[CQ-Contest] ANNOUNCEMENT!! FLORIDA QSO PARTY April 24-25

Mon Mar 29 05:50:21 EDT 2021

Hello Friends,

The 2021 Florida QSO Party will soon be here and we sure hope you'll join
us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the rules and further details at our *Web Site:*
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

*Extra! Extra!*

*2021 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-*

*- Mobile and Expedition Categories will again be active this year!  *

*- Multi-Operator Fixed entries may be Distributed within a QTH (FL County,
State/Province, DXCC entity).*

*Please see Rules page at *http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *for details.*

*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 24 & 25, 2021*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 24 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 25 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

*SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: *

CW:       7.020-7.045, 14.025-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.050 MHz

Phone:  7.185-7.245, 14.240-14.295, 21.320-21.350, and 28.450-28.480 MHz
Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for
details.

*MOBILE WINDOW: *We expect several 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, 14.255-14.275  MHz **If you are not mobile, *please*
refrain from calling CQ in these windows.*

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

24th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2021 FQP Spelling Bee!

We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes spell
*SHARK. *Contact all 5 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.  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 LogBook of The World
(LoTW).

The call signs and hosts are:

*CALL    HOST   CTY*

*N4S      N4WW  ORA*

*N4H      N4UU    ALC*

*N4A      K5KG   SAR*

*N4R      N4OX   ESC*

*N4K      NF4A    BAY*

*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! Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific
county-tracking tools by Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W (thanks guys!).

*ACTION REQUIRED!!!*

*Florida Stations of all types* – *please go to the FQP website and
register your fixed, mobile, expedition and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations;
just click on the “Counties" link and then the Activation Forms to get
started – thanks!*

*Saturday Registration Form:  *
https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route/

*Sunday Registration Form:  *
https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/

**PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY BEFORE SUBMITTING**

Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o
Ron Harps, K8NZ, 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550.

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

cqdenx4n at gmail.com

*We highly encourage* you to sign up to the FQP email Group fqp at groups.io.
Please see details below.

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2021 FQP another terrific event!
*FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! *
😎

73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998

*P.S. – IMPORTANT:  FQP email Group*

We have a terrific FQP email group via Groups.io.  Below is an article from
K5KG (thanks George!) with instructions on how to join our new FQP email
group - we hope you will do so today!

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*ANNOUNCING:  FLORIDA QSO PARTY (FQP) GROUP EMAIL REFLECTOR*

*by George K5KG*

                *The Florida Contest Group (FCG) maintains an email
reflector on Groups.io, called FQP at groups.io <FQP at groups.io>*.  Groups.io
was developed in 2014, and has become the most advanced email group service
on the Internet.  The FCG is using the Groups.io’s basic service at
no-cost.  This service allows for an unlimited number of subscribers,
provides a Group directory and calendar, the attachment of files and photos
to messages, and offers 1GB of file and photo storage.

*FQP at groups.io* <FQP at groups.io>* was established to support the Florida QSO
Party* which occurs every April, although some subscribers use it
year-round.  *This email reflector is not limited to FCG members, and
anyone can belong.*  There are currently 83 subscribers on FQP at groups.io.
As the 2021 FQP approaches, we expect the number of subscribers on
FQP at groups.io to escalate rapidly.

Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may send an email
request to George, K5KG at k5kg at k5kg.com.  Upon receiving your request to
join, George will send you an invitation to subscribe to the reflector.
When you receive the invitation, simply follow the instructions, and sign
yourself up.

*Here are some tips about using the **FQP at groups.io* <FQP at groups.io>
* reflector:*

1.)    When you join a reflector, go into your *PROFILE*, and *enter your
call sign and first name (or nickname) in the Display Name field*.  *It is
critical that your Display Name and/or email address identify your CALL
SIGN so we can properly administer your account.*  (We have had times when
a “BillyBob” subscribed with an email address of “swampbuggy at xyz.com”,
leaving us in the dark about who he was because he did not provide a call
sign.)

2.)    You can post a photo in the PROFILE.   This is optional, but if you
do enter a photo, it will appear in the Directory of all subscribers.
Typically, subscribers post their photo, but it could be a photo of their
shack, antennas, etc.

3.)     Subscribers can choose any one of these Email Delivery options

a.       Individual Messages

b.       Full Featured Digest – group of up to 12 messages individually
(rich formatting)

c.       Plain Digest – group of up to 12 messages individually (plain
formatting)

d.       Daily Summary – delivered in the morning of group’s messages from
previous day

e.       No Email

4.)    Subscribers can set up a Signature format to include in messages for
Web or Email postings

5.)    The reflectors are not moderated, so we ask all subscribers to keep
their messages related to ham radio related-topics, and suitable for
reading by all age groups.  Frequently, subscribers will post for-sale,
wanted-to-buy or how-to messages on the reflectors, and this is perfectly
acceptable.

6.)    The FCG’s old FQP email reflector fqp at kkn.net has been discontinued
and is no longer supported.

*In summary, FQP at groups.io <FQP at groups.io> is an Florida QSO Party email
reflector that the FCG operates at no cost to the subscribers.  If you are
currently a subscriber, please check the DISPLAY NAME in your PROFILE to
make sure it identifies your CALL SIGN and NAME.   If you are not a
subscriber, drop me an email so I can get you on board.*

73, George Wagner, K5KG

K5kg at k5kg.com