2006 ARCI Fall QSO Party
Date/Time:
1200Z on 21 October 2006 through 2400Z on 22 October
2006. 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)
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
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] on or before 22 November 2006.
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:
ARCI Fall QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Entries must be postmarked on or before 22 November
2006.
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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L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF
QRP-ARCI (sm) Contest Manager
QRP-ARCI (sm) #9223 / K2 #3375 / KX1 #631
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