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Hello Patrick. I am glad you couldn't let my comment pass by =
without
comment, that was the whole idea behind it......
And after reading you info below, looks like I had better go read the =
rules.
Last time I tried to work a US station in the NAQP he told me "sorry, I =
can
only work other USA stations".. And I have never been back to that
contest..... Maybe I have judged it too harshly and done so on the =
word
of someone who didn't know himself what was going on...... "that'll =
learn
me"
John - vk4cej / vk4wpx ex vk2ahx and all 3 very active on rtty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick STODDARD" <wd9ewk@amsat.org>
To: "John" <vk4cej@hamsnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] ND in the NAQP
> Hi John.
>
> John wrote:
>
> >>Hmmm,.. The Georgia QSO Party is also this weekend. Maybe the =
question
> >>should be, "Anybody know if Georgia will be on the air for the NAQP =
this
> >>weekend?" :-)
> >>
> >
> >
> > Isn't the NAQP just another of those contests where the USA totally
ignores
> > the rest of the world and therefore doesn't count as a real contest. =
???
>
>
> (can't let that comment pass unchecked....)
>
> Not me! :) This was the first RTTY contest I tried, 2 years
> ago, and it got me hooked. I worked a lot of DX in only a few
> hours. Since this contest is intended to get the world to work
> North America, and in turn North American stations to work
> anyone else, I doubt it will be a quiet 12 hours unless there
> is little or no propagation. The start time (1800 UTC on
> Saturday) may be a bit early in your Sunday morning, but you
> get Saturday to do what you want, plus Sunday evening. I
> missed the 2000 NAQP when I was travelling in Canada, and
> had no HF/RTTY equipment with me. Not this year - I'll be
> at home, hoping to have fun for a few hours on the radio.
>
> I'll leave the matter of ignoring the rest of the world to
> the news media.... thank goodness for the Internet and the
> shortwave (excluding BBC World Service, since they dropped
> broadcasting in this direction) to fill in the gaps left by
> the local newspaper, radio, and TV.
>
> Until the next time we hook up on the radio, 73!
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/7
>
> --
> Patrick STODDARD E-mail: wd9ewk at amsat dot org
> Glendale, Arizona, USA ICBM: 33.5 N 112.2 W
>
> Also at wd9ewk at yahoo dot com - wd9ewk at arrl dot net
>
>
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<DIV>Hello Patrick. I am glad you couldn't =
let my=20
comment pass by without<BR>comment, that was the whole idea behind=20
it......<BR><BR>And after reading you info below, looks like I had =
better go=20
read the rules.<BR>Last time I tried to work a US station in the NAQP he =
told me=20
"sorry, I can<BR>only work other USA stations".. And I have never =
been=20
back to that<BR>contest..... Maybe I have judged it =
too=20
harshly and done so on the word<BR>of someone who didn't know himself =
what was=20
going on...... "that'll learn<BR>me"<BR><BR>John - =
vk4cej /=20
vk4wpx ex vk2ahx and all 3 very active on rtty<BR><BR><BR>----- =
Original=20
Message -----<BR>From: "Patrick STODDARD" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:wd9ewk@amsat.org";>wd9ewk@amsat.org</A>><BR>To: "John" =
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:vk4cej@hamsnet.net";>vk4cej@hamsnet.net</A>><BR>Sent: =
Wednesday,=20
July 18, 2001 8:55 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [RTTY] ND in the =
NAQP<BR><BR><BR>> Hi=20
John.<BR>><BR>> John wrote:<BR>><BR>> >>Hmmm,.. The =
Georgia=20
QSO Party is also this weekend. Maybe the question<BR>> =
>>should be,=20
"Anybody know if Georgia will be on the air for the NAQP this<BR>>=20
>>weekend?" :-)<BR>> >><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> =
>=20
Isn't the NAQP just another of those contests where the USA=20
totally<BR>ignores<BR>> > the rest of the world and therefore =
doesn't=20
count as a real contest. ???<BR>><BR>><BR>> (can't let that =
comment=20
pass unchecked....)<BR>><BR>> Not me! :) This was the first =
RTTY=20
contest I tried, 2 years<BR>> ago, and it got me hooked. I =
worked a lot=20
of DX in only a few<BR>> hours. Since this contest is intended =
to get=20
the world to work<BR>> North America, and in turn North American =
stations to=20
work<BR>> anyone else, I doubt it will be a quiet 12 hours unless=20
there<BR>> is little or no propagation. The start time (1800 =
UTC=20
on<BR>> Saturday) may be a bit early in your Sunday morning, but =
you<BR>>=20
get Saturday to do what you want, plus Sunday evening. I<BR>> =
missed=20
the 2000 NAQP when I was travelling in Canada, and<BR>> had no =
HF/RTTY=20
equipment with me. Not this year - I'll be<BR>> at home, hoping =
to have=20
fun for a few hours on the radio.<BR>><BR>> I'll leave the matter =
of=20
ignoring the rest of the world to<BR>> the news media.... thank =
goodness for=20
the Internet and the<BR>> shortwave (excluding BBC World Service, =
since they=20
dropped<BR>> broadcasting in this direction) to fill in the gaps left =
by<BR>> the local newspaper, radio, and TV.<BR>><BR>> Until the =
next=20
time we hook up on the radio, 73!<BR>><BR>><BR>> Patrick=20
WD9EWK/7<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Patrick=20
STODDARD  =
; =20
E-mail: wd9ewk at amsat dot org<BR>> Glendale, Arizona,=20
USA =
ICBM: 33.5=20
N 112.2 W<BR>><BR>> Also at wd9ewk at =
yahoo dot=20
com - wd9ewk at arrl dot net<BR>><BR>><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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