[CQ-Contest] 2006 Idaho Qso Party

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Announcing the 2006 Idaho QSO Party.
    ARRL Rep. Doug, W7DVR, along with the Voice of Idaho (VOI) Amateur Radio Club, is happy to announce the Idaho QSO Party for 2006.  The event will take place on the 11th and 12th of March. It will consist of twelve hour runs from 0600 to 1800 MST on both days. See the rules below for categories, etc. We are hoping that this event will become a fun and annual event. 
  The VOI?s web site will have any updates that may be published.  
  Any question feel free to contact Doug, at W7DVR at ARRL.ORG and or Ed Campbell, NT4TT at NT4TT at MSN.COM. 
  We hope to hear you on.
 
 
2006 IDAHO QSO Party (IQP)
Sponsored by the Voice Of Idaho (VOI) 
1) Object: For amateurs outside of the state of Idaho to make contact with as many Idaho stations as possible. Idaho stations, activating as many counties as possible, work everyone.
2) Contest Period: 2nd full weekend of March  the 11 - 12 March.  The operating hours are from 0600-1800 MST for both days.  All stations may operate the full 24 hours.
3) Categories: 
(A) Single operator. One person performs all operating and logging functions. Use of spotting nets (operator arrangements involving assistance through DX-alerting nets, PacketCluster, etc) is not permitted. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.
(B) Multioperator. Those obtaining any form of assistance, such as relief operators, loggers, or use of spotting nets. NOTE - Multioperator stations do not have to remain on a band for 10 minutes before changing bands.
(1) Multi-Single. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.
(2) Multi-Multi. More than one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time. No simultaneous SSB/CW signals on one band at the same time.
(C) Mobile/Rover. Mobile/Rover is a station that is self-contained (radio, antenna, power source) capable of motion. Motion is optional. This category,  is not limited by the number of operators for competition purposes.  There is a category for IN-STATE and one for Out of state. 
 (D) School (University, College, High School, etc.). Operation is to take place from a station on campus. Operation from a club members home station is ONLY allowed if there is no station on campus. Operators can be Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni from the School. 
(E) Special Events Stations Idaho Only.. Any special event station will be recognized.
4) Power. Three power output categories for all categories. Logs not showing power output category will be listed as high power.
(A) QRP - 5W output or less
(B) Low Power - 150W output or less
(C) High Power - more than 150W output
5) Modes: 
(A) All entrants may operate:
(1) Mixed mode (phone and CW)
(2) Phone only
(3) CW only    
 (4) Digital
 
 6) Contest Exchange: 
(A) Idaho stations send signal report and county.
(B) W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal report and state or province.
(C) DX stations (including KH2/KP4, etc.) send signal report and DXCC prefix/country.
7) Scoring: 
(A) QSO Points: See attached list.
(B) Multipliers: 
(1) For Idaho stations, each state (stateside) and DXCC country.  A multiplier can be counted once per mode, regardless of the number of bands on which it is worked. Note: for Mobile/Rovers- each of the mentioned above will count for each county you activate. 
(2) All others work Idaho counties. Idaho mobile stations that change counties are considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. Idaho stations on a county line may be claimed as a QSO and a multiplier from each county (2 QSO's and 2 multipliers). County lines, whether land or water, are defined as per "County Hunter" rules. Mobiles should sign callsign/cty. Mobiles use only one call per county. An Idaho county multiplier can be counted once per mode, regardless of the number of bands on which it is worked.
(C) Final Score: Multiply QSO Points by total multipliers. Mobile operations must submit separate logs for each county activated; a mobile entrant's score will be the cumulative total of multipliers and QSO's.  This will be determined by the log checkers.
8) Suggested frequencies: CW - plus or minus 35 khz up. Phone - plus or minus 7.260, 14.260, 21.335, and 28.470 MHz. 
(A) Mobile Windows. Idaho "home" stations should not call CQ or "run" stations in this mobile "window". 
(1) CW 7.025-7.030, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHZ
(2) SSB 7.265-7.275, 14.265-14.275, 21.340-21.350, 28.480-28.490 MHz
9) Miscellaneous: 
(A) Call signs and exchange information must be received by each station for a complete QSO.
(B) No cross-mode contacts; CW contacts must be made in the CW portion of the band.
(C) Stations may be worked once per mode, per band (and mobiles in each new county), i.e., NT4TT may be worked on both 20 CW and 20 SSB for credit.
(D) Your call sign must indicate your DXCC country (also, portables in Hawaii and Alaska must sign /KH6 or /KL7).
(E) Club competition, as per ARRL Club definitions. Please indicate your club affiliation on your summary sheet and/or log.
10) Reporting: 
(A) Entries must be received (or postmarked for mailed in logs) no later than 30 days after the end of the contest (March 12, 2006). All entrants are encouraged to submit their logs electronically (e-mail, Web Page, 3.5-inch floppy disk, etc.). The file format for electronic logs is Cabrillo.
(1) E-Mail. You may submit your contest logs via e-mail to: QSOPARTY at IDAHOHAMRADIO.NET
(2) Web Page. Entrants who do not use computer logging are encouraged to use the standard log-entry, to enter the QSO info from their paper logs.
(3) On Disk. You may submit your logs on diskettes instead of paper logs. The floppy diskette must be IBM compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3.5 inch.
(4) Via Regular Mail. Contest logs (paper or diskette) may be submitted via postal mail to:  The address listed on the clubs web page
(B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in UTC, calls, sent and received exchange 
(C) Logs that have been received will be listed on the Voice Of Idaho Web site no more than 48 hours after receipt.
(D) Final results will be posted on the Voice of Idaho Web site.
11) Awards: 
(A) Plaques will be awarded in various categories. Certificates will be awarded to top scorers in each category from each Idaho county, State,  and DXCC country. Not to forget the one for the one IN-STATE and out of state Mobile/Rover.
(B) Special awards may be awarded at the discretion of the Idaho QSO Party Contest Committee.
12) Condition of Entry: Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions, as well as the intent, of this announcement, the regulations of his or her licensing authority and the decisions of the Idaho QSO Party Contest Committee.
 
Idaho:  160-40 = 2 points               CW= 2       contacts outside USA  10 points 
            20-10 = 1 points                 Digital= 2 
            6/2/440  = 1 points 
           

DX=   160-40 = 2 
           20-10 =  1 
           6/2/440 =  1             CW and Digital the same as above  
  
For both in and out of state the number of counties is the multiplier there are 44 counties
rovers=   scores are added up from each county even if worked same station.  So if NT4TT works N8BJQ from 15 counties then each QSO will count for points
 
Repeaters are not to be used..
 
Any questions can go to NT4TT at MSN.COM
 
Information can also be obtained from the Voice of Idaho web site @ WWW.VOICEOFIDAHO.ORG