[PVRCNC] NCQP 2026

[Mike Barts]

Glad we're getting our 'two-fer' weekend back 😁, Nate, thanks for reaching
out to Marty.

73, Mike N4GU


On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM Nathan Moreschi <n4ydunate at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's fixed now - W4MY was very responsive and noted it was an error. The
> correct date is March 1st.
>
> Good going Mike!
>
> 73,
>
> Nate/N4YDU
>
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM Nathan Moreschi via PVRCNC <
> pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Nathan Moreschi <n4ydunate at gmail.com>
>> To: Mike Barts <mike at bentwire.net>
>> Cc: PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:27:07 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] NCQP 2026
>> 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
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>> On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM Mike Barts via PVRCNC <
>> pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>> > From: Mike Barts <mike at bentwire.net>
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>> > Cc:
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>> > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:16:22 -0400
>> > Subject: NCQP 2026
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 73, Mike N4GU
>> >
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>> > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:16:49 -0400 (EDT)
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