[OKDXA] BS7H

[Coy Day]

Jerry,

Thanks for the run down.  That's a lot of mugs.

Coy
-- 
Coy Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
405-483-5632

Jerry Chouinard wrote:
> I'll put a "note to write" on my list and remind me by July on the Mug.
>
> I have just finished packing up the Mugs that have already sent their
> shipping
> in plus several instate ones ( yours, Judy's and the Boy's ) and also a
> handful
> to the out of state people who came to operate as Rovers with us.
>
> Something like 70 total.  I have also done my analysis of the logs and
> came
> up with 174 out of state logs of which 105 are "eligible" for a Mug if
> they
> want to
> pick up shipping.  I'll do emails to most of them notifying that they have
> qualified.
> If I loosen up the algorithm a bit and allow such calls as N5OT, N5AQ,
> W9MSE
> etc. to be used then 124 of the 174 qualify!  There are a bunch of
> spelling
> people
> out there.  Surprised me a bit but also tells me we covered the bands
> quite
> well with our "spelling bee".  With instate logs we have a total of
> 224.  Large.
>
> One thing of interest and something I placed a simple little note in with
> the
> Mugs.  Mark's wife Theresa put his in the dishwasher the other night and
> some
> of the print "flaked off".  Bummer - but we went to work and hand washed a
> few
> and that works OK.
>
> A little slip of paper I placed in with the Mug says:
>
> Here is your Centennial Mug for spelling OKLAHOMA during the 2007 Oklahoma
> QSO Party.  Thanks for joining us this year and we hope to see you in
> 2008.  If
> you sent funds greater than the shipping amount your contribution is
> appreciated.
> PLEASE NOTE:  We have learned the Mug is NOT dishwasher safe!
>
> I had no indication of that from the vendor but it is not a major deal
> since
> I imagine many folks will put them on the shelf to admire!  Some of the
> folks
> sent an extra $5 or even $10 to help out.  A guy in Alaska sent $20.
> Lot's of
> work but I think we made an impact on this year's band activity.  The
> other
> QSO parties that have been on have also been helped by our efforts.  The
> Florida guys told me so in an email when I sent in my log - so it goes.
>
> 73 - Jerry
>
> At 08:06 PM 5/5/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>>Jerry,
>>
>>It would be nice if the prez of OKDXA sent a nice thank you note to the
>>team for all the Okies that are in the logs.  I plan on sending my friend
>>Bob Vallio, W6RGG, a note.  I might even take him one of our centennial
>>mugs to our July board meeting if I can wrangle it.
>>
>>Coy
>>--
>>Coy Day, N5OK
>>20685 SW 29
>>Union City, OK 73090
>>405-483-5632
>>
>>
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