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[CQ-Contest] ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! 2025 Florida QSO Party April 26 & 27

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! 2025 Florida QSO Party April 26 & 27
From: "Chris Blake, NX4N" <cqdenx4n@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:26:02 -0400
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Dear Fellow FQP Fans,
Hello again and thanks to so many of you for your participation in the 2024
Florida QSO Party (FQP).

The 2025 Florida QSO Party will be held April26 & 27, and we sure hope
you'll join us.  All 67 counties will be active.   Please check out the
rules and further details at our Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

Rules Changes:-
ExpandedSuggested Frequencies-
Log Submissions required within 10 days after the end of FQP

The Florida QSO PartyObject: Everyone works Florida, Florida worksEveryone
Activate and work ALLFlorida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: April 26 & 27, 2025
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 261600Z (Noon EDT) – April 27 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 27 1200Z(8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State,Province or Country for non-FL)

Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES:
CW:     7.025-7.055, 14.025-14.055, 21.025-21.055, 28.025-28.055 MHz
Phone:  7.185-7.285,14.225-14.325, 21.300-21.400, 28.400-28.500 MHz
Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for
details.

MOBILE WINDOW:
We expect severalMobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
CW:  7.025-7.035,14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz
If you are not mobile,*please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows.

Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op,Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School.
Three power levels:QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

Special Event Award- 2025 FQP Spelling Bee!
We will have a total of 14 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes
spell PIRATES. There will be two stations per suffix.  Contact at least one
station of each suffix letter spelling PIRATES to earn this award.
These stations will be on both modes and should be very accessible. QSL
these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct orvia Logbook of The World
(LoTW).
The call signs and hosts are:
CALL    HOST    CTY
K4P       W4GAC  PIN
N4P       K4NMR  GIL
K4I         AI4WW  BRO
N4I         WF4DX  CIT
K4R       N4WW   ORA
N4R       N6AR     ORA
K4A       WO4O    LAK
N4A       NF4A     BAY
K4T       N4OX     ESC
N4T       N4UU     ALC
K4E       K4EJ      PAS
N4E       NN7CW  LAK
K4S       K2SG     HER
N4S       N4SVC   SUW

PRIZES:Printable color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobileroutes, past results, plaques, county maps and much
more! Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific
county-tracking tools by Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W (thanks guys!).
In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spottingwebsite at
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php.Please remember that self-spotting or
requesting to be spotted is not allowed(exception for spelling bee 1x1
stations only).

ACTION REQUIRED!!! Florida Stations of all types – please go to the FQP
websiteand register your fixed, mobile, expedition and 1x1 Spelling Bee
operations;just click on the “Counties" link and then the Activation Forms
to get started – thanks!
Saturday Registration Form:
https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route/
Sunday Registration Form:
https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/
*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY BEFORESUBMITTING*

Logs in Cabrillo Format can be uploaded (preferred)at:
https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.phpor emailed to
logs@floridaqsoparty.org; Paper logs via US mail to: Florida QSOParty, c/o
Dan Street, K1TO, 9933 289th St E., Myakka City, FL 34251
Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to me via
email:cqdenx4n@gmail.com

We highly encourage you to sign up to the FQP email Group
fqp@groups.io. Anyonewishing
to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may go to this link to signup:
https://groups.io/g/FQP -
Just click on the blue "Join this group"button below and follow the
directions.Thank you in advance for making the 2025 FQPanother terrific
event – see you then!

FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades!  73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998
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