<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The following is from Tom Frenaye. I hope some BARS members can get on and compete, or even just casually work some of the rarer states like VT and RI!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Since we won’t be at Near-Fest, I guess we won’t have much else to do. :)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Andy</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;">KA1GTT</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="5">———</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="5"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: x-large;">To New England radio clubs:</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="5"><br>
</font><b>I'd appreciate your help in publicizing the upcoming
<font size="4">New England QSO Party</font> on May 2nd and
3rd. Please mention it at your next club meeting and in
your newsletter. Hope you've had good success in using virtual
meetings! <br><br>
</b>The NEQP is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a
moderately paced opportunity to work new states and
countries. You'll find a wide variety of participants, from
newcomers to experienced contesters, all interested in making contacts
with New England stations.<br><br>
With travel restrictions we do not expect to have activity from mobile
stations but hope we can generate a big increase in home station
activity. Our goal is to get every one of the 67 counties in
New England on the air so we hope you will encourage your members to join
in the fun! Even if you can join the fun for a couple of
hours, we'd appreciate it! <b>Will you be QRV?
Let us know with a message to <a href="mailto:info@neqp.org">info@neqp.org</a></b> <br><br>
<font size="4" color="#0000FF"><b>The New England QSO Party is 20 hours
long overall, in two sections with a civilized break for sleep on
Saturday night. It runs from 4pm Saturday until 1am Sunday, then
9am Sunday until 8pm Sunday. Operate on CW, SSB and/or digital
modes on 80-40-20-15-10 meters. For each QSO you'll give your
callsign, a signal report and your county/state. Top scorers
can earn a plaque and everyone who sends in a log will get a
certificate. The goal is to work stations anywhere in the world -
and their goal is to work New England stations, so you'll be very
popular!<br><br>
</b></font>Last year we had logs from almost 200 New England stations and
450 more from around the country and world. <br><br>
The full rules are here ->
<a href="http://www.neqp.org/rules.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.neqp.org/rules.html<br><br>
</a>The 2019 results were posted last weekend ->
<a href="http://www.neqp.org/results.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.neqp.org/results.html<br><br>
</a><b>It's just three weeks until the 2020 NEQP. Please make
some QSOs even if you don't want to send in a log!<br><br>
</b>Thanks!<br><br>
73 Tom/K1KI<br><br>
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New England QSO Party -
<a href="http://www.neqp.org/" eudora="autourl">http://www.neqp.org</a> -
May 2-3, 2020
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