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Subj: Ontario QSO Party
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Ontario QSO Party Rules
The Ontario QSO Party is open to all amateur radio operators regardless of
license class and shortwave listeners world-wide.
Dates and Times: Held on the third full weekend of April each Year. For 2009,
the contest periods are 1800Z April 18 to 0500Z April 19, and 1200Z to 1800Z
April 19.
Objectives: For Ontario stations to contact as many amateur radio stations as
possible on as many bands as possible world-wide. For stations outside Ontario
to make as many contacts with Ontario amateur radio stations as possible.
Frequencies: All Bands 160-2 meters with the exception of the WARC bands.
Suggested Frequencies for Mobiles/QRP:
HF SSB: 1.870, 3.735, 7.070, 7.260, 14.130, 14.265, 21.260, 28.360
HF CW: 1.830, 3.530, 7.030, 14.030, 21.030, 28.030
VHF/UHF SSB: 50.130, 144.205
VHF/UHF FM: 52.540, 146.550
Suggested Manner of Operation: Work HF SSB on the hour, work HF CW on the half
hour.
Use of FM: Operators can not use repeaters for either contest contacts or for
soliciting contacts. Please keep the FM Simplex calling frequency of 146.520
MHz. clear.
Categories:
FIXED STATIONS
*
Multi-operator multi-transmitter
*
Multi-operator single-transmitter
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Single Operator QRP (Mixed mode; under 5 watts),
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Single Operator Low Power (Mixed mode; under 150 watts)
*
Single Operator High Power (Mixed mode; 150 watts to legal limit)
*
Single-Operator Phone Only (any legal power level)
*
Single-Operator CW-only (any legal power level)
ROVER/MOBILE
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Multi-operator
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Single-operator
SWL
A mobile station is a station that moves between multiplier areas operating
from a vehicle (either stopped or in motion) only using antennas that have the
capability of being used while in motion. All antennas must be on the vehicle
and contacts may be made either while moving or parked.*
A rover station is a station that moves between multiplier areas. Antennas may
be mounted off the vehicle when stopped but contacts can be made with vehicular
antennas when in motion.*
* Please note that for all intents and purposes rover/mobile are treated the
same in the OQP. They are NOT separate categories.
Mobile and rover stations are encouraged to sign "/M", "/R", or the equivalent
on phone so that other operators can anticipate their moves to a new multiplier
area.
Exchange: Ontario stations send signal report and their county abbreviation as
per multiplier list. Non-Ontario stations send signal report and province,
state, or DXCC country name.
Scoring: Ontario stations work everyone. Non-Ontario stations work Ontario
stations only. Mobile/Rover stations may be worked again when they change
multiplier areas. SWL's only log Ontario stations.
Score 1 QSO point for each station worked on phone per band. Score 2 QSO points
for each station worked on CW per band. You may work a station TWICE per band:
once on phone and once on CW.
Score 10 QSO points for each contact made with CCO club station VA3CCO, ODXA
club station VE3ODX, and RAC Ontario club station VA3RAC.
All stations claim 1 multiplier point for each Ontario county worked on each
band. See multiplier list. Ontario county list
Ontario stations also claim 1 multiplier point for each Canadian
province/territory, U.S. state and DXCC country worked on each band.
SWL's claim only Ontario multipliers heard.
Total Score = Total QSO points x total multiplier points.
Mobile/Rover Bonus: Mobile/Rover stations add 300 bonus points for each Ontario
multiplier activated. To earn the mobile/rover bonus a station must make at
least three contacts with three different stations from the multiplier area.
Use of DX spotting networks:
There are no penalties for using DX spotting networks.
Awards:
See the Awards page for details.
Log Submission: Entries should be postmarked no later than May 31, 2009. E-mail
logs are strongly encouraged.
Email address: Contact Us page
Include your snail-mail address with any electronic entries. Please ensure
that your submission includes the entry category and the multiplier area(s) you
operated from.
Mailing address: Contact Us page
If you cannot submit via email, use the mailing address on the Contact
page.
Entry forms: Ontario QSO Party Summary Sheet
Results: Results will be posted on the CCO website as they come in. Final
results will be published on the web site and may also be published in "The
Canadian Amateur" depending on available space.
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