[OKDXA] Fw: OKQP

[Coy Day]

I asked Jamie for any recommendations that he would have for us on the OK
QSO Party.  Here's his response.

Coy
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Dupree <ns3t@arrl.net>
To: Coy Day <n5ok@arrl.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: OKQP


Coy -

Thanks for the e-mail and the QSL!  I'm sure you must have been tired -
I'm just sorry I couldn't have tracked you thru more counties.

As for suggestions - I guess the one thing I might suggest is not making
it a 48 hour contest.  Without that many stations on the air - maybe it
might make more sense to condense the possible operating time.

My personal preference would be for a contest that is only 8-10 hours.
Maybe by focusing the time frame, it would be easier to make it seem
like "more" stations are on the air and available to be worked.

The flip side of that, is it reduces the number of counties that a
mobile station can get into - so there is a down side.  I guess from
my view as an out-of-state station, it's hard to enjoy the contest
if there are only a few stations on the air calling CQ.  I went thru
my log and of my 50 QSOs, they were only with 10 stations

Hope that helps.  Whatever happens, I hope to work you again
sometime soon!

Jamie NS3T

----- Original Message -----
From: "Coy Day" <n5ok.ok@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Jamie Dupree" <ns3t@arrl.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: OKQP


> Jamie,
>
> Thanks for the kind note and all the Q's.  I think we did okay for the
first
> OK QSO Party in over 20 years.  Hopefully we learned from this year and
will
> make some favorable changes for next year.  We also are going to work
harder
> at getting all the clubs to help us out.  You do have to remember that we
> don't have the active ham population that a lot of states have.  I was
tired
> but had a great time roaming the Western part of the state.  Will likely
try
> a different area of the state next time.  Maybe Southeast.  If you have
any
> suggestions for us shoot them back at me and I'll bring them to the
> committee.
>
> 73 Coy
>