[PaQSO] I disagree
Ron Notarius WN3VAW
[email protected]
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:36:51 -0400
Glad to hear it!
You see, last year, Jacque N3ZEL won a Republican Clean Sweep. 66 Counties
but she missed Clinton!
73, ron wn3vaw
"And they give you cash,
which is just as good as money!"
Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Kempisty <[email protected]>
To: Bob Crossland <[email protected]>
Cc: Ron Notarius WN3VAW <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] I disagree
Bob,
Thanks for clarifying this. Its one of my goals for CLI.
-- Mark
Bob Crossland wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Regarding the county certificate - if you win the county you're operating
> from, you get the certificate. I've worked portable in the PaQP every
year
> since I've been licensed, and I was fortunate enough to win this
> certificate, so I know first hand that Portables are eligible.
>
> Bob, N3FR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Kempisty [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:15 PM
> To: Ron Notarius WN3VAW
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PaQSO] I disagree
>
> But the only thing constant is change...
>
> Maybe an "easy" clean sweep is PAQP's victim of its own success. It is an
> enjoyable contest to work and the break period is nice. This has drawn
many
> into its fold and given us the opportunity to get that clean sweep. I was
> 50%
> of the way there in the first three hours of last year's and missed by
only
> two. I could not believe the multiplier chart, but there they were. We
all
> have to say thanks to those that hit the road
>
> If you can do the double sweep of SSB and CW, then -- in my opinion -- an
> award
> is appropriate.
>
> Now a question, are portables eligible for the county certificate? If
not,
> I
> agree with Dick that that's not right. You may never break a sweat but
> running
> portable is a lot of work as compared to hitting the power switch on your
> home
> station. I am already running everything I'll need radio wise for heading
> out
> to CLI this year. I will be even setting up the station in my backyard
the
> week
> before to double check. If I forget something, I probably will not have
the
> luxury of running to Radio Shack to get it. Whereas the home station is
> ready
> to go at a moments notice. I say, if your in the county and you get the
top
> score for it, you get the certificate.
>
> -- Mark N3GNW
>
> Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote:
>
> > My, how times have changed...
> >
> > How many of you remember when a county clean sweep was not possible
> because
> > not all 67 counties were active? Or when all of the results fit on both
> > sides of ONE piece of paper (I still have a few of those in the filing
> > cabinet!)? Heck, I remember when the contest was in SEPTEMBER -- and
why
> > it was moved, which turned out to be one of the best things that ever
> > happened to it.
> >
> > Have we gone from the days when a Clean Sweep was something to celebrate
> to
> > something considered so "routine" that it's not challenging ENOUGH?
> >
> > I've come close, in the 25+ years I've operated (from club stations,
from
> > home, mobile or portable) but never quite made one yet. Still, it is
> > easier to work one than it once was.
> >
> > So, I could go along with a "double sweep" recognition -- one all phone,
> one
> > all CW -- as an endorsement to the regular sweep, but that's about it.
> > Three awards seems a bit excessive.
> >
> > And I'll be out there looking again this October.
> >
> > 73, ron wn3vaw
> >
> > "And they give you cash,
> > which is just as good as money!"
> > Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joe Raymer <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:30 PM
> > Subject: [PaQSO] I disagree
> >
> > >I think it was Jim, K8MR that mentioned working all 67 county's on SSB
> > AND
> > >CW to qualify for the sweep award, and as a new set of 67 mults also.
> > Seems
> > >we've generated so much activity that getting the sweep is a little on
> > the
> > >easy side now. I've been lucky enough to get the sweep 5 or 6 years
> > >running...but seems I get it rather late in the contest each year. How
> > >about "Worked all countys CW AND SSB", or maybe two separate awards
> > >(worked
> >
> > A Little Easy??????? I don't think it is easy to get a sweep when you
> > have mobiles that activate counties that have been dead for hours. Plus
> > you have a few that Run mobile QRP, making it worse for everyone to work
> > them. Easy, This called being at the right time in the right place and
> > having your Packet DX cluster on! I think it is a good idea to have 3
> > categories for the sweep, one for CW, SSB and one for Both.
> >
> > Another thing, i hate to get like most other contests like FD or
> > something like that, but i think the possibility of adding a digital
mode
> > to the Test would be interesting as well.
> >
> > [email protected]
> >
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Take care,
Mark
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