[CQ-Contest] Wisconsin QSO Party

[Jim Fitzpatrick]

Hi Boys and Girls

Sunday is the Wisconsin QSO party, from 1800 UTC 14 Mar until 0100 UTC 15 
Mar. That's right only 7 hours, so activity levels tend to hold up through 
the whole event. There will be many mobiles on, so now is a good time to 
pick up those rarer counties for the Worked All Counties Award. I've 
noticed a marked increase in DX activity the last few years. Yes, we can 
hear you and work you !!  Due to a family health issue I will not be 
running any of the more sparsely populated Northern counties as I usually 
do, but I am going to try to get out to some of the rarer western counties 
closer to Madison for a few hours. Below are the rules and a few links 
courtesy of our local Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club President W9GOC. I have 
no official connection to the running of this event, I'm just trying to 
drum up some activity.

Please try to get on for a few minutes or hours and work a few of us.

Thanks and best wishes to all.

Vy 73

Jim WI9WI



>Rules can be found at:  http://www.warac.org/wqp/2004/04rules.htm
>
>and a suggestion for Mobile operators is to post their intended route with
>the County Hunters site at:
>http://www.cquest.com/ch/
>
>      For those who don't wish to surf over to the WARAC site, the
>abbreviated rules follow:
>
>                                  2004 WISCONSIN QSO PARTY RULES
>
>DATE/TIME:      1800Z MARCH 14 - 0100Z MARCH 15, 2004
>
>MODES:          CW and Phone.  All stations may be worked once per mode on
>                 each band.  In addition, mobiles may be worked once per mode
>                 per Wisconsin county that they operate from.
>                 Mobiles cannot sit on a county line.
>
>                               ENTRY CLASSES
>
>Single Operator Fixed     Multi Operator Fixed     Multi Xmtr/Multi Op Fixed
>Single Operator Mobile    Multi Operator Mobile    Multi Xmtr/Multi Op
>Mobile
>Single Operator Novice    Single Operator Tech     Multi Operator Tech
>
>
>POWER LEVEL:    High (over 150W), Low (5 to 150 watts), QRP (less than 5
>watts).
>(Choose only one.)
>
>
>EXCHANGE:       Wisconsin stations send county.
>                 Non-Wisconsin stations send state or province or country.
>
>                           SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES
>
>CW:    3550, 3705, 7050, 7125, 14050, 15M CW, 10M CW, 6M CW, 2M CW
>Phone: 3890, 7230, 14290, 21350, 28400, 6M SSB & FM, 2M SSB & FM
>** ALL amateur bands and modes, where contesting is not prohibited, may be
>used.
>
>                                  SCORING
>
>Phone contacts count 1 QSO Point; CW contacts count 2 QSO Points. No
>Repeater QSOs.
>
>Multiply CW + phone points by Power Level multiplier to determine CONTACT
>POINTS.
>
>WISCONSIN STATIONS: Multiply CONTACT points by the sum of Wisconsin
>counties (max. 72), plus states (max. 50) plus Canadian provinces (max. 13)
>worked. Note: DX countries worked count for QSO points but not as
>multipliers.
>
>NON-WISCONSIN STATIONS: Multiply CONTACT points by the number of Wisconsin
>counties worked (max.72). Note: Only Wisconsin contacts count.
>
>BONUS:  WISCONSIN MOBILES/PORTABLES: Add 500 bonus points for each county
>         that you operate from, outside your home county, with a minimum of
>         12 QSOs per county to qualify.
>
>LOGS:   Entries must contain a log consisting of: Time (GMT), call, band,
>         state/province, Wisconsin county, mode and a complete Score Summary
>         including YOUR name, address and call. Circle new multipliers as
>         worked. Logs containing more than 200 QSOs must be accompanied by a
>         dupe sheet (separate dupe sheet for each mode). Mobile entries must
>         indicate county changes in log. Entries must be postmarked
>                 by April 14, 2004 and sent to:
>
>                          WISCONSIN QSO PARTY
>                      WEST ALLIS RADIO AMATEUR CLUB
>                             P. O. BOX 1072
>                           MILWAUKEE, WI 53201
>
>Information on electronic log format. </wqp/2004/wrc_cab.txt>
>
>                                  AWARDS
>WISCONSIN:  Awards will be presented to the following
>      a. Highest single operator score in the QSO Party.
>      b. 10 highest single operator scores in each entry class.
>      c. Highest multi-operator score in each entry class.
>      d. Highest  aggregate  club score (club member stations to be
>         located within 5O miles of the club, except for mobiles).
>NON-WISCONSIN:  Awards will be presented to the following:
>      a. Highest single operator score in the QSO Party.
>      b. Highest single operator score in each single operator category in
>         each state/province.
>
>-----------------  be sure to put "Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club" in the
>club line ------------
>
>   There are several logging programs listed on the WARAC site; my
>recommendation for those who have not yet settled on a favorite logging
>program is to give N1MM a try.  [ N1MM is the logger we used last year for
>Field Day, and signs point to it being the FLARC club standard for Field Day
>2004, as well.]
>Find the N1MM logging program at:  http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/