And I'll be in Addison for something completely different.
I hope y'all have fun, and I'll see if I can join you in 2015. Seeing as
how I have a new memory keyer and I've been brushing up on my CW skills.
On 9/3/2014 10:26 AM, Rick Hiller via BVARC wrote:
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 <http://www.txqp.net>
73,
Ron, K5HM
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
www.qrz.com/db/k5hm <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm>
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