<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Mel Crichton" <<a href="mailto:kj9c@att.net" class="">kj9c@att.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Re: RCA RC active on May 5 ???</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">March 6, 2018 at 9:51:30 AM EST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><<a href="mailto:WebMaster@w9rca.org" class="">WebMaster@W9RCA.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">Please share with your club members....<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">It's spring, meaning it's time for Indiana radio clubs and individual hams<br class="">to start planning for the Indiana QSO Party on May 5. Not only is this the<br class="">annual running of our popular (and fun ) INQP, it's also a chance to shake<br class="">down your mobile or club's field day setup by activating some of the more<br class="">"rare" Indiana counties. This is a great opportunity to become "the hunted"<br class="">and experience pileups looking to work YOU !<br class=""><br class="">There's a link to a powerpoint presentation on the INQP website<br class="">(<a href="http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp" class="">www.hdxcc.org/inqp</a>, click on PUBLICITY PACKAGE) that could be used as<br class="">program material in your club. The website also holds a lot of other info,<br class="">like rules for INQP, operating tips, and links to special awards, like the<br class="">Worked All Indiana Counties award.<br class=""><br class="">Perhaps your club can mount a full-blown 12-hour effort to put your county<br class="">on the air and compete for the TOP CLUB plaque. Your members can participate<br class="">as individuals, and then combine their scores for a club score. You might<br class="">also organize a multi-op multi-transmitter effort, and perhaps shake out the<br class="">club gear prior to Field Day. (Check out the rules and operating categories)<br class=""><br class="">Even if you are not contributing to a club entry, feel free to operate and<br class="">compete for individual awards, including our attractive plaques and<br class="">certificates. Beside operating from home, you can go mobile, or set up<br class="">bigger (and higher) antennas as a rover or portable.<br class=""><br class="">Whatever your operating preference, please get on the air Saturday May 5 to<br class="">put Indiana (and your county) out there for others to work.<br class=""><br class="">Once you have made a plan, please let the INQP reflector (or K9WX<br class=""><a href="mailto:timk9wx@gmail.com" class="">timk9wx@gmail.com</a> ) know what counties and call signs you will activate on<br class="">May 5. We'll put your call on the activity map.<br class=""><br class="">NOTE: If you've operated INQP before, please be aware that we changed<br class="">our county abbreviations to avoid confusion with other QSO parties taking<br class="">place the same day (meaning, there will be LOTS of stations to work!).<br class="">Check out the website for more info on using these abbreviations with the<br class="">most common logging programs.<br class=""><br class="">And if you want to operate the other three QSO parties that day, check out N1MM<br class="">Logger and our website so you can log all the QSOs in one log.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Thanks<br class="">Mel KJ9C <a href="mailto:kj9c@arrl.net" class="">kj9c@arrl.net</a><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">---<br class="">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br class=""><a href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus" class="">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>