[CQ-Contest] FINAL ANNOUNCMENT!!!! Silver anniversary Florida QSO Party April 30 & May 1

Mon Apr 25 05:54:45 EDT 2022

Hello Friends,

The *Silver 25th Anniversary 2022 Florida QSO Party* is ****this weekend****;
we sure hope you'll join us.  *All 67 counties will be active.*

Please check out the 2021 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:*
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

*2022 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-*

*- Distributed Multi-Operator Fixed entries are not allowed any longer.*

*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 30 & May 1, 2022*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 30 1600Z (Noon EDT) - May 1 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, May 1 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.

Silver 25th Anniversary Special Event Award-

2022 FQP Silver Spelling Bee!

In honor of the 25th FQP Anniversary, we will have a total of *25 special
1x1 stations, listed below*, with one suffix for each letter of the
alphabet *except the letter X (FCC regulation)*.   There are a total of 21
SSB and 21 CW stations active; please see list of stations below.

The *FQP SILVER SPELLING BEE* is a 1x1 Sweep and endorsed for either Mixed
or CW or SSB modes.

*How to Play:*

   1.
*Mixed Mode Endorsement (Mixed, CW and SSB entrants are eligible): *Contact
   all 25 of the 1x1 stations to earn this endorsement.  You will need to
   operate both modes to do this.

*Note*:  If you are a *single mode entry* (CW or SSB) then please submit a
separate checklog for the extra four 1x1’s on the other mode.

*Example**:  *K9CT is a CW-only entry and works the 21 CW/Mixed stations on
CW, but also works the four SSB-only 1x1’s (N4D, N4H, N4L and N4V).  To
earn the Mixed Mode Endorsement, Craig will submit both his normal CW entry
*and* a SSB checklog that includes these 4 QSO’s.

Similarly, a SSB-only entry would work the 21 SSB/Mixed stations on SSB,
plus the four CW-only (1x1’s (N4C, N4J, N4Q and N4Z) and submit the SSB log
as usual plus a CW checklog that includes these 4 QSO’s.

   1. *CW or SSB Mode Endorsement (Mixed, CW and SSB entrants are
   eligible):*
Contact *all 21* of the 1x1 stations on a single mode to earn this
   endorsement.

a)    CW entries who contact all 21 CW and Mixed 1x1’s *on CW* earn the
award.

b)    SSB entries who contact all 21 SSB and Mixed entries *on SSB* earn
the award.

c)     Mixed mode entries who contact *either* the 21 CW *or* the 21 SSB
1x1’s earn the award.
*Note*:  If a Mixed entrant works all 25 1x1’s, they are awarded a Mixed
Endorsement.

These stations should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP
via KU9C direct or via LogBook of The World (LoTW).

*Are you up for the Challenge???*

The 1x1 call signs and hosts are:

*CALL    HOST   CTY     MODE(S)*

*N4A        K5KG     SAR      BOTH*

*N4B        N4WW   ORA      BOTH*

*N4C        NN7CW LAK       **CW*

*N4D        K3QH     PAL      **SSB*

*N4E        N4EEB  VOL       BOTH *

*N4F        W4MLB BRE       BOTH*

*N4G        N1TO     IDR       BOTH*

*N4H        K4KKC  BRO      **SSB*

*N4I          K4PV     SAN      BOTH*

*N4J        W4CU    PIN         **CW*

*N4K        NF4A      BAY      BOTH*

*N4L        K2WLS  HIL         **SSB*

*N4M       N6AR     ORA       BOTH*

*N4N        AC4TO   LEO       BOTH*

*N4O        WO4O    LAK       BOTH*

*N4P        N4TP      HIL         BOTH*

*N4Q        KQ4R     VOL       **CW*

*N4R        N4OX     ESC       BOTH*

*N4S        N4SVC  SUW       BOTH*

*N4T        K1TO     MTE       BOTH *

*N4U        N4UU     ALC       BOTH*

*N4V        N4WZ     MRT      **SSB*

*N4W       AI4WW   BRO      BOTH*

*N4Y        W8RA    HER      BOTH *

*N4Z        W4SPR  MRT       **CW*

*PRIZES:* Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, 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!).

In addition, Chip N3IW recently developed a spotting website at
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that:
1.  Single Ops may *not* use any spotting assistance (but of course the
Assisted Single Ops can).

2.  For all categories:  *No* self-spotting or asking to be spotted, except
our 1x1 Spelling Bee stations.

*ACTION REQUIRED!!!*

*Florida Stations of all types* – *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!*

*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 in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at:
https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php

or emailed to logs at floridaqsoparty.org; Paper logs 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 me via email:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com

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

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2022 FQP another terrific event – see
you then!

*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