Go QRP Night

 

Go QRP Night Contest  2024  Winners

Place

Name

Callsign

Points

How they did it.
1 Stan ZL3TK 492

Some portable but mainly the exploitation of every available minute of every event,
plus earning CW bonus points.
2 Chris ZL4CS 321

Dedication to accumulating bonus points by portable operation throughout the year.
Very well done and points well earned.

3

 Graeme ZL1BDS 132

Joined really late, August,  followed by four months of hard work including CW. 
An exemplary catch-up, congratulations!

GQN  Final Score Board  2024

Individual log sheets may be inspected at  Log Sheets

 

 

  

            NZ QRP Group's Monthly Newsletter            

The 5-watter is kaput.  Despite numerous requests
 and frequent publicity, no one came forward
to fill the role of Editor

 

 

Newsletter  Archive

GQN  Result from QRP Group Survey 2024

 

 

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Latest News before GQN 2025 commences. 

 

A streamlined log sheet without the impediments to easy data entry evident in v4.22, such as the many needless drop down menus, was promised for 2025.   

Ideas and recommendations borne from experience and a demonstration log sheet with mouse-over HELP prompts in several cells was provided. This utility could have been expanded for the benefit of everyone. Admittedly it wasn't quite complete, but despite numerous discussions and the functionality being there, almost everything was ignored.  

e.g.    Instead of a single character entry in a 'Band' column, since that is all that's actually needed,  competitors are now expected to enter up to six characters in a widened 'Frequency MHz' column, while the 'Location' column remains too narrow for many portable locations to be entered.    Where's the logic?  Widespread protest might get a better result than I've been able to achieve.

All I can do is sincerely apologise for my abject failure to deliver on my promise for a streamlined Log Sheet in 2025.

 

Better news   ...


A streamlined log sheet file with mouse-over Help features and simplified data entry system has been provided to the new GQN manager, thus fulfilling my promise to the troops,  after all my previous recommendations were ignored. 

A copy of  Log Sheet ver 5.2  with the features that were promised and runs on LibreOffice Calc,  is now available from 
   
                                                

 

 

 

These difficulties with getting anything done are perhaps best summed up with a play on words in the cliche  ... 

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it THINK.

 

Alternatively, if you want a job done properly and on time,  jolly well do it yourself.

 

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Activities with QRP Potential


RandomGram     An easy and innovative introduction to random groups leading to Enigma encryption.

SAS Net     'Spooks and Security',
a CW traffic net dedicated to encryption.

Lots of QRPers to be found in Fists Down Under

SKCC offers an interesting sport, 'Start QRO,
then switch down to QRP'. 
There are lots of awards to chase.