[SOC] Thoughts on the NA QSO Party

[andrew best]

Drew in Ontario Canada got me a good pile up last year

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 9:32 AM Red Thompson <w3rt at msn.com> wrote:

> A great suggestion. Lobby to get it implemented.
>
> SO 803, or is it 830?
> Hmmmm. Not certain.
> But I'm uneek.
> Red, or Emil. Now that's a couple of points....
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Quikhooligan via SOC <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 8/19/18 02:13 (GMT-05:00)
> To: Second Class Operators' Club <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [SOC] Thoughts on the NA QSO Party
>
> Exchanging first names in addition to State/Province/Country is a what
> really makes NAQP great.  It's like you just get on the air and say
> hello to all the ham friends that you contact.  Anyone can do it.  And
> by exchanging first names there is that personal connection for every
> QSO you make.  It's a great celebration of Ham Radio camaraderie
>
> But the NCJ is really missing a great opportunity to make that contest
> even more interesting.  Instead of using the State/Province/Country as a
> score multiplier, why not use the number of unique first names as your
> score multiplier?  For example, we all know that there are few hams in
> Vermont and therefore Vermont Q's are more prized than say California
> Q's.  It's the same for most contests.  But if you had a really scarce
> first name like Hugo or Ichabod instead of Bob, John, Steve or Dave,
> your QSO would be as highly prized as if you were in Vermont. There are
> only so many State/Province/Country multipliers but with unique first
> names there could be an unlimited number of multipliers. Think of the
> opportunities to push the scores to high levels and the pileups that
> might ensue over someone with those super rare first names.  Now that's
> contesting!
>
> P.S.  Maybe even give bonus points for someone named Hiram or Percy.
>
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