FLORIDA QSO PARTY - April 22-23, 2006

http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

I know two things for sure about RadioSport ... (1) most of us who get 
"pumped up" about contests do so because we enjoy it and (2) many of us 
haven’t been as Radio Active as we'd hope to be.  Here's a great chance 
for redemption, and it would be a personal thrill for me to hear EVERY 
ONE OF YOU in the FLORIDA QSO PARTY this weekend ... and be sure ... we 
appreciate your participation in the Florida QSO Party in the past!



The 2006 FQP IS just a little over 3 DAYS AWAY...



               APRIL 22nd and 23rd 2006



The 2005 results have been posted on the FQP web site at:

           http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/


Check out the awards this group hands out to the Deserving ... be the 
first to work all 67 counties and you bring home one of the most coveted 
pieces of wood that hangs on a few select walls anywhere in the World. 
Of the 30 awards listed at http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/plaque.html - 
more than half of them are given for Out-Of-State achievements.



We'll have both SSB operators and some real QRQ CW operators handing out 
counties all across the State.  The list of declared mobile plans 
already posted … and still growing daily … speaks for itself.  If you’ve 
never taken a “long weekend” to be a part of the “mobile mayhem” or 
might wonder why guys travel from states far away just to be part of 
this thing during FQP weekend, then ask any of the guys who have … 
they’ll tell you straight away that being in the FQP, either as an 
in-state mobile, or trying to keep up with them from their out-of-state 
home stations is definitely one of the “funnest" weekend events that 
they've ever gotten into.



At our FQP website ( http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ ) rules are being 
read, planned routes are being explored, county abbreviation lists are 
being downloaded, and generally, EVERYBODY who has time over the weekend 
has been checking it out and making plans for their personal assault on 
us “Florida Boys” …



So everyone, get on this weekend in the FQP and earn yourself a 
certificate or even a coveted plaque to hang up on your shack wall!  And 
what about a case of real Louisiana Hot Sauce ... that's one way to 
spice up the hottest QSO Party of the year!



The FQP is not a “challenge” … it’s like a family gathering … a reunion 
… friends hear and work friends, but the fury, pace and adrenaline rush 
definitely makes for A DON’T MISS WEEKEND.



This year's "party" is going to be an absolute BLAST this weekend.  The 
hit counter on our website at http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ is peaking 
in the high hundreds each day now.  If fun was worth money, you'll be 
Millionaires this weekend if we come together as a Force and every 
Amateur in Florida, to the one, comes up on 15, 20 and 40 meters to let 
the world know Florida is on the air!



           73 and thanks for your FQP support!

                      Dan/K1TO

             President, Florida Contest Group

               (N4M/m during the 2006 FQP)



                Frank/K4EJ (ex KA0GGI)

     (2005 FCG Contest Season official Score Keeper)