Dear Fellow FQP Fans,
Hello again and thanks to so many of you for your participation in the 2025
Florida QSO Party (FQP).
*The 2026 Florida QSO Party will be held April 25 & 26**, 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/
*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!
When: *April 25 & 26, 2026*
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 25 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 26 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 26 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 several Mobile 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*
*Fixed (in FL and out of state) and Expedition stations shouldn’t call CQ
or run stations in the mobile window.*
*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- 2026 FQP Spelling Bee!
*To celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary*, we will have a total of 20
special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell *US BIRTHDAY.* There will be
*two* stations per suffix. Contact at least one station of each suffix
letter spelling US BIRTHDAY 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 or via Logbook of The World (LoTW).
The call signs, counties and hosts are:
*CALL CTY HOST *
*N4U CIT WF4DX*
*W4U VOL N4EEB*
*N4S SUW N4SVC*
*W4S HER K2SG*
*N4B BRO AI4WW*
*W4B CAH N4II*
*N4I ALC N4UU*
*W4I VOL KQ4R*
*N4R IDR N1TO*
*W4R ORA N6AR*
*N4T LAK NN7CW*
*W4T ESC N4OX*
*N4H GUL WA1S*
*W4H HER N2NL*
*N4D SUM W3US*
*W4D PAS K4EJ*
*N4A BAY NF4A*
*W4A ORA N4WW*
*N4Y LEO AC4TO*
*W4Y LAK WO4O*
*PRIZES:* Printable color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.
*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much
more!
Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab for two terrific
county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!).
*NEW:*
There will also be a new *FQP Mobile & Expedition APRS real-time tracking
tool* that you can find at https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/. Sincere
Thanks to the NYQP leadership team for providing this valuable tool for FQP.
In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website 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* – p*lease go to the FQP website and
register your fixed, mobile, expedition operations (note- Spelling Bee 1x1
stations are pre-entered so no action required). Just click on one of the
applicable links below. Remember to submit forms for both Saturday and
Sunday as applicable. Thanks!*
*FLORIDA COUNTY ACTIVATION FORMS*
Use these forms to enter your planned FQP Activity:
Florida *Fixed* Station County Activation form: Click here
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-fixed-station-activations-form/>
Florida *Expedition* Station County Activation form: Click here
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-expedition-activations-form/>
Florida *Mobile Station* County Activation form: Click here
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/fqp-mobile-station-activation-form/>
**PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY BEFORE SUBMITTING**
*For FL Mobiles & Expeditions and their Hunters:*
There will also be a new FQP Mobile & Expedition APRS real-time tracking
tool at https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/. *Instructions for using this
tool on APRS so folks can track you is here
<https://mobiletracker.stateqso.com/help>.* NOTE: FQP does *not* permit
self-spotting so **do not* include your operating frequency* in APRS!
Sincere thanks to the NYQP leadership team for providing this valuable tool
for FQP.
*LOGS:*
Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at:
https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php
or emailed to logs@floridaqsoparty.org; Paper logs via US mail to: Florida
QSO Party, 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
. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may go to this
link to sign up: 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 2026 FQP another 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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