[Nodxa] Orlando HamCation QSO Party Announcement

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

Subject:
Fwd: Orlando HamCation QSO Party Announcement
From:
jimk8mr at aol.com
Date:
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 01:34:18 +0000 (UTC)

To:
"nodxa at contesting.com" <nodxa at contesting.com>


In light of the cancellation of the Orlando HamCation due to COVID, the 
HamCation, in cooperation with the Florida Contest Group, is running 
this event.

Present plans are that I'll be operating the K4O Special Event station, 
located at the Fairgrounds location of HamCation. The other 1x1s will be 
from various Florida contest stations.

Hope you'll join us, and have a fun day on the air!


73 - Jim K8MR



-----Original Message-----
From: Orlando HamCation <info at hamcation.com>
To: k8mr at arrl.net
Sent: Sun, Jan 17, 2021 8:04 pm
Subject: Orlando HamCation QSO Party Announcement


Clubs – Please share with your membership.


The HamCation QSO Party has been organized to create a fun way for 
amateurs to celebrate the Orlando HamCation experience over the air. The 
QSO party will replicate the camaraderie and social experience of 
attending HamCation and provide a way to have fun on the radio since 
HamCation 2021 will not be held due to Covid-19.

The HamCation QSO Party will be a 12-hour QSO Party on the HamCation 
weekend of February 13, 2021 from 10:00 am EST Saturday to 10:00 pm EST 
Saturday. It will be a CW and SSB on-the-air operating event on 80, 40, 
20, 15, and 10 Meters, during which anyone can work anyone!

Categories will be High Power (more than 100W output), Low Power (100W 
output or less) and QRP (5W output or less). All participants will be 
single operators, as there is no multi-operator category.

Information exchanged during a QSO will be NAME, STATE/PROVINCE or 
COUNTRY and the outside temperature at your QTH. We are including 
temperature at your QTH as a way of highlighting Orlando’s mild February 
weather.

There will be special event stations to heighten the fun and challenge 
of participating in the QSO party. Nine Special Event 1x1 stations will 
be active that will spell out “HAMCATION”, such as K4*H*, W4*A*, K4*M*, etc.
Scoring and Reporting:

    * Each QSO will count as 1 point. Stations may be worked once on
      each band and mode.
    * All entrants will report their scores on www.3830Scores.com
      <https://hamcation.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a5389e97a0511f97f9957c6&id=fec1ec4fdc&e=05a2df325f>.
    * Submitting of logs is not required, nor will they be collected.
      Final results will be based on the information submitted to
      3838Scores.com.
    * Guests operating at a station must use their own callsigns and
      submit their scores individually.
    * A copy of the HamCation QSO Party rules may be found at:
      https://www.hamcation.com/special-event-station
      <https://hamcation.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a5389e97a0511f97f9957c6&id=0631ce6de3&e=05a2df325f>

Plaques and Certificates:

    * ICOM-sponsored Plaques will be issued to the top winner in each
      Category.
    * All Participants who work all nine of the 1x1 HamCation stations
      will be able to download an ICOM-sponsored certificate for this
      special achievement.
    * All participants will be able to download an ICOM-sponsored
      certificate for their participation in this historic event.


HamCation QSO Party Committee


-- 
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw at hotmail.com>  and<kb8nw at arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)