It's a QRP contest, John. Here's a webpage: http://w2lj.blogspot.com/p/njqrp-skeeter-hunt.html
I'll have to read about this, but I may be interested myself, so I should probably get my request for a number in. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73, Gwen, NG3P On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:48 AM John Boedeker via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Ok ok you have my attention now. What the heck? You lost my on the first > Skeeter Hunt reference. What is Skeeter Hunting? I’m a poor lost soul. > Just getting back into ham radio. The other day I was fortunate enough to > part with my hard earned cash and order a spanking brand new KX3/PX3 shack > in a pack loaded to the max. Haven’t got it yet.. I’m ready to rock and > roll then comes along Skeeter Hunting. Well, can you educate this old > fart? What is Skeeter Hunting? > > On Jun 15, 2020, at 5:39 AM, Larry Makoski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Skeeter Hunters! > > > > The Ninth Annual NJQRP Skeeter Hunt is set for Sunday, August 16th. > > > > A word about Skeeter Hunt numbers as I'm already receiving e-mail > requests. > > Tradition is that Skeeter Hunt numbers are issued as of the First Day of > > Summer - which this year is NEXT Saturday, June. ONLY e-mail requests > sent > > as of 12:01 AM Saturday EDTwill be honored. > > > > "Why/ What difference does it make?" you may well ask yourself. The > answer > > is simple - it gives eveyone interested an equal opportunity to acquire a > > lower number. To some that's no big deal, but to others it's a very big > > deal - so everyone gets the same chance. And it also adds another level > of > > participation that keeps YOU in the game, so to speak. > > > > Why new numbers every year and not the same one year after year like > other > > contests? Because not everyone can participate each year - family > > commitments or vacations or other things come up that prevent people from > > participating. > > > > So folks, start pouring in those e-mails to [email protected] AFTER > > Midnight when this coming Friday turns into Saturday, here in NJ. And as > > always, please, please, PLEASE include your call sign, your name (that > you > > will use when operating) and the State or Province that you will be > > operating from. > > > > Hope to hear from you all real soon! > > > > Larry W2LJ > > > > NJQRP Skeeter Hunt Contest Manager > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
