[PaQSO] 2014 Bonus Station Update

[TwelveVDC--- via PaQSO]

Hello, fellow PAQSOP'ers!

Shake those bugs out of your stations and antennas! Things ramp up quickly at this point for the "Friendliest QSO Party Of Them All."

This year, The Quarter Century Wireless Association Chapter 17 Allentown / Bethlehem (EPA) is celebrating completion of its 50th Charter Anniversary.

In conjunction with our outgrowth QCWA Sister-Chapter 224 of Pennsylvania Wyoming Valley who celebrates their own very 1st year, members of both groups are teaming up to recognize the 90th birthday of 'da "Grump" himself, Ray / W3TDF.

Ray is a Charter Member of both and is the most recent Past President of Ch.17. (Named in memory of famous QSL printer, Rich "Brownie," W3CJI.)

Ray's accomplishments in the PAQSOP are legendary. No one holds  has held, or broken more County Record scores than Ray.

To appropriately honor Ray, we will be employing his Callsign in all 10, (yes, ten!) Counties we will have a presence in that weekend, affording dozens of ways to log Bonus Point multipliers by working these on different band/mode combinations.

The Callsign formats will be:

"W3TDF/BUX"
"W3TDF/CAR"
"W3TDF/CHE"
"W3TDF/CLE"
"W3TDF/LEH"
"W3TDF/LUZ"
"W3TDF/MON"
"W3TDF/NHA"
"W3TDF/SNY"
"W3TDF/UNI"

("Da Grump" himself will share the mic with relief operators at the BUX site.)

Details with preliminary schedules of band and mode plans of each specially chosen participating station will be published here in time for you to chart your attack. Spots will be posted frequently on this reflector during the Contest to keep you reasonably posted where each Bonus Station is at that hour to help you get the most mileage out of your effort. Checking your emails occasionally will definitely give you a speedy advantage.

Everything else as it develops.

Mark / NK8Q
Pete / NL7XM

2014 PAQSO Bonus Station Co-Chairs

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