[FQP] FQP 2011 - Easter Weekend

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

This is a good question and a good time to be asking it!

Personally, when I am interested in operating a contest I will first see it 
'on the list' in the WA7BNM contest calendar. The next 'stop' is always the 
contest website to check for the official dates and times. In other words, I 
don't track contests by the 'week number of the month' per se. As an 
out-of-stater, I only know FQP is 'in the spring, sometime around the end of 
April'.

In my case, having the correct information posted 'way ahead of time' is 
more important than adhering to the custom of which weekend it is on the 
air. In addition, other big contests have been know to be shuffled to a 
different date for similar reasons.

I also believe moving the date would be a courtesy to all the operators who 
have family gatherings over the Easter weekend.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Wetjen" <wd4ahz at gte.net>
To: "FQP" <fqp at kkn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 7:03 AM
Subject: [FQP] FQP 2011 - Easter Weekend


> The FQP dates for 2011 will fall on Easter weekend, April 23 - 24.
>
> There has been some discussion about moving it back a week to the
> weekend of April 30 - May 1.
>
> This won't cause any conflicts with INQP, 7QP, or NEQP which are all a
> week after the FQP, since they'll still be on the first "full" weekend
> in May.
>
> On the other hand, some of the contests that already share the weekend
> with us, may also realize it's Easter weekend, and decide to push back a
> week.
>
> Any thoughts about moving the FQP back a week for 2011 to avoid Easter?
>  The next time this will come up is FQP 2038.
>
> Ron
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