Minnesota QSO PARTY
1800 UTC 06 February 1999 to 0600 UTC 07 February 1999
Sponsored by the Twin City FM Club
Co-Sponsored by Hamfest Minnesota, TR Log Contest Software by N6TR, Radio
City, Northern Minnesota DX Association, St. Paul Radio Club, Twin Cities
Repeater Club, 3M Amateur Radio Club, K0XQ, & Sven's All-U-Can-Eat
Lutefisk
& Lefse Barn.
Contest Rules:
1. Time: Contest runs from 1800 06 February 1999 until 0600 UTC 07
February 1999.
2. QSO Rules: MN stations work everyone, all other W/VE & DX work MN
stations. Work stations once per band & mode. MN mobiles may be
worked
once per band & mode from each county, & MN mobiles may work
stations
once per band & mode from each county.
3. Bands/Modes: HF 160m-10m (excluding WARC bands). VHF 6m.
CW/SSB/RTTY
modes only.
4. Exchange: MN stations send serial number & county (two letter
designator). ** NOTE ** MN Mobile stations must sign callsign with
county two letter desigator, in addition to the exchange; for
example
K0BUD/HN for Hennepin County). W/VE & DX send serial number &
state/province/country. Multipliers for MN is MN counties (87
total)
plus states/provinces (49 states excluding Minnesota + 10 Canadian
provinces + 2 Canadian Territorries= 61 W/VE mults total); 148 max
multipliers (all bands) for MN stations. Multipliers for everyone
else
is MN counties (87 total). DXCC countries may be worked for points
only-no multipliers.
5. Scoring: Score 1 QSO point for SSB QSO, 2 QSO points for CW/RTTY
QSO.
TCFMC Club station W0EF is 10 QSO points per contact, any
band/mode.
Final score is QSO points total times multiplier total.
6. Operating Classes-MN: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single Op
High Power, Single Op Novice/Tech, Mobile/Portable, Multi Op/Single
Transmitter. All classes mixed modes only. In addition, the
Minnesota
Wireless Association is sponsoring the MN Club aggregate trophy,
which
will travel year to year to the club with the highest collective
point
total submitted by it's members (who MUST SPECIFY club affiliation
on
the summary sheets turned in with the log).
7. Operating Classes-W/VE: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single
Op
High Power, Multi Op/Single Transmitter.
8. Operating Classes-DX: Single Op, Multi-Op/Single Transmitter
9. Suggested Frequencies-CW: Up from 1.810 3.550 (3.695) 7.050 (7.110)
14.050 21.050 (21.150) 28.050 (28.150) 50.050 ** NOTE ** Suggested
"go to" times for 160m are 0430 & 0530 UTC.
10. Suggested Frequencies-SSB: Up from 1.870 3.890 7.230 14.290 21.390
28.420 50.150 ** NOTE ** Suggested "go to" times for 160m are 0430
&
0530 UTC.
11. Suggested Frequencies-RTTY: Within the ARRL suggested band plans
for
all bands.
12. Logs: Send logs (including summary sheet) by March 15th to Twin
City
FM Club, Attn: MNQSO Logs, PO Box 580555, Minneapolis, MN 58055 or
email to webmaster@rossiya.net. Log & scoring summary sheet
available
on the Internet at http://www.rossiya.net/mnqso.htm
13. Prizes: 1st place in each MN & W/VE class receives plaque, amateur
related prizes (TR Log Contesting Software OR RAC Callbook CD ROM
OR
choice of 1999 ARRL Handbook, 1999 ARRL Antenna Book, 1999 ARRL
Operating Manual) plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota;
2nd & 3rd places receive certificate. 1st place in each DX class
receive certificate, amateur radio related prizes (choice of 1999
ARRL Handbook, 1999 ARRL Antenna Book or 1999 ARRL Operating
Manual)
plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota.
14. Plaque Sponsorship:
MN Novice/Technician: Twin Cities Repeater Club
MN Mobile/Portable: 3M Amateur Radio Club
MN Single Op/High Power: Radio City
MN Single Op/Low Power: Hamfest Minnesota
MN Multi Op/Single Transmitter: St. Paul Radio Club
W/VE Single Op/Low Power: Northern Minnesota DX Association
W/VE Single Op/High Power: Northern Minnesota DX Association
W/VE Multi Op/Single Transmitter: Radio City
DX Single Op: St. Paul Radio Club
DX Multi Op/Single Transmitter: Hamfest Minnesota
Minnesota Club Aggregate Trophy: Minnesota Wireless Association
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