[CQ-Contest] Re: Texas Counties

[W5HNS at aol.com]

Texas Counties....plenty of them.....254 total....lots of em gonna be on the  
air
 all in one weekend.......soon.....now is your chance to round em 
up....mobiles
 to chase all weekend....like shooting fish in a barrell !!!!!
 
 THE TEXAS QSO PARTY sponsored by the Texas DX Society. 1400Z May 22 to
 0500z  May 23, 1999 and 1400Z May 23, 1999 to 2000Z May 23, 1999.  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 Novice/Tech, single and multi op, multi single and multi 
 multi, Texas mobile single,
  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
 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 30, 1999 to 
 TDXS,  POB 540291, Houston, TX 77254 or Email to W5HNS at aol.com. 
 For a complete set of rules see TDXS website  
 http://n5uh.tech.uh.edu:80/~tdxs/ or 
 Email  and/or SASE to W5HNS.  TQP is supported by NA and TR contest software.
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