Ron's right! TQP is definitely fun.
But...pay attention to your 40 Meter antenna (40 meters is the money band for working the 'in-Texas' Counties and rovers -- "multipliers"). So, start planning now. Use your existing DX type 40 meter antenna for working stations outside of Texas. But, for stations inside Texas (all those county multipliers) use an antenna with a high launch angle. This will help you generate contacts from close in out to about 800 miles. A temporary, low dipole is probably easiest. Put the center at 15 to 30 feet off the ground. Stretch out the ends. load it up and have fun working all of those Texas Counties. Hints: quite a few rovers are CW only...or at least they have been in the past. Sunday morning on 40 meters is quite a lot of fun. Lots of Texas stations on. GL and enjoy the game...73.Rick - W5RH From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K5HM via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 9:55 AM To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Subject: [BVARC] Texas QSO PArty The end of September sees one of the most fun contest for Texans of the whole year, the Texas QSO Party (TQP). There are lots of reasons it's a fun contest. 1. It's great to be the pursuee instead of the pursuer. 2. With so many counties (254), it's a real challenge to work a respectable number of them. 3. Following Rovers is a good way to pick up some rare counties, if you are a county chaser. 4. This contest lends itself particularly to joining a team, whether for roving or for a competition group. If you are interested in forming a team, check out the rules for teams at www.txqp.net 73, Ron, K5HM <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm ARRL Logologo (2)
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