[PaQSO] The friendly spirit of the PAQP

[steve]

I was on 75 meters early Sunday evening in the Virginia QP.  Heard the end 
of a QSO between a PA and a VA station.

PA asks VA if he can go to 160.  Va says it's hard for him to switch over, 
but he may have to go down anyway since he can't find a clear freq to  call 
CQ on 75.  PA says "Hey, it's your party, take this frequency and I'll  go 
poke around the band.  When I work the PAQP I know how  hard it can be to 
find a clear spot."

 The VA guy was dumbfounded that someone would just turn over the frequency 
to him, and he kept thanking him for doing it.

I wasn't surprised, it's the  kind of friendly helpful thing I've seen time 
and time again over the past few years in the PA QSO party.   I didn't catch 
your call tonight, but a tip of the hat to you.

Steve KW3A in DCO