[PVRCNC] NCQP 2026

[Nathan Moreschi]

Good find Mike - agree, this would be a big issue for NCQP.

I encourage others to reach out to the NCQP committee about this.

73,

Nate/N4YDU

On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM Mike Barts via PVRCNC <
pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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> A heads up for the NC folks. The NC QSO Party has usually been the same
> weekend as the NAQP RTTY contest, which is only 12 hrs on Saturday. This
> has allowed us to sneak in two contests in the same weekend without any
> overlap.
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> For 2026, the NCQP date is listed as February 22. This is the same weekend
> as the ARRL DX CW contest. This is disastrous for the serious NC contesters
> and the cw ops in NCQP. Choosing between ARRL DX and NCQP is a no-brainer
> for many of us (with NCQP being the loser, IMO). Secondly, the cw ops,
> especially the mobiles, will be competing with the DX contest on 20 and
> above during the day, and then 40 towards evening. I do not see this as
> having a happy outcome. There's still plenty of time for NCQP to
> change their date, which I hope they do.
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> 73, Mike N4GU
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