Hi John,
Just waiting for the files to go up on the website. Yes, there is a sprint
this weekend.
I've attached the rules for you to this email.
73/72
Jeff
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L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager
--- On Wed, 12/29/10, John Laney<k4bai at att.net> wrote:
> > From: John Laney<k4bai at att.net>
> > Subject: QRP Pet Rock Sprint
> > To: "Jeff Hetherington"<va3jff at yahoo.ca>
> > Received: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 11:17 AM
> > Jeff: Is there a QRP Pet Rock
> > Sprint this Saturday? I can't find anything about 2011
> > QRPARCI contests on the website and it isn't listed on the
> > WA7BNM Contest Calendar (but is on the N2CQ QRP Contest
> > Calendar). I post a reminder of upcoming contests (and
> > a score summary for the past week's contests) for three
> > AL/GA/SC clubs and want to include the Pet Rock Sprint and
> > to be QRV in it if there is to be one this year.
> > Thanks for your help. 73/72, John, K4BAI.
> >
2011 Pet Rock.txt
2011 QRP-ARCI(sm) PET ROCK CELEBRATION
Date/Time:
1500Z to 1800Z on Saturday 1 January 2011.
Mode:
HF CW only.
Exchange:
Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number
Non-Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out
QSO Points:
Member = 5 points
Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points
Multiplier:
SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be
worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.
Power Multiplier:
> >5 Watts = x1
> >1 - 5 Watts = x7
> >500 mW - 1 Watt = x10
> >200 mW - 500 mW = x15
> >55 mW - 200 mW = x20
<55 mW = x25
Suggested Frequencies:
Please remember this is a contest is focusing on rock-bound
transmitters/transceivers.
80m 3560 kHz
3568 kHz
40m 7030 kHz
7040 kHz
20m 14060 kHz
15m 21060 kHz
10m 28060 kHz
Bonus Points:
For crystal controlled gear add 2,000 points for using rockbound receiver; add
3,000 points for using rockbound transmitter; or add 5,000 points for using
rockbound transceiver. These bonus points are available per band.
If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add
5000 points to your final score. (You can NOT be at your shack operating from
battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.) This
is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field
against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft.
Score:
Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power
Multiplier + Bonus Points
Categories:
Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands
(40m-80m)
How to Participate:
Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP
frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or
call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for credit once on
each band.
Email Log Submission:
Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your Callsign,
Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score
calculation tocontest at qrparci.org
Snail mail Log Submission:
Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual
Power and Station Description along with score calculation to:
QRP-ARCI Pet Rock Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked on or before 15 January 2011.
Results:
Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website.
Certificates:
Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category. Certificates may
be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category.
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