ANNOUNCING: THE FIRST ANNUAL ONTARIO QSO PARTY -
APRIL 26, 1997 18:00 UTC - APRIL 27, 1997 18:00 UTC
The Ontario DX Association, Canada's largest shortwave listener's club proudly
announces the First Annual Ontario QSO Party.
FREQUENCIES: (Phone only) All HF bands 160-10 meters with the exception of the
WARC Bands (12, 17 and 30 meters) which by IARU agreement are contest-free.
All VHF/UHF bands.
USE OF FM: Operators may not use repeaters for the purpose of the contest.
Operators should keep the 2 meter FM simplex calling frequency of 146.520
MHz. clear.
CATEGORIES: Single Operator Low Power (under 100 watts on HF, under 50 watts
on VHF/UHF), Single Operator High Power (over 100 watts on HF, over 50 watts on
VHF/UHF), Multioperator, FM-QRP (under 5 watts). Also shortwave listener
category.
EXCHANGE: Ontario stations send signal report and county/district/regional
municipality.
Other stations send signal report and Canadian province/territory, U.S. state
or DXCC country.
SCORING: Ontario stations work everyone. Stations outside Ontario only work
Ontario stations. Score 1 point for every station worked per band. Score 10
points for working VE3ODX and VA3RAC per band. Shortwave Listeners log only
Ontario stations.
MULTIPLIERS: Ontario stations earn 1 multiplier point for each Ontario county/
district/regional municipality, Canadian province/territory, U.S. state or DXCC
country worked.
Stations outside Ontario earn 1 multiplier point for each Ontario county/
district/regional municipality worked. (49 Total)
MOBILE/PORTABLE STATIONS: Mobile and/or portable stations may be worked once
per band in each county/district/regional municipality they operate from.
Shortwave listeners use the same formula as stations outside Ontario.
TOTAL SCORE: Total QSO points X multiplier points.
AWARDS: Certificates to top scorer (Ham & SWL) in each Ontario county/district/
regional municipality, Canadian province/territory, U.S. state, and DXCC
country. Free copy of the 1997 "Passport to World Band Radio" by Larry
Magne to the top amateur radio entrant in Ontario, Canada, the U.S.A. and
DXCC.
SWL Logs should show both the Ontario station heard and the station being
worked. If you log two Ontario stations working each other you may count
both stations for points.
Send your logs to: Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Stn. A, Willowdale,
Ontario, Canada M2N 5S8. Logs must be postmarked no later than May 31, 1997.
Logs may be sent on disk in standard textfile format. Results will be
published in the October, 1997 issue of "DX Ontario". For a copy of the
magazine please send $5.00 Canadian or equivalent. For a copy of the results
only please send an SAE with sufficient return postage.
As this is the first running of this contest, your comments are appreciated
along with your entry.
MULTIPLIER LIST ABBREVIATION
Algoma District ALG
Brant County BRT
Bruce County BRU
Cochrane District COC
Dufferin County DUF
Durham Regional Municipality DUR
Elgin County ELG
Essex County ESX
Frontenac County FRO
Grey County GRY
Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality HNO
Haliburton County HLB
Halton Regional Municipality HTN
Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality HAM
Hastings County HAS
Huron County HUR
Kenora District KEN
Kent County KNT
Lambton County LAM
Lanark County LAN
Leeds & Grenville County LGR
Lennox-Addington County LXA
Manitoulin District MAN
Middlesex County MSX
Muskoka Regional Municipality MUS
Niagara Regional Muncipality NIA
Nipissing District NIP
Northumberland County NOR
Oxford County OXF
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municpality OTT
Parry Sound District PSD
Peel Regional Municipality PEL
Perth County PER
Peterborough County PET
Prescott-Russell County PRU
Prince Edward County PED
Rainy River District RAI
Renfrew County REN
Simcoe County SIM
Stormont-Dundas & Glengarry County SDG
*Sudbury District SUD
Thunder Bay District TBY
Timiskaming District TIM
Metropolitan Toronto TOR
Victoria County VIC
Waterloo Regional Municipality WAT
Wellington County WEL
York Regional Municipality YRK
*Sudbury Regional Municipality counts as Sudbury District for the purpose of
the contest
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