[CQ-Contest] Minnesota QSO Party Rules

[Hans Brakob]

Minnesota QSO PARTY

1800 UTC 06 February 1999 to 0600 UTC 07 February 1999

Sponsored by the Twin City FM Club

Co-Sponsored by Hamfest Minnesota, TR Log Contest Software by N6TR, Radio
City, Northern Minnesota DX Association, St. Paul Radio Club, Twin Cities

Repeater Club, 3M Amateur Radio Club, K0XQ, & Sven's All-U-Can-Eat
Lutefisk 
& Lefse Barn.

                                                 
Contest Rules:

   1. Time: Contest runs from 1800 06 February 1999 until 0600 UTC 07
      February 1999.

   2. QSO Rules: MN stations work everyone, all other W/VE & DX work MN
      stations. Work stations once per band & mode. MN mobiles may be
worked
      once per band & mode from each county, & MN mobiles may work
stations
      once per band & mode from each county.

   3. Bands/Modes: HF 160m-10m (excluding WARC bands). VHF 6m.
CW/SSB/RTTY
      modes only.

   4. Exchange: MN stations send serial number & county (two letter
      designator). ** NOTE ** MN Mobile stations must sign callsign with
      county two letter desigator, in addition to the exchange; for
example
      K0BUD/HN for Hennepin County). W/VE & DX send serial number &
      state/province/country. Multipliers for MN is MN counties (87
total)
      plus states/provinces (49 states excluding Minnesota + 10 Canadian
      provinces + 2 Canadian Territorries= 61 W/VE mults total); 148 max
      multipliers (all bands) for MN stations. Multipliers for everyone
else
      is MN counties (87 total). DXCC countries may be worked for points
      only-no multipliers.

   5. Scoring: Score 1 QSO point for SSB QSO, 2 QSO points for CW/RTTY
QSO.
      TCFMC Club station W0EF is 10 QSO points per contact, any
band/mode.
      Final score is QSO points total times multiplier total.

   6. Operating Classes-MN: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single Op
      High Power, Single Op Novice/Tech, Mobile/Portable, Multi Op/Single
      Transmitter. All classes mixed modes only. In addition, the
Minnesota
      Wireless Association is sponsoring the MN Club aggregate trophy,
which
      will travel year to year to the club with the highest collective
point
      total submitted by it's members (who MUST SPECIFY club affiliation
on
      the summary sheets turned in with the log).

   7. Operating Classes-W/VE: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single
Op
      High Power, Multi Op/Single Transmitter.

   8. Operating Classes-DX: Single Op, Multi-Op/Single Transmitter

   9. Suggested Frequencies-CW: Up from 1.810 3.550 (3.695) 7.050 (7.110)
      14.050 21.050 (21.150) 28.050 (28.150) 50.050 ** NOTE ** Suggested 
      "go to" times for 160m are 0430 & 0530 UTC.

  10. Suggested Frequencies-SSB: Up from 1.870 3.890 7.230 14.290 21.390
      28.420 50.150 ** NOTE ** Suggested "go to" times for 160m are 0430
& 
      0530 UTC.

  11. Suggested Frequencies-RTTY: Within the ARRL suggested band plans
for
      all bands.

  12. Logs: Send logs (including summary sheet) by March 15th to Twin
City
      FM Club, Attn: MNQSO Logs, PO Box 580555, Minneapolis, MN 58055 or 
      email to webmaster at rossiya.net. Log & scoring summary sheet
available 
      on the Internet at http://www.rossiya.net/mnqso.htm

  13. Prizes: 1st place in each MN & W/VE class receives plaque, amateur
      related prizes (TR Log Contesting Software OR RAC Callbook CD ROM
OR 
      choice of 1999 ARRL Handbook, 1999 ARRL Antenna Book, 1999 ARRL 
      Operating Manual) plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota; 
      2nd & 3rd places receive certificate. 1st place in each DX class 
      receive certificate, amateur radio related prizes (choice of 1999 
      ARRL Handbook, 1999 ARRL Antenna Book or 1999 ARRL Operating
Manual) 
      plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota.

  14. Plaque Sponsorship: 

MN Novice/Technician: Twin Cities Repeater Club

MN Mobile/Portable: 3M Amateur Radio Club

MN Single Op/High Power: Radio City

MN Single Op/Low Power: Hamfest Minnesota

MN Multi Op/Single Transmitter: St. Paul Radio Club

W/VE Single Op/Low Power: Northern Minnesota DX Association

W/VE Single Op/High Power: Northern Minnesota DX Association

W/VE Multi Op/Single Transmitter: Radio City

DX Single Op: St. Paul Radio Club

DX Multi Op/Single Transmitter: Hamfest Minnesota

Minnesota Club Aggregate Trophy: Minnesota Wireless Association


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