[CQ-Contest] 2015 FLORIDA QSO PARTY (FQP) ANNOUNCEMENT

[Christopher Blake]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Hello Contesting Friends,

The 2015 Florida QSO Party is **this weekend**; we sure hope you'll join
us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please checkout the 2014 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:*
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/


*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: *April 25 - April 26, 2015*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 25 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 26 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)

Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195
(Approximate center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from
there!)

At least 15 Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHZ
SSB: 7.180-7.190, 14.265-14.275, 21.340-21.350, 28.480-28.490 MHz
If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows.

Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

18th Anniversary Special Event Award-  2015 FQP Spelling Bee!

Contact all six 1x1 stations during the 2015 FQP whose suffixes spell “
*ORANGE*”

The callsigns and hosts are:

K4O – W4UH/PAL

K4R – N4WW/ORA

K4A – K1PT/MRT

K4N – K1TO/MTE

K4G – K5KG/SAR

K4E – W4MLB/BRE

All six stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very
accessible. QSL the six 1x1 calls active in FQP via KK3Q direct or via
bureau.


Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and
much more!

Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to WD4AHZ, please.

Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2015 FQP another terrific event!

73,

Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Dan, K1TO
President, Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1999