[MiQP-Mail] Questions?

[ku8e]

Hank,

I don't know if things have changed with the OQP since I ran it.  During
those 2-3 years I would sent an email with the contest annoucement to every
single ARRL affiliated club in Ohio. I would even go thru the Ohio results
in QST for every major contest and if I could find an email for that
contester I would send them an email as well.

I seem to remember when K8MR and crew took over they continued this in
addition to printing up flyers to drop off at the various hamfests around
the state. I think Jim and crew do all that's humanly possible to promote
the OQP...


73, Jeff KU8E/4

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hank Greeb" <n8xx at arrl.org>
To: "MIQP-Mail" <MIQP-Mail at miqp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Questions?


>
> 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)
> >
>
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