[NCC] Fwd: Final Announcement- Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 27-28

[Ronald Harps]

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From: Christopher Blake <cqdenx4n at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, April 22, 2019
Subject: Final Announcement- Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 27-28
To: cqdenx4n <cqdenx4n at gmail.com>
Cc: K1TO, Dan <k1to at aol.com>, Chris Plumblee <chris.plumblee at gmail.com>, George Wagner K5KG <k5kg at k5kg.com>

Hello Friends,

The 2019 FloridaQSO Party is *this weekend*; we sure hope you'll join us.  All 67counties will be active.

Please check out the 2018FQP results and much more at our Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

 

Extra! Extra!

2019 FQP Rules Changes-

- New ExpeditionCategory added; perfect for portable multi-county adventurers/campers

- Lowering the LowPower limit from 150W to 100W output

- Suggested frequencyranges are established 

 


The Florida QSO Party
Object: Everyone worksFlorida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALLFlorida counties
Have as much FUN aspossible!

When: April 27 & 28, 2019
Two ten hour operatingperiods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 271600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 28 1200Z(8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Exchange: RST andCounty (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State,Province or Country for non-FL)

Where: 10, 15, 20 and40 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 at least 15Mobile 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  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.

 

22nd Anniversary SpecialEvent Award- 2019 FQP Spelling Bee! 

We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stationsbelow whose suffixes spell BEACH. Contact all 5 of these 1x1 stations to earn thisaward.  These stations will be on bothmodes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active inFQP via KU9C direct or via bureau.

 

The callsigns and hostsare: 

CALL    HOST   CTY

W4B     N4UU    ALC

W4E     N4OX   ESC

W4A     WX4G   SAR

W4C     WO4O  LAK

W4H     N4WW  ORA

 


Prizes: Beautifulcolor Certificates for top participants
Plaques for topfinishing entrants.

Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobileroutes, past results, plaques, county maps and much more! 



 

ACTIONREQUIRED!!!

Florida Stations ofall types – pleasego to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile, expedition and 1x1Spelling Bee operations; just click on the “Counties" link and then the ActivationForms to get started – thanks!


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 orfeedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com

We highly encourage you tosign up to the new FQP email Group fqp at groups.io. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may sendan email request to George, K5KG at k5kg at k5kg.com.  Uponreceiving your request to join, George will send you an invitation to subscribeto the reflector.  When you receive the invitation, simply follow theinstructions, and sign yourself up.

 

THANK YOU in advancefor making the 2019 FQP another terrific event!

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