QRe: [PaQSO] I disagree

[Ron Notarius WN3VAW]

Jim,

I agree that having a single-mode or single-band endorsement to the Worked
All 67 Plaque isn't a bad idea.  Not having seen one (yet) for myself, I
don't know how much room there is available.

Making all of the mults (sections too!) count once for each mode would
certainly give incentive to get on both modes regardless of point totals.
Trying to program that one could be a bit of a pain though, but not
impossible.

Doug W3HDH once told me, long long ago, that the point discrepancy on CW
between the 160/80 & the other bands existed because he personally liked 80
Meter CW.

One thing the PaQP needs to do is advertise itself more to the OOS,
especially West Coast, amateurs to attract participants.  There will always
be some, but still... look at the relatively young Florida QSO Party.  They
promote the heck out of that on the DX & Contest reflectors to the point it
makes me ill.  They also got interest up enough to get some of the major
contest programs (CT for one) to incorporate their party into the software.
More promotion for PaQP is a must!

And personally, one thing I miss is the old ARRL "Open" CD Party that was
being held simultaneously with PaQP for several hours on Saturday nights.
Sure made it easy to pick up the West Coast mults when all the ARRL guys
were on too!

73, ron wn3vaw

"And they give you cash,
which is just as good as money!"
Yogi Berra, AFLAC Commercial, 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: <Jimk8mr@aol.com>
To: <paqso@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] I disagree


My suggestion about multipliers for both CW and SSB got twisted a bit into
one where it would be necessary to work all counties on both modes to get a
worked-all-counties award.  This is not what I meant to suggest.

A "clean sweep" plaque could still be based on working each county once, or
either mode.  Further endorsements could be available for single mode (CW or
SSB) sweeps, or for the ultimate achievement, working them all on both
modes.

The Ohio, Michigan, Florida, and Georgia, (and perhaps other) QSO parties
have the separate multipliers my mode feature.  I think it helps keep the
interest up by doubling the number of potential multipliers to find and
work.
Especially considering the relatively long 22 hour format of PAQP,  I think
the NARC would do well to incorporate this feature into the PAQP.

Also, the two different CW QSO point values (1.5 on 40 and up, 2 on 80/160)
has always seemed odd to me.  It also may be a bit counterproductive, by
encouraging PA guys to spend their time working each other (and nearby
states) on 80 instead of more distant stations on the higher bands.  This
may
then be reflected by less interest of the guys in those more distant states,
who aren't there to provide the QSOs at other times on the high bands.

And FWIW, even mobiles are eligible for county certificates.  I received on
for my 80-some qsos from Elk county last year.


73   -    Jim   K8MR


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