[FQP]Two weekends next year?

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

A separate weekend would not work for those coming from out-of-state. I have family committments which would prevent me from doing so. Dan mentioned that
most of the rovers like to concentrate on CW.... Maybe next year try to recruit some guys to go rovering to concentrate more on SSB (Those who like SSB) I remember the times John and I were on SSB the rate was decent...

                   Jeff KU8E
> 
> From: K1to at aol.com
> Date: 2004/05/02 Sun AM 09:49:55 EDT
> To: fqp at kkn.net,  fcg at kkn.net
> Subject: Re: [FQP]Two weekends next year?
> 
> In a message dated 5/2/2004 12:29:54 PM Greenwich Standard Time, 
> N3AWS at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Maybe the FQP has reached the level of participation that warrants a 
> > separate 
> > weekend for CW and SSB next year?
> > 
> 
> The thought has crossed our minds!  The biggest dilemma that we face right 
> now is that the mobiles tend to concentrate on CW and the SSB activity is 
> diluted as a result.  Separating the weekends would potentially focus everyone on 
> that single mode and allow way more sweeps to happen, particularly on SSB.
> 
> The question would be whether it should be a separate weekend altogether 
> (which only the biggest of contests do nowadays) or whether a shorter operating 
> period within the same weekend would suffice.  
> 
> Both George and Eric immediately rejected the notion based on the time 
> commitment, assuming it would be 2 weekends @ 20 hours each.  But that's not the 
> only "how" solution if there was sentiment that splitting SSB and CW was "what" 
> we wanted.  
> 
> For the mobiles that do Mixed mode, I sense that passing (and being passed) 
> between modes is part of the fun.  That would obviously go away.
> 
> Might be time for an FQP survey.  I'm really curious to quantify the 
> particpants' thoughts on this topic, plus the mobile window, operating frequencies, 
> awards structure (should we award T-shirts or bags of oranges?), etc.  If so, we 
> need to do it soon, while the experience is still fresh in everyone's mind...
> 
> Thanks & 73, Dan, K1TO
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