[W1SMH] Fwd: NEQP 2017 and 2018

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-------- Original message --------From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye at pcnet.com> Date: 4/1/18  12:26  (GMT-05:00) To: New England clubs <frenaye at pcnet.com> Subject: NEQP 2017 and 2018 



To New England radio clubs:


I'd appreciate your help in publicizing the upcoming New
England QSO Party on May 5th and 6th.    Please
mention it at your next club meeting and in your newsletter.


The NEQP is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a
moderately paced opportunity to work new states and
countries.   You'll find a wide variety of participants, from
newcomers to experienced contesters, all interested in making contacts
with New England stations.


We're working to make sure that all of the New England counties are
active again this year and would appreciate your help.  Get on for
at least an hour or two and join in on the fun.  Please let me know
if you can put in any time at all so we can work on activity from the
rarest counties.   Will you be QRV?   Let us know
which county you'll be on from with a message to info at neqp.org


Oh yes, the NEQP is also lots of fun when mobile.  Every
time you cross a county line the action starts over again.  
It's amazing what a 100w radio and mobile whip can do.  



The QSO Party is 20 hours long overall, in two sections with a civilized
break for sleep Saturday night.  It goes from 4pm Saturday until 1am
Sunday, then 9am Sunday until 8pm Sunday.  Operate on CW, SSB and
digital modes on 80-40-20-15-10 meters.   For each QSO you'll
give your callsign, a signal report and your county/state.  
Top scorers can earn a plaque and everyone who makes 25 QSOs and sends in
a log will get a certificate. 


Last year we had logs from 177 New England stations and 460 more from
around the country and world.  


The full NEQP rules are here -> 

http://www.neqp.org/rules.html


The 2017 results are posted and the results since 2002 are also
available -> 

http://www.neqp.org/results.html


It's just about a month until the 2018 NEQP.   Please
make some QSOs even if you don't want to send in a log.


Thanks!


   73 Tom/K1KI



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New England QSO Party -
http://www.neqp.org -
May 5-6, 2018