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[CQ-Contest] Announcing the 2020 Florida QSO Party - April 25&26

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Announcing the 2020 Florida QSO Party - April 25&26
From: Christopher Blake <cqdenx4n@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:08:47 -0400
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Hello Contesting Friends,

*The 2020 Florida QSO Party is April 25&26;* we sure hope you'll join us.
All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the 2019 FQP results, rules and much more at our *Web
Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org

*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: *April 25 & 26, 2020*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 25 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 26 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)

Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters

*SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: *

CW:       7.020-7.045, 14.025-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.050 MHz

Phone:  7.185-7.245, 14.240-14.295, 21.320-21.350, and 28.450-28.480 MHz
Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for
details.

*MOBILE WINDOW: *We expect a dozen or more Mobile stations will be on and
most
can be found here:
*CW:  7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz*

*SSB: 7.230-7.240, 14.265-14.275  MHz **If you are not mobile, *please*
refrain from calling CQ in these windows.*

Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

23RD ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENT AWARD-
2020 FQP Spelling Bee!
We will have a total of 7 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes spell
LOVEBUG.  Contact all 7 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.  These
stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL
these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via bureau.
The callsigns and hosts are TBA.

Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much
more!

***Regarding COVID-19:  FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES, AND HAVE FUN *SAFELY* IN FQP!

*We highly encourage* you to sign up to the FQP email Group
fqp@groups.io. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may
send an email request to George, K5KG at k5kg@k5kg.com.  Upon receiving
your request to join, George will send you an invitation to subscribe to
the reflector.  When you receive the invitation, simply follow the
instructions, and sign yourself up.

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2020 FQP another terrific event!

73,

Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998
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