[CQ-Contest] HamCation QSO Party

[Chris Plumblee]

Clubs – Please share with your membership.
The HamCation QSO Party has been organized to create a fun way for amateurs
to celebrate the Orlando HamCation experience over the air.  The QSO party
will replicate the camaraderie and social experience of attending HamCation
and provide a way to have fun on the radio since HamCation 2021 will not be
held due to Covid-19.

The HamCation QSO Party will be a 12-hour QSO Party on the HamCation
weekend of February 13, 2021 from 10:00 am EST Saturday to 10:00 pm EST
Saturday. It will be a CW and SSB on-the-air operating event on 80, 40, 20,
15, and 10 Meters, during which anyone can work anyone!

Categories will be High Power (more than 100W output), Low Power (100W
output or less) and QRP (5W output or less).  All participants will be
single operators, as there is no multi-operator category.

Information exchanged during a QSO will be NAME, STATE/PROVINCE or COUNTRY
and the outside temperature at your QTH.  We are including temperature at
your QTH as a way of highlighting Orlando’s mild February weather.

There will be special event stations to heighten the fun and challenge of
participating in the QSO party.  Nine Special Event 1x1 stations will be
active that will spell out “HAMCATION”, such as K4*H*, W4*A*, K4*M*, etc.
Scoring and Reporting:

   - Each QSO will count as 1 point.  Stations may be worked once on each
   band and mode.
   - All entrants will report their scores on www.3830Scores.com
   <https://hamcation.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a5389e97a0511f97f9957c6&id=fec1ec4fdc&e=a7ac742077>
   .
   - Submitting of logs is not required, nor will they be collected.  Final
   results will be based on the information submitted to 3838Scores.com.
   - Guests operating at a station must use their own callsigns and submit
   their scores individually.
   - A copy of the HamCation QSO Party rules may be found at:
   https://www.hamcation.com/special-event-station
   <https://hamcation.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a5389e97a0511f97f9957c6&id=0631ce6de3&e=a7ac742077>

Plaques and Certificates:

   - ICOM-sponsored Plaques will be issued to the winner in each Category.
   - All Participants who work all nine of the 1x1 HamCation stations will
   be able to download an ICOM-sponsored certificate for this special
   achievement.
   - All participants will be able to download an ICOM-sponsored
   certificate for their participation in this historic event.


73,

HamCation QSO Party Committee




-- 
Chris Plumblee
407.494.5155