[CQ-Contest] Ready for the 2005 NEQP?

[Tom Frenaye]

Hello!

Just a brief reminder about the New England QSO Party next weekend - May 7-8.   

Web:  http://www.neqp.org/   Rules: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html

All 67 counties will be QRV.   See the "Reserve Your County" page for announced plans:  http://www.neqp.org/ryc.html

Certificates will be awarded to anyone making 25 QSOs or more.   The list of 30 plaques and some special awards is below.

There also nice certificates available for working all New England counties or for working all counties in each individual state from seven different NE clubs. 

                       73  Tom/K1KI for the NEQP Committee


Current list of plaques to be awarded for 2005:

Category                                                              Donor
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USA - single operator                                            Southborough Rod & Gun Club (W1SRG)
USA - single operator low power                             Laci Radnay, W1PL
USA - single operator QRP                                    Joe Zdrojowy, NY1S
USA - single opr(W5-W6-W7-W0)                          Huckleberry Mountain Contest Club
USA - single opr (W2-W3-W8-W9)                         Jim Monahan, K1PX
USA - any category (California/Nevada)                   Calif QSO Party - Northern California Contest Club
USA - multi operator - single transmitter                  Dave Robbins, K1TTT
USA - single operator - CW only                           K1EL Keyers    (new!)

Canada - single operator                                        Chris Terkla, N1XS
DX - single operator                                               Yankee Clipper Contest Club
DX - Russia - any category (min 50 mult/200Q)        Dmitri Y Jikharev, N2OW/RA9USU
Clean Sweep - Not First, but Furthest*                    Dennis Egan, NB1B
        
New England - single operator                                Yankee Clipper Contest Club 
New England - single operator - low power               Dave Hoaglin, K1HT  (new sponsor!)
New England - single operator - QRP                      Blackstone Valley Amateur Radio Club
New England - mobile - most counties activated       Tom Frenaye, K1KI
New England - mobile                                            Boston Amateur Radio Club
New England - multi operator - mobile                     Brian Szewczyk, NJ1F, in memory of James 
                                                                                              Szewczyk, WB1EYM      (new!)
New England - multi operator - single transmitter     Wellesley Amateur Radio Society
New England - school club                                    Chris Terkla, N1XS
New England - CW only                                Andy Bodony, K2LE

Connecticut - single operator                                 Candlewood ARA
Maine - single operator                                          Merrymeeting ARA, Androscoggin ARC, Yankee ARC, 
                                                                                 Portland Amateur Wireless Assn, Piscataquis ARC
Massachusetts - single operator                            Framingham Amateur Radio Association
New Hampshire - single operator                           NH-ARRL
Rhode Island - single operator                               CT/RI Contest Group
Vermont - single operator                                     Bob Raymond, WA1Z
        
Maine - single operator high power                        Augusta Amateur Radio Association   (new!)
Massachusetts - Hampden County - single opr      Hampden County Radio Association
New England Club                                               Yankee Clipper Contest Club
        
Special Awards                                             Award                                Donor
--------------------------------------------                   ----------------------------                 -----------------------
Top USA (non-New England) score            Lobster dinner for two              Framingham ARA
Top Florida score                                     Gallon of chowda                    Paul Tibbetts, K1PT

For USA stations outside of W1:

Make 250 QSOs                                      Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream         NEQP committee
Make 150 QSOs                                      Maple syrup                          NEQP committee



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