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"QSO Party" Term Flawed

Discussion in 'Contests, DXpeditions, QSO Parties, Special Events' started by N3AOF, Oct 11, 2009.

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  1. N3AOF

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    Hi,

    Why is a "QSO party" called a "QSO party"?

    I have been a ham for many years. I learned early on that "QSO" is the ham expression for "conversation". However, during a "QSO party", the only actual QSOs (conversations) I find, if any, are hams who are not involved in the "QSO party"!

    Why can't we have a real "QSO party"? In other words, an event where hams get involved in "conversations" for at least 15 minutes or more?

    Regards, John N3AOF
     
    N3AOF, Oct 11, 2009
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  2. N7TYE

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    QSO Party

    I think what is implied here is the 'amount' of qso's in a given length of time. Not the amount of time in any given qso. I hope that clears it up for you.
     
    N7TYE, Oct 24, 2009
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