The Florida Contest Gorup is pleased to announce the re-birth of the
Florida QSO Party. Contest column editors, please acknowledge your receipt
of this message.
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stations by reposting of this message.
Mobilers wanted...check out the contest's web page for planned operations!
Rules for the
1998 Florida QSO Party (FQP)
Sponsored by the Florida Contest Group
Florida QSO Party Website: http://home1.gte.net/wd4ahz/fcg/ssqp.htm
1) Object: For amateurs outside of the state of Florida to make
contact with as many Florida stations as possible. Florida stations work
everyone.
2) Contest Period: Last full weekend of April. There are two
operating periods. 1800Z 25 April - 0359Z 26 April and 1400Z - 2359Z 26
April. 20 hours total. All stations may operate the full 20 hours.
3) Categories:
(A) Single operator. One person performs all
operating and logging functions. Use of spotting nets (operator
arrangements
involving assistance through DX-alerting nets, PacketCluster, etc) is not
permitted. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.
(B) Multioperator. Those obtaining any form of
assistance, such as relief operators, loggers, or use of spotting nets.
NOTE -
Multioperator stations do not have to remain on a band for 10 minutes
before
changing bands.
(1) Multi-Single. Only one (1)
transmitted signal on the air at any time.
(2) Multi-Multi. More than one (1)
transmitted signal on the air at any time. No simultaneous SSB/CW signals
on
one band at the same time.
(C) Mobile. Mobile is a station that is
self-contained (radio, antenna, power source) capable of motion. Motion is
optional. Mobile entrants may be either Single Operator or Multioperator.
(D) Novice/Technician. Novice or Technician
licensees perform all operating and logging functions.
4) Power. Three power output categories for all categories. Logs
not showing power output category will be listed as high power.
(A) QRP - 5W output or less
(B) Low Power - 150W output or less
(C) High Power - more than 150W output
5) Modes:
(A) Single Operator, Mobile, and Novice/Technician
categories may operate:
(1) Mixed mode (phone and CW)
(2) Phone only
(3) CW Only
(B) Multioperator work Mixed mode only.
6) Contest Exchange:
(A) Florida stations send signal report and county.
(B) W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal
report and state or province.
(C) DX stations (including KH2/KP4, etc.) send
signal report and DX.
7) Scoring:
(A) QSO Points: Each complete non-duplicate
Phone contact is worth 1 point. Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is
worth 2 points. No partial contact credit. Duplicate contacts must be
clearly
identified and are worth 0 points.
(B) Multipliers:
(1) For Florida stations, 50 states
(including Florida); Canada MAR (VE1, VE2, VE9, VY2), NF (VO1, VO2),
QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NW
(VE8), YT (VY1); DXCC Countries (except the US, Canada, KH6 and KL7).
A multiplier can be counted once per mode. Working NP4Z on CW and then
on SSB is two Puerto Rican multipliers.
(2) All others work Florida counties (a
maximum of 67). Florida mobile stations that change counties are
considered
to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier
credit.
Florida stations on a county line may be claimed as a multiplier for any or
all of
the counties they give in their exchange. A Florida county multiplier can
be
counted once per mode. Working W1YL in Hillsborough County on CW and
then on SSB is two county multipliers.
(C) Final Score: Multiply QSO Points by total
multipliers by the power multiplier (see below). Florida mobile operations
must submit separate logs for each county activated; a mobile entrant's
score
will be the total points for all counties activated by that effort.
(1) Power Multiplier: If all QSO's
were made using 5W or less, multiply your score by 5; if all QSO's were
made
using less than 150W, multiply your score by 2; if any or all QSO's were
made
using more than 150W, multiply your score by 1.
8) Suggested frequencies: CW - 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045
and 28.045 and 10 khz up for Novices/Technicians. Phone - 3.850, 7.225,
14.250, 21.300, and 28.450. Look for SSB activity on the hour and CW on
the
half hour. Fixed stations are urged to call CQ above/below these
frequencies to
keep them clear for low power mobile operations. No 160 meters, WARC
bands, or VHF bands.
9) Miscellaneous:
(A) Call signs and exchange information must be
received by each station for a complete QSO.
(B) No cross-mode contacts; CW contacts must be
made in the CW portion of the band.
(C) Stations may be worked once per mode, per
band, i.e., WC4E may be worked on both 20 CW and 20 SSB for credit.
(D) Your call sign must indicate your DXCC country
(also, portables in Hawaii and Alaska must sign /KH6 or /KL7).
(E) A transmitter used to contact one or more
stations may not subsequently be used under any other call during the
contest
period (with the exception of family stations where more than one call is
assigned).
10) Reporting:
(A) Entries must be postmarked no later than 30
days after the end of the contest (May 26, 1998). No late entries can be
accepted. Any logs (other than check logs) with over 100 QSO's are
encouraged
to submit their logs in computer readable format. Any entrants who submit
paper logs with more than 100 contacts must also include cross-check (dupe)
sheets.
(1) E-Mail. You may submit your contest logs via
e-mail to FLQSOParty@aol.com . Send your summary sheet file and your log
file following the ARRL Suggested Standard File Format
..
(2) On Disk. You may submit your
logs on diskettes instead of paper logs. The floppy diskette must be IBM
compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3.5 inch. The log information must be in an
ASCII file.
(3) Via Regular Mail. Contest logs
(paper or diskette) may be submitted via postal mail to: Florida Contest
Group,
c/o Jim White, K4OJ, 1508 W. Patterson St., Tampa, FL 33604.
(B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in
UTC, calls and received exchange, multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers
should be marked clearly in the log the first time they are worked. Single
operator entrants should indicate if you used 2 radios on the summary
sheet.
This will be noted in the results.
(1) Templates for the contest logging
programs NA and TR are available for downloading from the FQP Web Site.
(2) Entry forms (summary sheet, log sheet, and
county abbreviations) can also be found at the FQP Web Site.
(3) You may also receive entry forms (rules,
summary sheet, log sheet, and county abbreviations) by mail. Please send a
business sized SASE, to Florida Contest Group, c/o Jim White, K4OJ, 1508 W.
Patterson St., Tampa, FL 33604.
(C) Logs that have been received will be listed on
the Florida QSO Party Web site no more than 48 hours after receipt.
(D) Final results will be posted on the Florida QSO
Party Web site, as well as the "3830" Internet reflector.
(E) If you wish a hard copy of the results, please
send a business size SASE to Florida Contest Group, c/o Jim White, K4OJ,
1508 W. Patterson St., Tampa, FL 33604.
11) Awards:
(A) Certificates will be awarded to top scorers in
each category from each Florida county, State, Canadian province, and DXCC
country.
(B) Special awards may be awarded at the discretion
of the Florida QSO Party Contest Committee.
12) Condition of Entry: Each entrant agrees to be bound by the
provisions, as well as the intent, of this announcement, the regulations of
his or
her licensing authority and the decisions of the Florida QSO Party Contest
Committee.
We hope you will join us for what we hope will be a fun operating event
each year!
73 - see you in the FQP
de
Jim White, K4OJ
k4oj@ij.net
a proud member of THE Florida Contest Group
....visit our website @
http://www.4w.com/deemer/fcg.htm
What's an FQP?
Check out the new Florida QSO Party @
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