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Event: 'Spring QSO Party'
Date: Saturday, April 05, 2008 At 12:00Z
Contact Info:
Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
Email: contest@qrparci.org
2008 QRP-ARCI(sm) Spring QSO Party Announcement
Date/Time:
1200Z on 5 April 2008 through 2359Z on 6 April 2008. You may work a maximum of
24 hours of the 36 hour period.
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
>250 mW - 1 Watt = x10
>55 mW - 250 mW = x15
55 mW or less = x20
Suggested Frequencies:
160m 1810 kHz
80m 3560 kHz
40m 7030 kHz (please listen at 7040 kHz for rock bound participants)
20m 14060 kHz
15m 21060 kHz
10m 28060 kHz
Score:
Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power
Multiplier.
Teams:
You may enter as a team with an unlimited number of operators as long as no
more than 5 transmitters are on the air concurrently. You compete individually
as well as on the team. Teams need not be in the same location. Team captains
must send a list of members to the Contest Manager before the contest.
Categories:
Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands
(40m-80m-160m)
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.
Log Submission:
Email 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 to va3jff@yahoo.ca
Snail mail Submission:
Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Categorym Actual
Power and Station Description along with score calculation to:
ARCI Spring QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked on or before 6 May 2008.
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, as well as the top
scoring entrants from each State, Province and Country. Certificates may be
awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category.
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