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

[Rene Ramirez]

Oy loco, you still owe us 10 bucks for that service X3

Thanks and it was a pleasure helping you get on the air.


On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Daniel Metcalf - KB3UUN
<kb3uun at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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