[MiQP-Mail] Questions?

[Hank Greeb]

Dave:

Thanks for the reply.  I saw the announcement in QST, on the ARRL 
contest web site, and in the Michigan Section Newsletter.  I haven't see 
the info on any of the local (Kent County/Grand Rapids) Amateur Radio 
Club web sites, though I didn't dig through them deeply.  Since I didn't 
participate in MiQP last year, nor the year before, I have no way of 
knowing if individuals who partook of the event  in the past were sent 
individual reminders via e-mail.

However, I know for a fact that, even after participating for five or 
more consecutive years, I've never received an individual e-mail 
concerning the Ohio QSO party.  I subscribe to the OQP reflector, so I 
get information there, but many folks who participate in OQP don't 
subscribe to it, so I publicize it via the several club reflectors in SW 
Ohio to which I still belong.  I also personally provide info to 
webmasters in that area, and many of them give front page publicity in 
the months prior to the OQP.. 

Very few amateur radio clubs in the SW part of Ohio gave it much 
publicity until N8TFD and the Queen City Emergency Net started beating 
the drum to stir up participation.  Yes, MiQP and OQP are two different 
contests, but they're run by the same organization, both are fun, but 
both would be even more fun with more participants and more real 
competition.

Please don't take my questions or suggestions as negative criticism.  
They are meant to be positive, to broach ideas for improvement in 
participation.

73 de n8xx Hg

David Pruett wrote:

> Hank,
>
> All of these things have already been done by the MiQP communciations 
> manager, Mark Hinkleman, NU8Z.  This work started way back in 
> January.  The MiQP announcement has also appeared in the ARRL Michigan 
> Section Newsletter.  Mark also usually posts something to e-HAM.  
> Finally, I will start sending announcements to CQ-Contest this week.
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 09:21 PM 4/8/2006, Hank Greeb wrote:
>
>> Just a couple SAQs.
>>
>> Did anyone thimk to send an e-mail (preferably individualized emails 
>> with a programme like world merge) reminding each participant from 
>> last couple years MiQP of this year's event and encouraging 
>> participation? For example, I know there was at least one other KENT 
>> county operator who operated from his/her fixed location, yet I've 
>> not heard that he/she is planning to make it this year.
>>
>> Another thing - how about sending e-mail announcements to each editor 
>> of club newsletters, and webmasters for ARRL affiliated clubs in 
>> Michigan, asking them to run a blurb in the appropriate issue of 
>> their newsletter and an announcement and link to miqp.org on their 
>> web sites?    If this hasn't been done to date, it's a bit late.  
>> However, the folks at the Grand Rapids ARA seemed to welcome an 
>> announcement about MiQP at their club meeting last evening, and a 
>> couple people seemed a bit more than casually interested in the 
>> times, etc.
>>
>> It's the "little things" which can make or break an event such as 
>> this. These "little things" can cause a contest to blossom or to 
>> wither on the vine.
>>
>> 73 de n8xx Hg  (who will be operating N8M KENT county during MiQP 2006) 
>