[PaQSO] 2 topics - code speeds and W3UU bonus stations

[Joe Stepansky]

At 01:47 PM 9/29/2004 -0400, Bob Crossland wrote:
>Regarding the W3UU bonus stations.  It sounds as though there could be quite
>a number of W3UU bonus stations on the air and I was wondering if it would
>make sense for them to use W3UU/and the county abbreviation, or W3UU/M/and
>the county abbreviation for the mobile bonus station.

First, to address another comment, and with all due respect (really), I 
think this is a GREAT idea!  You want a club to get out the bonus QSOs, 
here you go.  Bob, allow me to allay any fears you might have about 
IDs.  As one-half of the mobile team, we will identify as 
W3UU/M/County.  That was already planned, at least in my pea brain, because 
of possible fixed/mobile station confusion.  Last year we generally 
identified as KB3CO/County after answering all the "where are you" 
questions when signing KB3CO/M.  Signing M/County is no big deal.  Now, I 
can't guarantee that at midnight we'll keep it all straight, but we'll 
try.  It will, of course, be easier on SSB.

I really don't think the multiple W3UUs will be that hard to tell apart so 
long as we do our jobs IDing.  And if it turns out to be a not so hot idea, 
well, it wouldn't be the first time a thought that was "out of the box" 
didn't quite work.  Don't think it'll come to that.

As soon as we get our county line-up one of us will post it.  Should be 
some really good ones.  And we reserve the right to do a half-time course 
correction if a nearby county turns out to be under represented.  I don't 
know about anyone else, but I'm in this for the good time.

73, Joe KQ3F