{"id":92,"date":"2017-03-15T12:18:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T16:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/?p=92"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:59:43","slug":"georgia-qso-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/georgia-qso-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia QSO Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-132 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banners\/GQPLogo-1-300x81.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banners\/GQPLogo-1-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banners\/GQPLogo-1-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gars.org\/gars\/wp-content\/uploads\/Banners\/GQPLogo-1.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"Tcountdown\" class=\"gqpparatextbold\">The <b>Georgia QSO Party<\/b> is sponsored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.t-rexsoftware.com\/secc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> South East Contest Club<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedxc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Southeastern DX Club.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georgia QSO Party (GQP) has been challenging amateurs all over the world with the best award\/plaque program in the US. Hopefully all 159 Georgia counties will be on the air this year. The GQP is held in a pair of ten-hour sessions on the second full weekend in April.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the GQP, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/gaqsoparty.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia QSO party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Please upload any photos you take to our Groups.io group for everyone to see.<br \/>\n* Simply go to <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/GARS\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/GARS\/photos<\/a><br \/>\n* Click on the \u201cNew Album\u201d button<br \/>\n* Enter an Album name in the format \u201cYear Georgia QSO Party by YourCallSign\u201d<br \/>\n* Click the \u201cCreate\u201d button<br \/>\n* Click the \u201c+ Add Photos\u201d button<br \/>\n* and upload away!<br \/>\nWhen you are done, please send an email to the group letting them know you uploaded some pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Georgia QSO Party is sponsored by the South East Contest Club and Southeastern DX Club. 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