Confirming CQP (Part-2): Contingency Plans for Contingency Plans

There is no doubt about it, CQP IS [probably] the most progressive of all the state QSO parties. 
The 57th running of CQP takes things even further than ever with the introduction single-day categories.  Because CQP can also be run as a Field Day-like event, not only is it important to
make a myriad of different things happen together, but a backup plan is also needed for those moments when "little things" disrupt the entire operation.

Based on CQP/Portable operation experience, I can certify how important it is to possess a yet-a-separate contingency plan.  A case in point happened during the 2011 Ssb Sweepstakes contest. 
I was setup to run from a friend's townhouse, assured that she had gotten approval prior to my arrival.  5 minutes before starting time, an HOA-representative showed up and said the HF-2V
vertical (with radials run behind the flower bed) had to GO - I was out of there, just like that.

The "contingency plan" become a Coleman "Insta-Tent" purchased at a local mom-n-pop sporting goods store.  I set up a campsite on Carpinteria state beach. just in time for a deluge rainstorm.  When it was all over, I submitted a multi-OP 1st-place from the Santa Barbara (SB) ARRL section.  The multi-op came from a ham who was camped near me; I had him make 2 QSOs for W6K to
qualify as a multi-single operation.

As it turns out several contingency plans have been needed to make CQP-2022 a successful operation.  Operators from last year were NoT available for this year's event.  Finding a location to setup a near 40+ hour operation turned into a no-go.  The offered-up locations lacked equipment security.  While last year's setup at the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) made for an intriguing and fun operation, the rampant RFI from electronic/test equipment there made daytime reception "tedious" at best.

After several e-mail blasts to the ARCA mailing list, it became clear that a CQP operation from Alameda County was NoT destined to happen.  Therefore, in the spirit of Carpinteria, a completely different plan is necessary in order for WQ6X to make event happen for 2022.  The solution I have adopted is a more-or-less hybrid operation, bringing together the "Best of the Best" operations from the past.

In the past, I have run CQP from Contra Costa County (CCOS) and even been a part of setting
two county records.   One year, I dual-OP'd CQP from CCOS while also putting in some hours
of Cw operation remotely into the NX6T log.  For CQP-2022, at the last minute, it occurred to
me that a triple-OP operation can be put together, consisting of:

• Running the full 30-hour contest as K6Q
• Putting in some remote time w/NX6T from the WA6TQT Super station in Anza.
• Running QRP as WQ6X

Bottom-line is that the above 3 ideas were more-or-less easily accomplished.

How it actually turned out, will be reported in the next Blog on CQP.

DiD YOU work the California QSO Party?

Is K6Q, NX6T or WQ6X in YOUR LoG?