[qrp-l.org] Lobstercon developments

[Rex Harper]

My fellow Lobsterconners and others interested in QRP+camping,

I come to you tonight with a heavy....idea!  where? anybody? anybody? 
where? anybody?

Lobstercon was GREAT!  I've been told that Salmoncon was GREAT! The 
combination of the two was GREAT^^2. Hard to make it any better; but, I 
will keep trying. In that vein, I have 5 news items for those interested 
in Lobstercon2009!

1.) Dates are July 10, 11 & 12 2009  I have confirmed the dates with the 
campground and that there is no problem with campers coming early. We 
had quite a few show up on Thursday and even N1RX on Wednesday. It is 
official that next year, early camping is OK, and I hope to be doing it 
myself!

2,) Lobstercon will have its own website soon.... www.Lobstercon.me  has 
been reserved and as soon as I have some time, 2009 (and possibly 
previous years) info will be found there.

3.) I have started a new discussion group  4DIJ-L, 4 days in July, for 
everyone interested in Lobstercon & Salmoncon to network and stay up to 
date. Check out the info page and sign up...

Here is the link  to the 4DIJ-L at mailman.qth.net mailing list!

General information about the mailing list is at:

http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/4dij-l

To post to this list, send your email to (after you sign up of course):

4dij-l at mailman.qth.net


4.) I conversed with Joe Porter with the 4SQRP Club and he will be 
attempting to get the 4SQRP guys together on that date.  Now we will 
have someone in the middle of the country to try to contact.....

5.) From the subject line: others, plural, meaning more than 1. I will 
be actively promoting the idea of other QRP groups camping out the same 
weekend for additional QRP signal snatching fun.  QRP groups all over 
the country camping out...signals flying around everywhere, Qs being 
made....a real movement underfoot!   Now we need a groups in say Idaho, 
Iowa, New Jersey and Massachusetts to start Spudcon, Corncon, 
CranberrySaucecon & BostonCremePiecon and we can have an QRP feast in 
July, So you might want to get in on the ground floor with the 4DIJ-L 
(thats: 4 Days in July) discussion list. Probably (& hopefully) won't be 
a BIG high traffic list...just a solid group interested in QRPing & 
camping that single weekend in July.

I guess that is all for now.. Please stay tuned for more.

W1REX   Rex Harper  'The (Tuna) Tinman'   www.QRPme.com