<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Whew!  Taking on a LONG out of area call like that plus QRP!  You must be a big supporter of that group!  I think I found you last year, so will try again. </div><div>John, N0IJ<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Hank Greeb <<a href="mailto:n8xx@arrl.org">n8xx@arrl.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
  
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    <font size="+1"><font face="Times New Roman">Be careful<font size="+1"> NOT to use an i<font size="+1">den<font size="+1">tifier
              <font size="+1">in conjunction<font size="+1"> with your
                  call which FCC could construe as <font size="+1">being
                    in another country.  This<font size="+1"> is
                      illegal.<br>
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                      <font size="+1">Best way if you're in <font size="+1">Michigan</font> b<font size="+1">u<font size="+1">t have a<font size="+1"> call from
                              a different call area </font></font></font>is
                        to ID with the county.  Thus<font size="+1">,
                          I'll be operating K<font size="+1">6JSS/IONI
                            from Ion<font size="+1">ia county.  Note
                              that K6JSS is the club call of the QRP<font size="+1"> Am<font size="+1">ateur Radio<font size="+1"> Club International, <font size="+1">in the same wa<font size="+1">y as W1AW is the club
                                        call of the ARRL.<font size="+1"> 
                                          There's a "big 13" recognition
                                          contest amongst the QRP ARCI
                                          membership, <font size="+1">so
                                            people are encouraged to <font size="+1">use K6JSS <font size="+1">d<font size="+1">uring State<font size="+1"> <font size="+1">QSO <font size="+1">parties.<br>
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                                                        <font size="+1">Note
                                                          that one gets
                                                          multipliers<font size="+1"> by
                                                          mode, so there
                                                          are twice as
                                                          many
                                                          multipliers if
                                                          an op <font size="+1">makes
                                                          contacts on
                                                          SSB <font size="+1">and
                                                          CW, vs
                                                          operating only
                                                          one of the<font size="+1">
                                                          modes.  Great
                                                          in<font size="+1">centive
                                                          to try a mode
                                                          which isn't
                                                          one's
                                                          favorite.<br>
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                                                          </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font size="+1">72/73
                                                          de n8xx Hg<br>
                                                          <font size="+1">QRP
                                                          >99.44% <font size="+1">of
                                                          the time</font></font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/19/2013 11:35 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Jimk8mr@aol.com">Jimk8mr@aol.com</a>
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        <div>From MI, best to send CQ MQP.  CQ MIQP would be OK,
          but it's longer and there are no other "M" QSO parties going
          on, so no need for the "I".</div>
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        <div>Michigan stations with other than a number 8 in the call
          would do well to include the fact that they are in MI with
          their CQs:  CQ MQP DE MI W3USA     or     CQ MQP DE W3USA / MI</div>
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        <div>Stations outside MI would typically use   CQ MI DE W1NN. 
          If the out of state station has an 8 in the call, please
          include your QTH in the CQ:    CQ MI DE W8EDU / OH.</div>
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        <div>On phone including the same information in similar
          situations is also a good idea.</div>
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        <div>73  -  Jim   K8MR</div>
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          <div>In a message dated 4/19/2013 11:25:48 A.M. Eastern
            Daylight Time, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:esterline.dj.t@petoskeyschools.org">esterline.dj.t@petoskeyschools.org</a> writes:</div>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Ok, so I ask this every year and
                  every year I forget. When calling CQ on CW, should a
                  MI station call CQ MQP or CQ MI or CQ MIQP? I am
                  planning on running qrp from EMME so will mostly be on
                  CW though I may try some SSB for fun.<o:p></o:p></p>
                <p class="MsoNormal">KG8JK<o:p></o:p></p>
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