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From: k4pk@mindspring.com (Don Aldridge)
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:25:37 -0500
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Aldridge, Don M.=20
To: 'k4pk@mindspring.com'=20
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:28 AM
Subject: FW: VA QSO Party



-----Original Message-----
From: Aldridge, Don M.=20
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 9:25 AM
To: 'secc@contesting.com'
Subject: FW: VA QSO Party


Hi folks,
See below for info in the VA QSO Party this weekend.  I will be =
operating mobile, and plan to run 30 counties and independent cities.
There will be at least 5 other mobiles on the air, and we hope to have =
all counties activated.

Hope to hear you guys!
73,
Don  K4PK



Hey Gang:

This Weekend is the Viriginia QSO Party.  There will be mobiles out into =
the "rarer" Virginia counties.

Per the announcement in March issue of QST - Page 102:

Virginia QSO Party - Phone and CW, sponsored=20
by the Sterling Park ARC, 1800Z Mar 16-0200Z Mar 18. =20
Frequencies:=20
CW - 1.805 and 50 kHz up;=20
Phone - 1.845 3.860 7.260 14.270 21.370 28.370 kHz;=20
Novice/Tech - 10 kHz up and 28.370;=20
VHF/UHF - 50.125 144.200, 146.58, 223.50, 446.00 MHz. =20
No repeater or cross-mode QSO's.=20
SO, MS, MM fixed station and mobile categories;=20
no time limit;=20
QSO's once per band/mode/VA QTH,=20
VA stations work everyone; others work VA stations only. =20
Exchange: serial number and SPC or VA county/city. =20
QSO points: Phone - 1 pt, CW - 2 pts, Mobile - 3 pts. =20
Multipliers - VA city/counties + SPC. =20
Score: QSO points x multipliers (counted only once). =20
VA mobiles add 100 pts per VA city/county activated. =20
Add 500 pts for QSO with K4NVA. =20
For more information. www.qsl.net/sterling
Logs must be emailed or postmarked by Apr 15 to ks4ii@arrl.net=20
or Virginia QSO Party, Call Box 599, Sterling, VA  20167

SO =3D Single Op; MS =3D Multi-Op Single Transmitter;=20
MM =3D Multi-op, Multiple Transmitters

SPC =3D State/Province/DXCC Entity

CW Abbreviations for VA Counties and Independent Cities per attached =
file.

Look forward to working many of our friends in PA during our QSO Party

73, Stan - K4UK


Here's the 3 Letter Abbreviations:

3 letter Virginia County Abbreviations

County       Abbreviation          County         Abbreviation
Accomack         ACC               King George        KGE
Albemarle        ALB               King William       KWM=20
Alleghany        ALL               Lancaster          LAN     =20
Amelia           AME               Lee                LEE     =20
Amherst          AMH               Loudoun            LDN      =20
Appomattox       APP               Louisa             LSA     =20
Arlington        ARL               Lunenburg          LUN     =20
Augusta          AUG               Madison            MAD     =20
Bath             BAT               Mathews            MAT     =20
Bedford          BED               Mecklenburg        MEC     =20
Bland            BLA               Middlesex          MID     =20
Botetourt        BOT               Montgomery         MON     =20
Brunswick        BRU               Nelson             NEL     =20
Buchanan         BCH               New Kent           NEW     =20
Buckingham       BHM               Northampton        NHA     =20
Campbell         CAM               Northumberland     NUM     =20
Caroline         CLN               Nottoway           NOT     =20
Carroll          CRL               Orange             ORG     =20
Charles City     CCY               Page               PAG     =20
Charlotte        CHA               Patrick            PAT     =20
Chesterfield     CHE               Pittsylvania       PIT     =20
Clarke           CLA               Powhatan           POW     =20
Craig            CRA               Prince Edward      PRE     =20
Culpeper         CUL               Prince George      PRG     =20
Cumberland       CUM               Prince William     PRW   =20
Dickenson        DIC               Pulaski            PUL     =20
Dinwiddie        DIN               Rappahannock       RAP     =20
Essex            ESS               Richmond           RIC     =20
Fairfax          FFX               Roanoke            ROA     =20
Fauquier         FAU               Rockbridge         RBR     =20
Floyd            FLO               Rockingham         RHM     =20
Fluvanna         FLU               Russell            RUS     =20
Franklin         FRA               Scott              SCO     =20
Frederick        FRE               Shenandoah         SHE     =20
Giles            GIL               Smyth              SMY     =20
Glouchester      GLO               Southampton        SHA     =20
Goochland        GOO               Spotsylvania       SPO     =20
Grayson          GRA               Stafford           STA     =20
Greene           GRN               Surry              SUR     =20
Greensville      GVL               Sussex             SUS     =20
Halifax          HAL               Tazewell           TAZ     =20
Hanover          HAN               Warren             WAR     =20
Henrico          HCO               Washington         WAS     =20
Henry            HRY               Westmoreland       WES     =20
Highland         HIG               Wise               WIS     =20
Isle of Wight    IOW               Wythe              WYT     =20
James City       JAM               York               YOR     =20
King & Queen     KQN              =20




3 letter Virginia Independent City Abbreviations

City         Abbreviation        City         Abbreviation

Alexandria       ALX                    Lynchburg         LYX=20
Bedford          BEX                    Manassas          MAX
Bristol          BRX                    Manassas Park     MPX
Buena Vista      BVX                    Martinsville      MVX=20
Charlottesville  CHX                    Newport News      NNX
Chesapeake       CPX                    Norfolk           NFX
Clifton Forge    CLX                    Norton            NRX
Colonial Heights COX                    Petersburg        PBX
Covington        CVX                    Poquoson          PQX
Danville         DAX                    Portsmouth        POX          =20
Emporia          EMX                    Radford           RAX
Fairfax          FXX                    Richmond          RIX
Falls Church     FCX                    Roanoke           ROX
Fort Monroe      FMX                    Salem             SAX
Franklin         FRX                    South Boston      SBX
Fredericksburg   FBX                    Staunton          STX
Galax            GAX                    Suffolk           SUX
Hampton          HAX                    Virginia Beach    VBX
Harrisonburg     HBX                    Waynesboro        WAX
Hopewell         HOX                    Williamsburg      WMX
Lexington        LEX                    Winchester        WIX


3 letter Virginia County Abbreviations

County       Abbreviation          County         Abbreviation
Accomack         ACC               King George        KGE
Albemarle        ALB               King William       KWM 
Alleghany        ALL               Lancaster          LAN      
Amelia           AME               Lee                LEE      
Amherst          AMH               Loudoun            LDN       
Appomattox       APP               Louisa             LSA      
Arlington        ARL               Lunenburg          LUN      
Augusta          AUG               Madison            MAD      
Bath             BAT               Mathews            MAT      
Bedford          BED               Mecklenburg        MEC      
Bland            BLA               Middlesex          MID      
Botetourt        BOT               Montgomery         MON      
Brunswick        BRU               Nelson             NEL      
Buchanan         BCH               New Kent           NEW      
Buckingham       BHM               Northampton        NHA      
Campbell         CAM               Northumberland     NUM      
Caroline         CLN               Nottoway           NOT      
Carroll          CRL               Orange             ORG      
Charles City     CCY               Page               PAG      
Charlotte        CHA               Patrick            PAT      
Chesterfield     CHE               Pittsylvania       PIT      
Clarke           CLA               Powhatan           POW      
Craig            CRA               Prince Edward      PRE      
Culpeper         CUL               Prince George      PRG      
Cumberland       CUM               Prince William     PRW    
Dickenson        DIC               Pulaski            PUL      
Dinwiddie        DIN               Rappahannock       RAP      
Essex            ESS               Richmond           RIC      
Fairfax          FFX               Roanoke            ROA      
Fauquier         FAU               Rockbridge         RBR      
Floyd            FLO               Rockingham         RHM      
Fluvanna         FLU               Russell            RUS      
Franklin         FRA               Scott              SCO      
Frederick        FRE               Shenandoah         SHE      
Giles            GIL               Smyth              SMY      
Glouchester      GLO               Southampton        SHA      
Goochland        GOO               Spotsylvania       SPO      
Grayson          GRA               Stafford           STA      
Greene           GRN               Surry              SUR      
Greensville      GVL               Sussex             SUS      
Halifax          HAL               Tazewell           TAZ      
Hanover          HAN               Warren             WAR      
Henrico          HCO               Washington         WAS      
Henry            HRY               Westmoreland       WES      
Highland         HIG               Wise               WIS      
Isle of Wight    IOW               Wythe              WYT      
James City       JAM               York               YOR      
King & Queen     KQN               




3 letter Virginia Independent City Abbreviations

City         Abbreviation        City         Abbreviation

Alexandria       ALX                    Lynchburg         LYX 
Bedford          BEX                    Manassas          MAX
Bristol          BRX                    Manassas Park     MPX
Buena Vista      BVX                    Martinsville      MVX 
Charlottesville  CHX                    Newport News      NNX
Chesapeake       CPX                    Norfolk           NFX
Clifton Forge    CLX                    Norton            NRX
Colonial Heights COX                    Petersburg        PBX
Covington        CVX                    Poquoson          PQX
Danville         DAX                    Portsmouth        POX           
Emporia          EMX                    Radford           RAX
Fairfax          FXX                    Richmond          RIX
Falls Church     FCX                    Roanoke           ROX
Fort Monroe      FMX                    Salem             SAX
Franklin         FRX                    South Boston      SBX
Fredericksburg   FBX                    Staunton          STX
Galax            GAX                    Suffolk           SUX
Hampton          HAX                    Virginia Beach    VBX
Harrisonburg     HBX                    Waynesboro        WAX
Hopewell         HOX                    Williamsburg      WMX
Lexington        LEX                    Winchester        WIX















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