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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Fixed Station: KA5M, Caddo, Mixed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>73,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marsh, KA5M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Charles Sanders <no5w.chuck@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 3, 2018 9:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> Marsh Stewart <marsh@ka5m.net>; w5wz@w5wz.com; Robert Baker <Robert.Baker@opso.net>; Mark Ketchell <k5er@k5er.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Louisiana QSO Party<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>If someone will pass the information to me I would be glad to put up an activity map similar to the one I did several years ago for the LQP -- for example see <a href="http://www.no5w.com/LQPAnnouncedPlans.html">this map</a> and others on the site. That map resides on my web site but a link to the 2018 map could be placed on the LQP website -- I think that's how we did it before.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Info that I would need is <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>For Fixed Stations: Call Sign, Parish, Mode (Mixed, CW Only, Phone Only)<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>For Mobiles: Call Sign, Parishes in the order they will be covered, Mode. <br><br>If a mobile is going to use APRS that would be useful info also but not required.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I hope to be mobile again this year but have some work to do on the rolling shack if that is going to happen. It sure would be nice to have a few more mobiles on the road.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>73/Chuck/NO5W<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 8:36 AM, <<a href="mailto:marsh@ka5m.net" target="_blank">marsh@ka5m.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Louisiana Contest Club</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=267+Jim+Finley+Road+%0D%0A%0D%0A+Calhoun,+LA+71225&entry=gmail&source=g">267 Jim Finley Road</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=267+Jim+Finley+Road+%0D%0A%0D%0A+Calhoun,+LA+71225&entry=gmail&source=g">Calhoun, LA 71225</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Dear Fellow Louisiana Contesters,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>As members of the LCC and sponsors of the Louisiana QSO Party, we would like to invite</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>each of you to help us put the State of Louisiana on the contest map again this year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>The LaQP will be held on the weekend of March 17, 2018 and will run from 14:00 UTC until</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>02:00 UTC on March 18, 2018. These times translate to 9:00am to 9:00pm local time. In 2017</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>we received 67 logs including from Louisiana and outside the state. The Super Check Partial</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>list of contesters has 144 callsigns with a Louisiana address.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>In 2018 our goal is to activate all 64 Parishes in the state. We do have several that love to</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>work as rovers. This helps get more parishes activated during the contest. Please consider</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>helping make 2018 LaQP a big success this year, even if you operate for only a short period</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>of time. You don’t have to work the entire 12 hours. If we could get more people to operate this</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>would really increase the interest by those outside of the state and would make it easier for all.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Please feel free to contact any of us in the LCC if there is anything we can do to assist. Let’s</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>make 2018 the best and biggest LAQP on record. We will again be activating N5LCC as the</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>bonus station on all bands and modes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Scott Dickson, W5WZ President of LCC,</span> <a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif;color:#0563C1'>w5wz@w5wz.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Bobby Baker, WM5H Vice President of LCC,</span> <a href="mailto:Robert.Baker@opso.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif;color:#0563C1'>Robert.Baker@opso.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif'>Mark Ketchell, K5ER Sec/Tres of LCC,</span> <a href="mailto:k5er@k5er.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"ArialMT-Identity-H",serif;color:#0563C1'>k5er@k5er.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>