The Florida QSO Party is a tough act to follow... but, we think you'll have a
lot of fun in the New England QSO Party this weekend.
All 67 counties in six states will be active - we've heard from 16 mobiles and
more than 125 home stations in New England telling us they'll be participating.
Check out our Reserve Your County listing --> http://www.neqp.org/ryc.html
There are certificates for those making at least 25 QSOs, and those who put in
a significant effort will get a taste of New England (Ben & Jerry's ice cream
or maple syrup). The top single operator USA scorer will be treated to a
lobster dinner for two. We've had a lot of support from clubs and individuals
so there are 27 plaques to be awarded as well.
The NEQP is a low pressure, fun operating event that starts at 20z on Saturday
until 24z Sunday, with a break from 05z-13z. Most of the activity will be on
20 and 40 meters, but you'll also find people to work on 80, 15 and even 10m if
the sun cooperates. The full rules are below, or go to the web site at
http://www.neqp.org/ for more information.
Thanks! Tom/K1KI and Bob/W1RH
New England QSO Party Rules
Object: To contact as many New England stations in as many New England counties
as possible on 80-40-20-15-10m. (New England stations work anyone)
Date: First full weekend of May (May 1-2,2004 and May 7-8, 2005).
Contest Period: 2000Z Saturday until 0500Z Sunday (4pm ET Saturday until 1am ET
Sunday) and 1300Z Sunday until 2400Z Sunday (9am ET Sunday until 8pm ET
Sunday).
Categories: Single operator high power, low power and QRP categories, plus
multioperator, single transmitter. Same four categories for mobiles. Single
operator stations using assistance during the contest (packet or Internet
spotting nets, etc.) will compete in the multisingle category.
Contest Exchange: Send signal report and state/province (DX stations send
signal report and "DX"). New England stations send signal report, county and
state.
Valid Contact: Work New England stations once per band/mode. New England
stations work anyone(and must copy the county for New England stations worked).
CW contacts must not be made in the phone band segments. Mobiles can be worked
again in new counties. County line QSOs should be logged as two separate QSOs.
Crossmode, crossband and repeater QSOs are not permitted.
QSO Points: Count one point per phone QSO, two points per CW (includes digital
modes)QSO.
Multiplier: Stations outside of New England use counties as multipliers for a
total of 67 CT/8 MA/14 ME/16 NH/10 RI/5 VT/14). New England stations use
states(50), Canadian provinces(14) and DXCC countries as multipliers.
Scoring: Total score is QSO points times the multiplier. Mobiles count QSO
points per county and multipliers from all counties (counted once).
Suggested frequencies: CW - 3540 7040 14040 21040 28040, Novice/Tech - 3705
7130 21130 28130, SSB - 3880 7280 14280 21380 28380
Reporting: Logs should indicate times in UTC, bands, modes, calls and complete
exchange. Multipliers should be clearly marked in the log. New England
stations put your club's name on the summary sheet. Entries must be submitted
within 30 days and sent to NEQP, P O Box 3005, Framingham MA 01705-3005 or via
e-mail to logs@neqp.org (Cabrillo format preferred). Send a large SASE for a
printed copy of the results.
Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers (25 QSO minimum) in
each New England county, U S state, Canadian province and DXCC country. At
least twenty plaques will also be awarded to top scorers, and some special
awards are available to non-New England stations (check the web site for the
current list).
More information: The New England QSO Party web site is at http://www.neqp.org.
Check there for information on planned fixed station and mobile activity from
New England counties, contest software information, county abbreviations,
plaques to be awarded, and information on New England state county awards.
NEQP results will be posted on the web site when they are complete. Questions
can be addressed to info@neqp.org.
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New England QSO Party - May 1-2, 2004 http://www.neqp.org
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