[SARC] FW: Alabama QSO Party - June 7 and 8

[Robert Lawrence]

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Robert Lawrence
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From: ARRL AL Section <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To:<lawrencer at oppcatv.com>
Cc:
Date: Thursday, May 1 2008 08:03 AM
Subject: Alabama QSO Party - June 7 and 8
The 2008 Alabama QSO Party is just a few short weeks away and we need
your help! 

The AQP is scheduled for (Saturday) June 7th and 8th, starting at 1600Z
(1100AM CDST) running for 12 hours. Operate any portion or all of the
12 hours. Use CW, SSB or both (mixed mode) to make contacts. You may
operate fixed station or mobile. There are many categories that you can
select from. Operate on 10 thru 160 meter (NO WARC Band contacts). 

Please visit the our website at http://www.AlabamaQSOParty.org for
detailed rules and information (look them over good, because they have
changed from last year). 

This is a great event to introduce some of you and your friends to the
wonderful world of HF radio. You don't need to have a big time station
to make contacts. If you are a seasoned HAM, then it might be a good
brush up on your SSB operating skills or CW skills prior to Field Day.
What a great opportunity to take that friend/buddy that you have been
mentoring to a General class or higher license and get him or her going
on operating HF. 

Here's how: 

For SSB: It is pretty easy for Alabama stations just call CQ Alabama
QSO Party de (yourcall) in (your county), when someone responds, just
give then a signal report and your county abbreviation (see the website
for abbreviations), the responding station will give you a signal
report and their state, VE providence or DX for DX countries). Make as
many as you can in the 12 hour period or forever long that you can
operate. Use your computer logging program to record your contacts or
just write them down by hand and mail them in for scoring. 

For CW: Call CQ AQP (yourcall)/(your county) and when someone responds
give them their signal report and your county abbreviation and they
will give you a signal report and state, VE prov or DX for DX
countries. By the way, this is a great CW event, because you can work
CW at your own speed and stations will slow down to accommodate a
contact with you. Stations outside Alabama will be looking for you!
There are many DX countries that participate in QSO Parties and with
propagation improving, one never knows what might show up during the
event. 

You should be able to make contacts on all the bands (10m thru 160m).
Heck this will be a great pre-Field Day activity at your club's
station! There are about 6 club stations scheduled to participate in
the Alabama QSO Party. How about yours? If you are planning to operate
from any Alabama counties, please let me know. 

Please send in your log as there will be certificates/plaques awards
for certain high score categories. 

If you have any questions, contact me know at
kc4hw[at]alabamaqsoparty[dot]org.

Our goal is to activate all 67 Alabama stations with as many Alabama
stations as possible, so if you are planning to participate, please
send me an email to let me know what county you will be operating from.
If you are operating mobile, please let me know all the counties that
you will operating from. This is Alabama's greatest single operating
event--be part of it if you can! 

This can be great FUN, give it a try! 

Take care and 73! 

Jim/KC4HW 

http://www.AlabamaContestGroup.org 

http://www.AlabamaQSOParty.org (June 7th & 8th, 2008)

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