[CQ-Contest] Final Announcement: Florida QSO Party is this weekend April 28&29

[Christopher Blake]

*CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY!*

Hello Contesting Friends,

The *2018 Florida QSO Party* is ****this weekend****; we hope you'll join
us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the 2017 FQP results, rules and 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 28 & 29, 2018*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 28 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 29 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 MHz
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz
(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: 7.230-7.240, 14.265-14.275  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.


21st Anniversary Special Event Award- 2018 FQP Spelling Bee!

Less than a week after the end of the 2016 FQP, Ron Wetjen WD4AHZ, who had
been a 10+ year FCG officer and prolific FQP operator, lost a courageous
battle with cancer. We dedicate our 2018 FQP Spelling Bee to Ron’s memory.  We
will have a total of nine 1x1s stations, 1 per letter, to spell *WD FOUR
AHZ.*

Contact all 9 of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell “*WD FOUR AHZ*” to
earn this award.

The call signs and hosts are:

*CALL    HOST   CTY*

K4W     N4WW  ORA

K4D      K5AUP ORA

K4F      N4UU    ALC

K4O      WO4O  LAK

K4U      NF4A    BAY

K4R      N4BP    BRO

K4A      N4KE    BRA

K4H      N1TO    IDR

K4Z      N4OX   ESC



All these stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very
accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C 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! You will also find outstanding County Tracking tools by Bob K0RC and
Chuck NO5W under the County Tabs to help you achieve a County Sweep.

*ACTION REQUIRED!!!*

*Florida Stations of all types* – *if you haven’t already done so, please
go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile/rover and 1x1
Spelling Bee operations; just click on the “Counties" link and then the
Activation Forms to get started – thanks!*


Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to K8NZ, 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 2018 FQP another terrific event!

73,

Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998