[CQ-Contest] Michigan QSO Party This Weekend

[David A. Pruett]

This weekend is the Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club.

Contest Period: 1600Z Saturday, April 19 until 0400Z Sunday, April 20 (noon 
to midnight Eastern time).  Stations may operate the full 12 hours.

Bands/modes:  80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, phone/CW.  Work stations once 
per band and mode.  MI-to-MI QSOs allowed.  Work portables and mobiles 
again as they change county.

Categories: Single-op (QRP, LP, HP), multi-op, and mobile.

Exchange: sequential QSO number and location (county for MI stations, 
state/province or "DX" for others).

Recommended frequencies - CW: 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045; phone: 
3.850, 7.225, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450

Scoring: 1 pt per phone QSO and 2 pts per CW QSO.  Final score = QSO points 
x total multipliers

MiQP web site with complete rules, previous year's results, downloadable 
contest resources, tips, etc.: http://www.miqp.org

Log deadline 30 days after the contest.  E-mail logs (any ASCII format, but 
Cabrillo preferred) to logs at miqp.org, or paper logs to: Mad River Radio 
Club, c/o Dave Pruett, 2727 Harris Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198