[NCC] Fwd: 2017 FQP Announcement - just 10 days away!

[Nzharps at aol.com]

Hi all,
 
The 20th Anniversary Florida QSO party is fast approaching and the FCG  
folks are going all out to make this a memorable event. A huge fleet of mobiles 
 plus a special spelling bee stations should make for a fun weekend. 
 
73,
Ron, K8NZ
 
 
  
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 From: cqdenx4n at gmail.com
To: cqdenx4n at gmail.com
CC:  k1to at aol.com
Sent: 4/19/2017 5:04:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj:  2017 FQP Announcement - just 10 days away!



Hello Contesting  Friends,The 20th Anniversary of Florida QSO Party (FQP) 
will  be held April 29-30 this year and we have lots of fun in store.  Thanks 
 for submitting a log for the ’16 FQP and we hope you will join us again 
for  this Special FQP; please see our announcement below.  


vy 73,
Chris, NX4N
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***ANNOUNCEMENT*** 
The  2017 Florida QSO Party is *just  10 days away*;  we sure hope you'll 
join us.  All 67 counties will be active. 
Please  check out the 2016 FQP results and much more at our Web  Site: 
_http://www.floridaqsoparhttp://_ (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  29 & 30, 2017
Two  ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday,  April 29 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday,  April 30 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
CW  : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 MHz
SSB:  28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz
(Approximate  center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from
there!)

At  least 15 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,   14.265-14.275

If  you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these  windows.

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

20th Anniversary  Special Event Award- 2017 FQP Spelling Bee!  
In honor of our 20th year we will have a record  20 1x1s stations, 2 per 
letter, to spell FLORIDA  SUN. 
Contact at least 10  of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell “FLORIDA  
SUN” to earn this  award. 
The callsigns and hosts are:  
CALL     HOST   CTY 
K4F       W4UH   PAL 
W4F      K4LQ    HIG 
K4L       N4WW  ORA 
W4L       K5AUP ORA 
K4O       W4TAA SAR 
W4O      WO4O  LAK 
K4R       N4BP    BRO 
W4R      WV4R   HER 
K4I       N4UU     ALC 
W4I       W4LT     HIL 
K4D       N4SVC SUW 
W4D      KT4Q    LAK 
K4A       N4KE    BRA 
W4A     W4MLB  BRE 
K4S       K4LM    PAL 
W4S      W4TA   PIN 
K4U       NF4A    BAY 
W4U      WX4G   SAR 
K4N       K1TO    MTE 
W4N      N4OX   ESC 
All 20 stations will be on both modes full-time and should be  very 
accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KK3Q direct or via  bureau. 

Prizes:  Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques  for top finishing entrants.

Web  Site: _http://www.floridaqsoparhttp://_ 
(http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/) 
Detailed  rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much 
 more! 

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 On the Air” link on the left to  get started – thanks! 

Logs  to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or  via US mail to K8NZ, please.

Any  questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail: 
cqdenx4n at gmail.com

THANK YOU in advance for making  the 2017 FQP another terrific event!

73,

Chris, NX4N, on behalf  of:

Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida  Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998