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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here's what works for me:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Operating from home, where my call prefix matches
the state, I usually just CQ MQP de N8NM.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Operating in-state, but not from home, I'll append
the county abbreviation to the end of the call (ex: CQ MQP de
N8NM/OCEA)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Same when I operate in-state in other QPs and my
prefix doesn't match the call district (ex: CQ TNQP de N8NM/CAMP)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Operating out of state in another QP, I'll append
my state abbreviation to my call (N8NM/MI). This helps, but people still
call without listening or understanding what's going on. For what it's
worth, I find it quicker and easier to just work these zero-pointers then it is
to try to explain things to them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>73</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve N8NM</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=esterline.dj.t@petoskeyschools.org
href="mailto:esterline.dj.t@petoskeyschools.org">Dirk J. Esterline</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=MiQP-Mail@miqp.org
href="mailto:MiQP-Mail@miqp.org">MiQP-Mail@miqp.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 16, 2007 9:24
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MiQP-Mail] CW question</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question about operating cw during the
miqp. The rules for the GA QSO party suggest that Georgia stations should call
“CQ GQP”. Non Georgia stations should call “CQ GA." This helped me a
lot. I have had problems with other qso parties where I tried to call CQ but
stations not from that state would call me back. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do we do a similiar thing with the MIQP?</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>kg8jk</FONT> </P>
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