[CQ-Contest] ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! The 2024 Florida QSO Party April 27 & 28

[Chris Blake, NX4N]

Hello Friends,
The 2024 Florida QSO Party will be held April 27 & 28, and we sure hope
you'll join us.
All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the rules and further details at our Website:
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 27 & 28, 2024
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 27 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 28 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 28 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
*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.

*Special Event Award- 2024 FQP Spelling Bee! *

We will have a total of 12 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell *KEYS.
*There will be three stations per suffix.  Contact at least one station of
each suffix letter spelling KEYS to earn this award.  These stations will
be on both modes 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 TBA.


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!).
In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website at
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that self-spotting or
requesting to be spotted is not allowed (exception for spelling bee 1x1
stations only).

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 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 go to this link
to sign up:  https://groups.io/g/FQP - Just click on the *blue* "Join this
group" button below and follow the directions.
Thank you in advance for making the 2024 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