[CQ-Contest] California QSO Party: October 3-4

[Dean Wood]

Dear cq-contest members,

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The 2020 California QSO Party will be held on:
1600Z October 3 - 2200Z October 4, 2020
http://www.cqp.org
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There are five highlights to note for CQP 2020:

1. Special 1x1 callsign SEQUOIA stations
http://www.cqp.org/sequoia.html
Win a certificate.
Win a 2021 America's National Parks calendar.
See your callsign in a Top 10 table.

Achieve a beautiful commemorative certificate when you spell out the word
SEQUOIA by contacting these stations.  We also have a more competitive
challenge by recognizing S/O stations that make as many 1x1 SEQUOIA QSOs as
possible across bands and modes.  See your callsign in Top 10 SEQUOIA QSO
tables by entry class (S/O QRP, S/O LP, S/O HP, S/O-Assisted QRP,
S/O-Assisted LP, S/O-Assisted HP).  Win an attractive 2021 America's
National Parks calendar given to the stations with the most SEQUOIA QSOs
per entry class.  12 calendars awarded overall: 6 inside CA and 6 outside
CA.

2. CA County Sweep is Possible
All 58 CA counties will be active in CQP.  Review our county activation
spreadsheet and the K6AQL/M route schedule to give yourself a good chance
at a county sweep.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Lp2eOqtGqT6pBPUsBDiDXajbpFKCvPx8PH621wqZms/edit?usp=sharing
http://www.cqp.org/tracker.html
http://cqp.org/pdf/k6aql_cqp2020_route_schedule.pdf

3. Awards
40 bottles of wine, 55 plaques, certificates, T-shirts
http://www.cqp.org/Awards.html

New for CQP 2020:
a) New S/O Comeback Plaques
Did you participate in CQP 2018 but skip CQP 2019?  We miss you and want
you back in CQP 2020.  Win a comeback plaque for the highest CQP 2020 score
by a station that submitted a log in CQP 2018 but didn't submit a log in
CQP 2019.  Separate plaques will be awarded for stations inside CA and
outside CA.

b) New S/O Improvement Plaques
Did you participate in CQP 2019 part time and submit a log?  We want to
encourage you to participate longer in CQP this year.  Win an improvement
plaque with the highest CQP 2020 operating time increase over CQP 2019.
Separate plaques will be awarded for stations inside CA and outside CA.

4. State QSO Party Challenge
With a lot of QSOs possible in CQP, you can dramatically improve your
standing in the State QSO Party Challenge.
http://stateqsoparty.com/
Current leaderboard:
http://stateqsoparty.com/sqp-challenge-results/
Use the California QSO Party to propel yourself to the next level in the
State QSO Party Challenge.

5. Rules Updates
We have made some minor rules changes this year.  Rally times and
frequencies have been improved to inspire more QSOs on 80m, 160m and 10m.
http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html

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CQP 2020 Organizing Team