[RSM] FW: [CQ-Contest] Final Announcement!! Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 24-25

[ed_richardson at shaw.ca]

In case members haven’t seen this announcement

Ed Richardson

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Final Announcement!! Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 24-25

Hello Friends,

The *2021 Florida QSO Party* is ****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll join us.

Please check out the 2020 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/



*2021 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-*

*- Mobile and Expedition Categories will again be active this year!  *

*- Multi-Operator Fixed entries may be Distributed within a QTH (FL County, State/Province, DXCC entity).*

*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 24 & 25, 2021*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 24 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT) Sunday, April 25 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.



24th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2021 FQP Spelling Bee!

We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes spell *SHARK. *Contact all 5 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.  These stations will be on both modes full-time 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:

*CALL    HOST   CTY*

*N4S      N4WW  ORA*

*N4H      N4UU    ALC*

*N4A      K5KG   SAR*

*N4R      N4OX   ESC*

*N4K      NF4A    BAY*




*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!).