[PaQSO] The Ides of PAQP

[Jimk8mr@aol.com]

It is said that there are three types of people:  pessimists, optimists, and 
engineers.  The pessimist says the glass is half empty.  The optimist says 
the glass is half full. The engineer says the glass is twice as big as it 
needs to be.

Likewise there are three types of PAQP people:  those who say it's been six 
long months since the PAQP; those who say it's only six months to the next 
PAQP; and those that say "Let's do something while we're waiting, like get on 
for the Michigan QSO Party this Saturday!".

The MQP is this Saturday, April 20, running from noon to midnight EDT.  Just 
like PAQP, the exchange is QSO number and county/state.  With 83 Michigan 
counties, you get 16 extra counties above PA's 67.  You get separate 
multipliers for working a county on both SSB and CW.  And it only takes one 
day, Saturday.

There will be a number of PAQPers active from MI:  John, AD8J, will be 
portable in Leelanau county.  Hal,W1NN, and I will both be mobile, as will 
PAQP out of state winner Ken, W8MJ, who will be part of the K8CC/m team.

Full rules are at   www.mrrc.net/mqp.   

For WriteLog users, there is now an MQP module available courtesy of N9OH, at

     http://home.xnet.com/~sjwoodr/ham/modules/


I hope a lot of you will stop by and get a QSO Party fix to help keep you 
going until October!


73  -   Jim  K8MR

A PA native, born and first licensed (as WN/WA3BGE) in Sharon.


p.s.  Bonus quiz!  What four counties (each) in PA and MI share the same name?