[CQ-Contest] Upcoming contest - MDC QSO party

[Chuck]

MDC QSO party announcement.

Since we're about 1 month away, I felt
appropriate to let folks know about this. 

This is NOT the official announcement, just a
summary. 

**ONLY THE WEBSITE has official rules and
information.**

Details on the website - logsheets, multiplier
sheets, details on rules, submittal deadlines,
frequencies, awards, etc.

BASIC INFO.

WHAT - 	2003 Maryland DC QSO Party

SPONSOR - The Antietam Radio Association, Inc. 
(holder of W3CWC)

INFO URL - http://www.w3cwc.org/  (click on MDC
QSO PARTY on left side of screen)

DATES/TIMES - Sat 09 August 03 - 1600-0400 UTC
	      Sun 10 August 03 - 1600-2359 UTC

CATEGORIES -  Club, Mobile, QRP, Technician, and
Standard. 

EXCHANGE - QTH and Major Category  (QTH is County
for Maryland & DC;   State, Country, or Canadian
Province for others. Major Categories are Club,
Mobile, QRP, Technician, and Standard. Multi-op
stations also considered. ) 

RESTRICTIONS - 	Non-MDC stations must be single
operator even if from a club station (Multi-op
are considered CLUB categories). 
No formal net or packet contacts. 
Club entries must be from a single QTH and single
callsign.
Club entries outside MDC are included in the
regular NON-MDC category.
Phone and CW are one contest. CW in CW sub-bands
only. 
Stations may be worked once per band
using each mode, except those MDC mobiles who
change Counties during contest.)

WRINKLES - Stations that change MD counties or
state lines may be worked again for qso points as
different stations! 

SCORING - QSO points: CLUB - 10 points, MOBILE -
5 points, QRP/US TECH - 4 points,  CW/DIGITAL - 3
points, SSB/OTHERS - 1 point.

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