[PVRCNC] [PVRC] State QSO Party Challenge Begins This Weekend

[Jim K4QPL]

This is a great idea. The limiting factor is often the poor participation in the host state. This generally results from lack of motivation in the sponsoring club. The hard committee work has definitely moved the Carolinas participation up although there is still room for improvement especially in SC. For example I got a postcard reminding me of the NCQP. Great!
My viewpoint is also that ops in the host state should be ambassadors for their state with scores secondary. So we do mobiles going to rare counties and choosing bands for wide coverage and not simply rate. Frequent QSY with high bands for DX and others takes precedence over low bands to just give and get county mults with others in state. Mobiles create excitement by starting a new pileup at every county line and band change. Welcome out of state “carpetbaggers”!
If organizers will emphasize these principles in their own states, and get more mobiles on the road, we can avoid the criticism that from more distant ops some state QSO parties are more boring than watching paint dry. 
73,
Jim K4QPL 
PS: Look for us as an “Anagram Special Call” mobile on Carolinas Weekend SC and NC

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> On Jan 31, 2020, at 11:03 AM, Frank W3LPL via PVRC <pvrc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> From: "Dave Edmonds WN4AFP" <daveedmo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 1:43:27 PM
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> CQ CQ 
> 
> We’re excited announce that the State QSO Party Challenge competition begins on February 1st. 
> 
> This is the first and only year-long competition for all of you who enjoy working the QPs. We have 47 approved SQP Challenge contests from February through October. 
> 
> To participate in the State QSO Party Challenge competition, you need to...
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> 1. Actively participate in most, if not all of the 47 QSO Party contests. 
> 
> 2. Post your contest claimed scores as soon as possible to 3830scores.com.
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> 3. Visit the StateQSOParty.com website to see how you ranked on our monthly leaderboard. 
> 
> THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO!
> 
> Who’s going to be the first person to compete in all 47 State QSO Party  Challenge contests?
> 
> Please get on the air this weekend and work the VTQP, MNQP and the British Columbia QP. 
> 
> Visit our website for all details!
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> We hope that you will enjoy the State QSO Party Challenge.
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> 73’
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