[SMCARA] The Florida QSO Party April 26 th and April 27 th , 2014

[Daniel Metcalf - KB3UUN]

I would like to encourage this kind of activity. I would be willing to be there for an hour or two (about my limit at this point). Eric let me know and I will make plans for a ride (Meds keep me from driving).

Activity on the club station is great for increasing public awareness of who we are and what we do. It has been my experience that once people start hearing radio communications from other than the local area they become curious and will linger near the station and ask questions. This is good for growth of the club.  

For those new to radio and have not been on the air before because you are nervous about making a mistake, come out and we will help you through the contacts. 

Stepping onto my soapbox for a moment I would like to publically thank Ren (W3BNY) and Richard (KG3BOZ) for getting me on the air back in 2010. For those who have not heard the story I received my Tech ticket in June of 2010 a week prior to Field Day. At that point I had not been on the air yet so Richard and Ren made it happen and I got a cool QSL card out of it. Then Ren sat me down in front of an HF rig that ran off of solar panels and a battery on 15m (Richard KG3BOZ has the picture) explained how to operate the radio and what I was information to exchange during each contact and sat with me through the first 10 contacts or so. After that I was hooked and sat the whole day behind that radio making contacts.  

Hope to see you there!

v/r,
Daniel Metcalf – KB3UUN
c. 301 769 1111

-----Original Message-----
From: SMCARA [mailto:smcara-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Heard
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 10:40 AM
To: SMCARA
Subject: [SMCARA] The Florida QSO Party April 26 th and April 27 th , 2014

FYI if anyone is up for it. Perhaps we could activate the museum sation? 
Object
:
Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone.
Activate and/or work ALL Florida counties. Have fun!

When: April 26th and April 27th, 2014
Two - 10 hour operating periods (20 Hours total):
Saturday April 26th
16:00z (Noon EDT) - 01:59 (9:59pm EDT) April 27 th 2014

Sunday April 27th
12:00z (8am EDT) – 21:59z (5:59pm EDT) April 27 2014

Exchange
: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (ST, Prov. or Country (DXCC Prefix) for Outside FL)

Where
: 10, 15, 20, and 40 Meter bands
(Approximate frequencies)
CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 (+- 20KHz)
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.260 (+- 20KHz) (Approximate center frequencies, There is lots of activity!)

Mobile stations
can be found listed below. Fix Stations may be found above and below:
(1) CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz *
(2) SSB: 7.180-7.190, 14.265-14.275, 21.340-21.350, 28.480-28.490 MHz
* Fixed Stations, Please refrain from CQing in the Mobile Window
Categories:
(Many!)

Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Novice/Tech, and School.
Three power categories: QRP, Low Power, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or a mix of the two.
Prizes
: Beautiful color certificates for top participants Plaques for top Winning entrants.
Send logs to:
logs at floridaqsoparty.org
Web Site
:
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Please visit for detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, and county maps.
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