Hi,
As a reminder, the North American QSO Party CW and SSB contests are
scheduled as follows:
CW: 1800Z, Aug 6 to 0600Z, Aug 7
SSB: 1800Z, Aug 20 to 0600Z, Aug 21
Complete rules can be found at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php
Teams, consisting of up to 5 single operators, must be registered prior to
the start of the contest using the web form available at:
CW: http://www.ncjweb.com/cwnaqpteamreg.php
SSB: http://www.ncjweb.com/ssbnaqpteamreg.php
The start-of-the-contest deadline for team registration will be strictly
enforced. Team members are not limited to a single geographic area or club
membership.
The maximum power for all entry categories is 100W. Single op QRP entries
are limited to 5W. Submitted logs that indicate "HIGH" power will be
interpreted as representing the use of power greater than 100W and will be
used as check logs.
Please submit your logs for either mode using the web form available at:
http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php
You will receive an immediate detailed response of any problems found with
the formatting of your log or a log summary/acknowledgement if everything
is OK. The deadline for log submission is 14 days after the contest (CW:
August 20, SSB: September 3). You may submit corrected logs via the web
form up until the submission deadline.
Certificates will be distributed electronically in the form of full-color,
print quality pdfs immediately upon completion of log checking. For those
who are unable to receive or print the certificate, a certificate will be
mailed.
How to increase your score:
1) be aware of the maximum operating time (10 hours) and off time rules for
single ops. Periods of inactivity must be of at least 30 minutes duration
to count as off time. Periods of less than 30 minutes are considered as
operating time.
2) for all QSOs with North American stations, you must log the call, name
and QTH (state/province/country) of the station you work. The QTH may be
omitted for QSOs with stations outside of North America. "59" or some other
signal report will not be considered a name.
3) be sure to log the correct band for each QSO, particularly if you use
multiple radios or change bands often during the contest.
4) during the SSB contest, be sure you log the correct name. Many names
sound similar on HF SSB: Ken/Kim/Kent, Joe/Joel, Dick/Mick/Vick, etc.
5) be familiar with the standard 2-letter postal abbreviations for US
states and Canadian provinces. Although you don't have to use these
abbreviations when specifying the QTH for a QSO, the use of a wrong
abbreviation may result in an unintended QTH (e.g. use of AK for Arkansas,
when AK=Alaska).
Have fun!
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
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