[PVRCNC] Fw: 50th GA QSO Party

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

Hard to believe it was 50 years ago this college kid participated from then 
home QTH in GA in the first GQP with a Globe Scout and an SX-100! Wonder how 
many PVRC'ers were in that one as well?

Anyhow, the Georgia gang has really gone all out this time as you can see 
below with special events 1x1 callsigns spelling out G E O R G I A with N's, 
W's and K's so it should be a real challenge to see how many of the anagrams 
letters you can work. And if my memory of state history is correct there are 
159 counties so working them all is not likely.

Due to a prior commitment I can't be at home QTH, but just to get in on the 
action I'm planning a detour on the way home to be /4 for a couple hours 
from our beach cottage before the contest ends Sunday evening.

73,

Jim, K4QPL



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai at att.net>
To: "Jim Jordan K4QPL" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:23 PM
Subject: 50th GA QSO Party


> Hi Jim:
>
> This weekend, April 9 and 10, is the 50th year of the GA QSO Party, since 
> the first one started by Rusty Epps, K4BVD, now W6OAT, in 1962.  You were 
> in our GQP logs in 1962.  There will be a special certificate issued to 
> every ham who was in the 1962 GQP and also operates in the 2011 GQP.  I 
> hope you will be able to join us this weekend.  All information may be 
> found at http://gqp.contesting.com.  I will be QRV with N4DU as W4R/M in 
> many GA counties using the KU8E mobile station.  Jeff, KU8E, will be QRV 
> with the SECC club call, W4AN from his home QTH in Harris County.
>
> Special recognition will also be given to all stations who send in a log 
> and work at least one of special one-by-one special event calls that will 
> be active (18 W4, K4, N4 one-by-one calls) for each of the seven letters 
> in the word G-E-O-R-G-I-A.  (You will have to work two of the three 
> one-by-one stations with "G:" suffixes.)
>
> I'll be listening for you this Saturday and Sunday.  Thanks for your 
> support of GQP over the years.
>
> 73, John, K4BAI.
>