[PaQSO] W3FRC PA QSO Party results

Bob Crossland [email protected]
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 12:02:45 -0400


I wanted to send a special thanks to Bill and the crew of this year's Bonus
Station.  You folks obviously put on a stellar performance in providing
bonus points to many, many stations (you and I worked 7 times = 1,400
points).  I can only imagine what this station looks like, but it certainly
has to be world class.

Thanks!

Bob, N3FR  (portable WAR)

-----Original Message-----
From: William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS) [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:25 PM
To: PAQSO Party
Cc: DLARC
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC PA QSO Party results



2002 PENNSYLVANIA QSO PARTY


     Call used: W3FRC        Location: Northampton County (NHA)
                                        Eastern Pennsylvania section (EPA)
                                        At K3ANS, Easton, PA

     Category: Multi-Multi Unlimited      Mode: MIXED           Power: High

     Call signs of Operators:  K3ANS,  K3ZV,  N3MX,  KC3WX,  WF3H, KB3CBO,
N2BA,  K2NJ,  W3CF,  W3ZL,  W0RSJ,  WD5BRP

     Exchanged Information: W3FRC NR NHA

     Hours of Operation: 30:00

     Band   CW QSOs       CW pts        Ph QSOs       Ph pts
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
     160         67               134                  78
78
      80        164               328                 374
374
      40        274               411                 653
653
      20        147            220.5                  998
998
      15        135            202.5                  491
491
      10         75             112.5                  547
547
      50          9                13.5                   62
62
     144          0                   0                    80
80
     432          0                   0                    23
23
     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
     TOTAL      871         1422                 3306                 3306


     4728 QSO points  X 149 Multipliers  =  704,472 points

     This should be a new record for multi multi class.

   Club Name: Frankford Radio Club

     Comments:  W3FRC was the bonus point station for 2002 in recognition
     of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Frankford Radio Club.
     It was setup and run at K3ANS at Easton, PA, with 5 transceiver
     positions for HF and 2 positions for VHF and UHF.  Equipment was
     provided by K3ANS, WF3H, KC3WX, K3ZV, W3ZL, N3IYX, K3MD, W0RSJ, and
     WD5BRP.

     K3ANS, WF3H, KC3WX, N3MX, K3ZV, W3ZL, K3MD, KB3CBO, K2NJ, N2BA, and
W3CF are
     members of the Frankford Radio Club.  W3CF is currently president.
     W0RSJ and WD5BRP were borrowed from the Mount Airy VHF Society, better
     known as the Pack Rats.  They set up a temporary 70' tower and antennas
at K3ANS,
     and provided the VHF and UHF gear.  They were the primary VHF and UHF
     operators, since most FRC members spend their time on HF.  Thanks to my
wife,
     Hope Goodman, for being a fine and gracious hostess.

     W3FRC worked all 67 PA counties, all ARRL sections, and
     missed only three Canadian sections, PEI, LB, and NWT.  Thanks to
     the many mobiles, rovers, and portable stations who activated rare
     counties.  Has any participant made QSOs with more multipliers?

     A special commemorative W3FRC 75th anniversary QSL may be obtained by
sending
     an SASE to K3ZV, John Lindmeier, 12479 Barbary Place, Philadelphia, PA,
19154.
     DX stations may submit their requests via QSLs to the ARRL or to the
third area
     QSL Bureau, in care of the PA DX Association, P. O. Box 100, York
Haven, PA
     17370-0100.

     K2NJ will be printing a special certificate for those who worked W3FRC
on 5
     bands in the PA QSO Party.  Send your request via an SASE to Bill
Inkrote, K2NJ,
     911 Route 579, Flemington, NJ 08822, USA.

     FRC lives for HF contesting and invites new members who also love
     to contest and make scores, especially in the four annual CQ World Wide
     and ARRL DX contests.  Hams are eligible who live in a 225 mile radius
     of the Club's center, which is near Alburtis, PA, between Allentown
     and Reading.  They must hold General or higher class ham licenses and
     have experience in contesting with published scores. For additional
     information contact Bill Goodman, K3ANS, FRC Membership Chairman or any
     member.  Telephone 610-258-5063  or E-Mail: [email protected]

     Visit the FRC web site at http://www.frc-contest.org/
     Especially read the Constitution and By-Laws.
     Download the membership application.

     Meetings are held monthly in the Philadelphia area with frequent remote
     meetings throughout the region.  The main meetings are held the second
Tuesday
     night of the month, September through May, at the King of Prussia, PA,
Fire
     Company Social Hall, starting at 8 PM.  Members and guests gather
around 6 PM
     for dinner, contest planning, and socializing.  Summer meetings are
held at
     various members' homes and parks.  FRC hosts the annual contesters'
hospitality
     suite at the Miami Room, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton, Ohio, Thursday,
Friday,
     and Saturday nights of the Dayton Hamvention in May.  FRC has its
annual Pizza
     Blast Party in Hellertown, PA, usually the Wednesday between Christmas
and
     New Year's Day.  FRC also conducts several golf outings and fishing
trips each
     year.  Many FRC members go on DXpeditions to provide high scores during
the CQ
     and ARRL world wide DX contests.  Periodically FRC conducts Contesting
     Conferences to present new ideas and discuss contesting proficiency,
especially for
     newer contesters.  FRC owns the W3FRC repeater on 147.27 MHz, near
Philadelphia.
     No PL is required.  Call in to discuss contesting.  Members also have a
private
     FRC reflector to exchange contesting information and plans.  FRC
supports the DX Packet
    Cluster backbone and many nodes in New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern
Pennsylvania.

      We have observed all PA QSO Party competition rules as well as all
regulations for
     amateur radio in our country and regulations set by my wife.  Our
report is correct and true
     to the best of our knowledge.  We agree to be bound by the decisions of
the
     contest committee of the Nittany Amateur Radio Club.  We admire NARC
for all
     their hard work.  Enclosed is $2.00 processing fee requested by NARC.


     Date_10/16/2002__ Signature William N. Goodman_ Call K3ANS


     Name: Frankford Radio Club, W3FRC
           C/O William N. Goodman, K3ANS
           765 Young's Hill Road
           Easton, Pa.  18040-6726




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