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	<title>Ham Radio QSO Parties &#187; vaqp</title>
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	<description>Details about making the most of the many QSO Parties</description>
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		<title>SPARC Publishes VAQP 2009 Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club (SPARC) published new details for the March 2009 Virginia QSO Party.  Welcome rules changes include:

new high power category (150 Watts or more)
adjustment of contest times so it ends at 9 pm local on Sunday evening rather than 10 pm (caused a few years ago by the earlier Daylight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mega Mobile Route</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fellow by the name of Kyle, WA4PGM/M, is planning a long route around SE Virginia.
http://www.wa4pgm.us/VQP/VQP.htm
His route will involve operations from 74, yes seventy-four, counties and cities.
To quote
&#8220;Our efforts are to run all counties listed below with 80/40/20 meter CW being the primary band/mode. In order to complete this long trip most of the counties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ VAQP Logging Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[n1mm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[n3fjp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Which logging program should I consider?
Answer:
Just for the record printable log sheets are available on the www.w4va.org web site if you are only going to make a few QSOs.
As for software, there seem to be many titles out there, but the three that keep coming up regularly as &#8220;pretty good&#8221; are &#8220;Virginia QSO Party Log&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ VAQP Phonetic Alphabet</title>
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		<comments>http://www.qsoparty.com/operating/faq-vaqp-phonetic-alphabet.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Operating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phonetic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Last question &#8212; I read your post regarding the use of phonetic callsigns . . . do most VHF&#8217;ers use those or not?  Again, I&#8217;ll prep my son as needed either way.
Answer:
Yes you should use the phonetic alphabet for all voice communications that are not otherwise crystal clear.  It is true when we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ VAQP VHF Frequencies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
The rules give suggested frequencies for use &#8212; during a contest is it normal for all (or most) contacts to be made on these frequencies (at least in the VHF/UHF part of the spectrum), or do folks jump around?  If there is a range of frequencies that are used, I&#8217;ll pre-program the radios to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ VAQP Two operators contacting each other from borders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:
Would it be considered bad form for each of us to contact one another from opposite sides of county or city boundaries?  On each band we have available to us?  And then switch locations?
Answer:
I assume you are either mobile or expedition for this.  If you have two or more operators you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ VAQP Operator Categories for Father and Son</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the &#8216;operator categories&#8217; section of the rules, I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;d be better off trying to each fit in the &#8220;Single Operator&#8221; category, or in the &#8220;Multi-Operator/Single Transmitter&#8221; category.  Do you have any guidance, or does it really matter at this point?
Answer:
There are folks out there who have both operators work the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten ways to score high in the Virginia QSO Party</title>
		<link>http://www.qsoparty.com/operating/ten-ways-to-score-high-in-the-virginia-qso-party.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.qsoparty.com/operating/ten-ways-to-score-high-in-the-virginia-qso-party.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia QSO Party is an excellent mix of many operating styles, habits, skill levels and license levels.  For the past several years the Fauquier Amateur Radio Association has worked very hard to bring home individual and club plaques.  Here is a top ten list of individual operations that did well&#8230;

If you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N3FJP State QSO Party Log</title>
		<link>http://www.qsoparty.com/software/n3fjp-state-qso-party-log.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.qsoparty.com/software/n3fjp-state-qso-party-log.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kx4o</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[n3fjp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaqp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before I start I have to admit I am a big fan of the whole N3FJP suite of programs.  Created by Scott, N3FJP, these programs share a core base almost ten years old.  This is not free software, but at $6, $10 or $40 takes all, these might as well be free.  [...]]]></description>
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