[PaQSO] Post Contest Reflections 2012

[Jimk8mr at aol.com]

A good way to encourage out of state activity, on all bands, is to  
participate in the QSO Parties held by other states.
 
The QSO Party season is pretty well over for this year. This coming weekend 
 is pretty much it, with New York holding theirs on Saturday from 10am to 
10 pm  EDT, Iowa from 10 am to 7 pm EDT, and Illinois on Sunday from 1 pm to 
9 pm  EDT.  After that, a winter break until Minnesota (of all places!) 
holds  theirs in early February.
 
Get on and work a few guys - the serious guys in the various states will  
come to recognize your calls and will be more interested in getting on to 
return  the favor of your activity next October.
 
And be alert when I start talking up the QSO parties in Michigan (April 20) 
 and Ohio (August 24).
 
 
73  -  Jim  K8MR
 
Who will be on as a part time rover (daylight hours) from NY on  Saturday
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/17/2012 3:52:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
n3ntj at embarqmail.com writes:

I worked  a good number of stations down south and out west on 20m to gain
more  sections.  It always surprises me of the stations all over the US  and
Canada who participate in the PA QSO Party.  Activity seemed down  a little
this year on 20m, though from previous years.  Not sure if it  was 
conditions
or QRM or what.  I heard very little activity on 15m  (just a few DX 
stations
from Europe) and nothing much on  10m.

Encouraging more out of state activity on 20m, 15m, and 10m would  always be
good.  

73
N3NTJ
Matt