[MiQP-Mail] Spice up the pie..

Stephen M. Murphy murphys at comcast.net
Tue Mar 13 11:58:35 CST 2007


The Upper Peninsula ( "Yoop") is kind of famous for its Pastys.

The "A" in Pasty is pronounced like the "A" in Apple.  A Pasty is a meat 
pie; Pasties are worn by strippers. Improper pronunciation may produce 
unexpected results.


-N8NM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
To: <MIQP-Mail at miqp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Spice up the pie..


>  For someone like myself you really don't have to give me an incentive to 
> do the MQP every year.
> I have a connection to MRRC from the past and like to get on and work all 
> my friends up there.
> That's probably the same reason I heard K3ZO and K6NA doing the WiQP this 
> weekend.
>
> The activity is pretty good and improves every year. I would rate MQP up 
> there with the most popular
> QSP parties - CA and PA. Just keep the activity up and people will show up 
> to work you. I guess for some people the freebies that some QSO Parties 
> give away (i.e. CQP - wine ;  Salmon Run - Salmon etc...) are an incentive 
> to get on. I even saw something on the FQP reflector the other day they 
> are considering some type of foodstuff  (- i.e.oranges ) for the top 
> scorers.
>
> I agree with Jim that something like a mug would eventually just end up in 
> the back of the cupboard.
> I think the same can be said of t-shirts and caps. Is there some type of 
> food Michigan is famous for ??
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
>>
>> From: k8gt at twmi.rr.com
>> Date: 2007/03/13 Tue AM 09:54:17 EST
>> To: Jimk8mr at aol.com
>> CC: MIQP-Mail at miqp.org
>> Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Spice up the pie..
>>
>> In the OK QSO Party, the OKDXA footed the bill for the mugs,
>> participants coughed up $5 for S&H.
>>
>> 73, Gerry  K8GT
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jimk8mr at aol.com
>> Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:48 am
>> Subject: Re: [MiQP-Mail] Spice up the pie..
>> To: MIQP-Mail at miqp.org
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Pennsylvania for years has had mugs and tee shirts available for
>> > participants in the PAQP.
>> >
>> > PAQP charges for the stuff, so no significant costs are incurred by
>> > the
>> > sponsoring club.
>> >
>> > I think either tee shirts or hats would be a better choice. They
>> > tend to  get
>> > worn in public at places like hamfests, where others see them and
>> > get some
>> > advertising exposure for MiQP (or whoever). I still have and
>> > occasionally wear
>> > a  hat from a Texas QSO Party circa 1996.
>> >
>> > Mugs tend to sit in cupboards.
>> >
>> > 73  -  Jim  K8MR
>> >
>> > Coming up north again next month!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > In a message dated 3/11/2007 1:51:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> > murphys at comcast.net writes:
>> >
>> >
>> > I  agree with Dave's comments about increasing activity at the
>> > grass roots
>> > level.  I don't think some additional incentive would hurt,
>> > though.  The
>> > ARRL SS Coffee mugs, pins and brooms come to mind, and,  doesn't
>> > the League
>> > require the recipient to pay for their own mug or  pin?  That type
>> > of
>> > arrangement would keep MRRC from having to put up  the $$ for the
>> > awards.
>> > Perhaps offering some sort of trinket for  achieving certain
>> > "milestones"
>> > (working WAS during the contest, for  example) might entice people
>> > to not
>> > only get on for the contest, but to  stay on for the duration.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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