E-mails Received
Hi Gang,
Visited your Web Site today and in trying to see who I knew, I have to confess
to recognizing only Ron B. and Merle.
Haven't seen these guys since I left Aberdeen for Tucson in 1987 for health
reasons. Sounds like you do have some activities going on and are active in the
community. Nice going.
My Call Sign is KI7TK. I regularly get on the Rocky Mountain Division of the
Recreational Service Net with Net times at: 7.263 MHZ from 1300Z if the
frequency isn't too noisy. Our European friends really like 40. The second hour
1400Z is at 7.2685 MHZ and sometimes we use this frequency on both hours to get
around the interference. Monday thru Friday for this net.
I also check into the Weak Sisters Net on 14.316 MHZ from 1430Z to 1530Z 7 days
a week.
The 3rd Net I participate in is on 14.287 MHZ from 1400-1700Z. This one is the
International Handicap Net, but you don't have to be handicapped as it is an
open net. There are others, but these are pretty steady diets for me.
So Hi to Merle and Ron and the gang. I might make it back to Aberdeen next
summer.
Regards and 73's
Bernie Seward KI7TK
Received on 07-11-00
It is almost that
time again for ..............
The FUN CONTEST Maryland/DC QSO Party 2000 August 12 1600-0400 UTC August
13 AND 1600-2300 UTC August 13 Certificates are awarded to all stations with
50 or more QSO POINTS
in their entry.
Many certificates are awarded including : 10 Best MDC Single Ops,
Best score per state and DX Country, Best MD YL, Best Technician
Entry each state and best QRP Log per state. Plaques: High score from a
station outside MDC.
High score from a Maryland Mobile (New this year.)
High Score from a MDC Single Operator station
High Score from a MD Club
High Score from a Technician Class ham (including Novice) Non MDC
must work MDC stations for score. MDC works the world.
No net or packet qsos allowed. Club entries must be from a single QTH.
Club entries outside Maryland are included in the General Worldwide logs.
Phone and CW. CW in CW Sub-bands only. Stations may be worked
once per band using each mode. Stations that change MD counties or
state lines may be worked again for qso points as different stations.
Non-MDC stations must be single operator. Exchange QTH and Major Category of
entry.
QTH is county for MDC stations.
State, Country or Canadian Province as appropriate for others.
Major Categories are CLUB, QRP, MOBILE, TECHNICIAN, and STANDARD.
Stations will send the category that reflects THEIR HIGHEST POINT
VALUE to the station worked. Suggested Frequencies 3.643 3.92 7.07
7.23 14.055 14.268
21.115 21.37 28.055 28.38 50.15 145.55 146.58 MHZ + UHF.
Try CW on odd half hours. SCORING: Add up qso points and Multiply by the sum
of the multipliers.
Multipliers may be claimed once each. They do not repeat from band
to band. QSO POINTS are scored as follows:
10 points for QSO with a CLUB station
5 points for a qso with a MOBILE station
4 points for a qso with a QRP or US Technician station
3 points for a standard CW qso
1 point for any other valid contest qso.
REMEMBER only the highest single point value applies per qso. MULTIPLIERS
-For Stations not in MDC- 1 for each MD County +
Baltimore City + DC (25 possible).
For MDC STATIONS only- The basic 25 above + each of the 49 other
US States + each DX country. DEADLINE - Send Logs + Scoring Summary with a
SASE or equivalent
by SEPTEMBER 20, of the year 2000 to the Antietam Radio Association
P.O. Box 52 Hagerstown MD 21741-0052 Note- An option scoring summary sheet
is available for a SASE sent
to W3CWC at the address above. If you have specific questions you
may e-mail
wa3eop@wildmail.com (Contest
Chairman)
I have been asked by a couple hams which multipliers are typically
the hardest to work in recent parties. My short list has 5 of the
25 multipliers included. They are Cecil, Kent, Baltimore City,
Allegany, and Caroline. The list changes slightly from year to
year and some of these are activated briefly by mobile stations
only for brief periods. I have been thinking about personally
sponsoring a Worked All Multipliers Award which could be awarded
to anyone IF THEY ARE LUCKY ENOUGH to work all 25 MDC Multipliers
in this year's test from a single location. Please let me know
your thoughts on this. Finally, the Antietam Radio Association, primary
sponsor of the
Modern Day MDC QSO Party, wishes to thank the Foundation for
Amateur Radio for its contribution financially which helps keep
the high quality plaques coming for our big winners. Thanks also
to anyone else who donates a dollar or two to keep this party
going. Page WA3EOP QSO Party Chairman
Maintained by Randy Imberi, KAØTVG