[South Florida DX Association] SPECIAL INVITATION TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA ARRL-AFFILLIATED CLUBS:

[Bill Marx]

SPECIAL INVITATION TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA ARRL-AFFILLIATED CLUBS:


> SUBJECT    : FLORIDA QSO PARTY
> DATE         : APRIL 22nd and 23rd 2006
> REFERENCE : http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
>
>
> As an ARRL-AFFILLIATED Florida CLUB, the Florida Contest Group (FCG) takes
> this pleasure of introduction, and is pleased to personally invite all
> members of your Club in the ARRL Southern Florida Section to join with
> us this weekend by actively participating in the FLORIDA QSO PARTY.
>
> A full run-down of this weekend's activities can be seen at the
> http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ website.
>
> I ask that you would, if possible, distribute this Special Invitation to 
> all
> members of your Club, using your email-based distribution list, or via 
> your
> local 2 meter or local club meeting if it happens to occur before this
> weekend.
>
> The Florida QSO party is geared to all types of operators, both SSB and 
> CW.
> We realize some of your clubs may be more "social" than "operational" but 
> we
> certainly DO NOT want you to miss out on the radio fun that this activity
> generates each year toward the end of April.
>
> Being in the ARRL Southern Florida Section, your Clubs' cover the
> following counties:
>
> Southern Florida (SFL)
>
> Brevard
> Broward
> Collier
> Miami-Dade
> Glades
> Hendry
> Indian River
> Lee
> Manatee
> Martin
> Monroe
> Okeechobee
> Osceola
> Palm Beach
> St. Lucie
>
> A major goal of the FLORIDA QSO PARTY is to assure activation from all
> sixty-seven (67) Florida counties, from as many home stations as possible.
> Many of these counties have sparse amateur representation, so your Club
> members taking time to listen mainly on 15, 20 and 40 meters, answering
> those from around the country calling for Florida stations, or even more
> fun, calling "CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY" followed by their call sign and home
> station Florida county, will be a tremendously fun surprise and a super
> opportunity to "hone up" on HF operation.  Besides being as much fun as 
> any
> June Field Day, the sponsors of the Florida QSO Party realize that our
> special wealth of radio operators with emergency communication capability
> and experience have, and will continue, to pay off large dividends in our
> State. As HAMS, we know what a special resource we are.
>
> We encourage all Florida home stations to participate this weekend on both
> Saturday AND Sunday.  We also encourage each station keep a log, and we
> welcome receipt of that log after the contest is over to let us know that
> you were on and have demonstrated your communications capability.  If ALL 
> of
> your Club members do that . I personally can guarantee that ALL of your 
> Club
> members will have a fun, memorable weekend participating in the most 
> popular
> State QSO Party in the United States.
>
> Many of us try to "work all states" during the Florida QSO Party, and it's
> not uncommon for each of us to compete, quite gentlemanly I might add,
> against our friends in the Club to see "who's da Man" . we often come to 
> our
> next Club meeting and each of us "brags" on how many stations we contacted
> and how many different States we put in our logs!  It gives us something
> other than our arthritis to talk about!
>
>
> The 2006 FQP starts in just a little over 3 DAYS at noon EST on
>
>              APRIL 22nd and 23rd 2006
>
> The 2005 results have been posted on the FQP web site at .
>          http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
>
> . along with any rules, forms and a wealth of other facts about this
> exciting annual event.
>
> While browsing our website, check out the awards this Club hands out for
> successful participation. Of the 30 awards listed at
> http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/plaque.html - about half of them are given
> for In-State achievements.  In addition, you are likely to receive a
> certificate of appreciation for your participation and accomplishment from
> your particular Florida County.
>
> We'll have both SSB operators and CW operators handing out counties all
> across the State.  The list of declared mobile plans already posted . and
> still growing daily . speaks for itself.  If you've never taken the
> opportunity to be part of the "mobile militia" or might wonder why guys
> travel from states far away just to be part of this thing during FQP
> weekend, then ask any of the guys who have . they'll tell you straight 
> away
> that being in the FQP, either as an in-state mobile, or operating from 
> their
> in-state home stations is definitely one of the "funnest" weekend events
> that they've ever gotten into.
>
> It's going to be an absolute BLAST this weekend.  The hit counter on our
> website at http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ is peaking in the high hundreds
> each day now.  If fun was worth money, you'll be Millionaires this weekend
> if your Club comes together as a Force and every member, to the one, comes
> up on mainly 20 and 40 meters to let the rest of the country know that we
> are hearing them.  If I can answer any questions at all, I am Frank, K4EJ,
> and always near at t0ad at juno.com .
>
>
>          73 and thanks for your FQP support!
>
>                     Dan/K1TO
>            President, Florida Contest Group
>              (N4M/m during the 2006 FQP)
>
>               Frank/K4EJ (ex KA0GGI)
>    (2005 FCG Contest Season official Score Keeper)
>
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>
> FLORIDA QSO PARTY - April 22-23, 2006
> http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/