[CQ-Contest] 1998 Texas QSO Party

[W5HNS at aol.com]

THE TEXAS QSO PARTY sponsored by the Texas DX Society. 1400Z May 23rd to
0500z May 24, 1998 and 1400Z May 24, 1998 to 2000Z May 24, 1998.  Exchange RST
and State (Province, Country, or Maritime region).  Texas stations use RST and
County. 
Stations may be worked once per band/mode.  Texas mobiles may be worked once
per 
band/mode from each county.
Categories for single and multi op, multi single and multi multi, Texas mobile
single
and multi op, QRP single and multi xmtr, and a Club Aggregate category. Score
two points per phone QSO and three points per CW and other digital mode QSO.
Multipliers: non -Texas stations use number of Texas counties worked - a total
of
254 plus Armadillo County mystery station.  Texas stations use number of Texas
counties, states, Canadian Provinces, and DX countries (less USA, Canada,
Hawaii
and Alaska). Add bonus points to your final score: Non - Texas stations add
one 
hundred points for EVERY ten Texas mobiles worked per band/mode.  
Texas stations add one hundred points  for  EVERY ten Texas mobiles worked per
band/mode.  Texas mobiles add five thousand points per every five counties
covered
with at least five contacts per county and add one hundred points for  EVERY
ten 
Texas mobiles worked per band/mode.  Suggested frequencies: CW - 30 khz up.
Phone - 25 khz up in General class segments.  VHF  - 50.200   144.200  
Send logs (and dupe sheets if over 200 QSOs) by June 5, 1997 to 
TDXS, POB 540291, Houston, TX 77254 or Email to W5HNS at aol.com. 
For a complete set of rules see TDXS website
http://wb5fnd.tech.uh.edu:80/~tdxs/ or 
Email  and/or SASE to W5HNS.  TQP is supported by NA and TR contest software.
1/98


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