[PaQSO] NEQP-this weekend!

Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:44:10 EDT

Relayed from a friend in New England.

From: Tom Frenaye <[email protected]>
To: *** YCCC *** <[email protected]>

The activity in the FQP this past weekend will be tough to beat, but we're 
going to give it a try in the New England QSO Party this next weekend - May 
4th-5th.   The full details and rules are at http://www.neqp.org/   

We know of at least 200 people in New England who will be active - and that 
includes 13 mobiles, 3 portables and several on digital modes.   One team 
even plans to travel to new counties via small plane.    All counties should 
be covered (67 of them, the same as Florida...).

It looks like we may have a "clean sweep" of software support - CT by K1EA, 
CQPWin by AE6Y, GenLog by W3KM, Logger by N1MM, NA by K8CC (not complete 
yet), SD by EI5DI, TR by N6TR, Win-EQF by N3EQF, Writelog by W5XD (being 
tested today).    Paper logs OK also - the web site has forms for summary and 
log sheets.

There are lots of reasons to operate in the NEQP, but K1DG says it best.   
Check out the web site (http://www.neqp.org/) for "The Top Ten Reasons to 
Operate the NEQP"    The web site also has lots of other resources - list of 
county abbreviations, county outline maps, list of home stations as well as 
mobiles and where they plan to travel, and a list of NE county awards.

Certificates will be sent to everyone who makes at least 25 QSOs, plus there 
are 19 plaques sponsored (so far), including one for the person who works a 
"Clean Sweep - Not First, but Furthest", and one for the top score from 
California/Nevada.

Oh yes, the reason the message subject says "a taste of New England" is that 
we're going to send someone a lobster dinner for two, plus another 20 people 
will receive some maple syrup or Ben & Jerry's ice cream (non-New England 
stations only).

                -- Tom Frenaye/K1KI + Bob Hess/W1RH
                          (questions?   --> [email protected] )

<<Hmmm, maybe we could offer Philly, and Sausage & Scamutz sandwiches to out 
of state winners in PAQP this fall?>>

73 all de k3yd