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size=2 face=Arial>I believe the LCC should take over the LAQP. It's the
logical thing to do. However, running it on the same weekend as the 2nd
most popular RTTY contest of the year is not a good idea (CQ WPX RTTY). I
would think a different weekend would be better. That's easier said than
done with all the contests filling the calendar. I would LOVE to
participate in LAQP and be willing to serve on the committee but I would choose
CQ WPX RTTY over LAQP every time and wouldn't have much interest in it if I
couldn't participate in it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156382500-24082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I might be able to help in a couple of ways by contacting
WriteLog and N1MM people to see if we can get the LAQP included in these
programs and keep them updated of changes (I'm a WriteLog beta tester and know
some people associated with N1MM). Log checking software and Cabrillo logs
are the way to go. Hopefully someone in the club is capable of writing
software to check Cabrillo logs. If not, it might be possible for me to
contact Trey N5KO to see if he would be willing to do it, but that might be a
stretch.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=156382500-24082011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I'm all for it. BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE
DATE!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=2>73, Don AA5AU<BR><A
href="http://www.aa5au.com/">http://www.aa5au.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rttycontesting.com/">http://www.rttycontesting.com</A><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mark,
K5ER<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 22, 2011 11:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
LCC@louisianacontestclub.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [LCC] K5ER response to: LA QSO
Party may be gone<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I just read W5WZ's post, and having been an officer in the same
general interest club for 19 years, can verify his comments. Once the <FONT
size=2 face=arial>Thibodeaux club took over the LAQP and the pressure was off,
either Scott or myself as single ops, or the pair, as a multi-op with K5CZD,
have won our entry category in the LAQP for the past 6 years. Some of us have
NOT lost interest in the LAQP!<BR><BR></FONT>Some time back, W5EW, did approach
the LCC to discuss the possibility of LCC taking over sponsorship of the LAQP.
At the time, the club was less than 2 years old old, and had only about 2 dozen
members. At the time, we were still trying to establish our own identity and
direction for the LCC, and the group voted not to accept the responsibility at
that time. Since that time, interest and participation by Louisiana contesters
has continued to increase and Louisiana is no longer a rare multiplier.
<BR><BR>Fast forward to now. The LCC is growing, and we now have just shy of 48
members, including some of the top contesters in the state, who bring years of
experience and knowledge to the table. A couple of us have casually kicked the
idea around, and think it might be a good idea for the LCC to now step up and
assume the sponsorship. <BR><BR>SO, to see where we are, lets try a poll. If we
demonstrate enough interest, I'll bring it to the board so we can determine how
to present it at the next meeting. <B>IF you think the LCC should take on the
LAQP, either send a message to the reflector, or to me personally, with a yes /
no, and any comments on the subject. <BR><BR></B>What I DO NOT want to do is
saddle our current Sec/Treas with the sole responsibility. If we decide to do
this, with board input, I would appoint a LAQP committee, of probably 3 to 5
people to insure continuity and spread the load. At a minimum, they would be
tasked with the following:<BR>1. reviewing the rules<BR>2. suggesting any
changes<BR>3. advertising the event<BR>4. writing/borrowing software to do log
checking<BR>5. have a representative available to answer email questions from
potential entrants<BR>6. insure the current logging software authors are aware
of any rule/scoring changes<BR>7. post the results in a timely manner on the
club's website<BR><BR>So first, is there enough interest to consider this?
Second, If we follow through with this, who has the time/ knowledge/ desire to
be on the committee. Remember, this is OUR club, and would be OUR
responsibility. It would also be our opportunity to build the LAQP into a
nationally recognized event that folks WANT to participate in and have "bragging
rights" for winning.<BR><BR>73,<BR>Mark, K5ER<BR>President,<BR>Louisiana Contest
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