Hi Everybody. This coming weekend is the big one on the QRP-ARCI Contest Calendar. The Fall QSO Party will bring entrants from across North America and there are always DX that check in as well.
There is a team competition for up to 5 participants to combine their scores for a separate challenge. The full rules are below: QRP-ARCI Fall QSO Party Date/Time: 1200Z on 20 October 2007 through 2400Z on 21 October 2007. 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] email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on or before 23 November 2007. 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 23 November 2007. 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. Good Luck! 73/72 Jeff - VA3JFF / VE3CW ========================================== L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager QRP-ARCI(sm) #9223 / K2 #3375 / KX1 #631 Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com