[RSM] FW: BCQP 2021 Invitation

[ed_richardson at shaw.ca]

Received the invitation below from our friends in BC.  Get on and help make their event a success.

 

Ed VE4VT

 

From: Rebecca <r.kimoto at telus.net> 
Sent: January 29, 2021 8:35 PM
To: ed_richardson at shaw.ca
Subject: BCQP 2021 Invitation

 

 

The pertinent info…

Date/time: 1600z Feb 6 to 0359z Feb 7 AND Feb 7 1600z to 2359 Feb 7

 

Exchange: BC stations give RS(T) + three-letter code representing the federal electoral district in BC

and stations outside BC give province/state/“DX"

 

 

Changes in 2021


1. No more digital
We have dropped digital from the mode mix. The primary reason was that digital just hasn’t attracted the kind of attention in BCQP as we had hoped. Another reason is that the XE International RTTY Contest completely overlaps with BCQP and, since the exchanges aren’t compatible, even trading Qs is problematic. So after several years of should-we-or-shouldn’t-we, the decision was made to drop digital.

2. Certificate eligibility
Eligibility for top score in category of entry will require at least 10 valid QSOs. This brings eligibility in line with existing requirements for the top district certificate (BC stations only) and plaques.

3. Multi-op station rule adjustment
Due to COVID-19 restrictions that will probably still be in place next month almost everywhere, BCQP rules have been adjusted for this year to facilitate dispersed multi-op station participation. Details at http://orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html  

 

Also note —

 

BCQP is one of three QSO parties that kick off the State QSO Party Challenge. This competition (see http://stateqsoparty.com/ for details) was tremendously popular with QSO party enthusiasts last year, so anyone who wants to get a good start on this competition should listen for BC stations as well as the other QSO party callers. 

But there are additional coinciding events on the Feb 6-7 weekend. For anyone planning to play in several contests, download the handy same-weekend event schedule with required exchanges at http://orcadxcc.org/content/pdf/2021_sked.pdf and make a cheat sheet for quick multi-contest Qs.

 

Stay well. Stay safe. GL and have fun!

 

73

Rebecca VA7BEC

BCQP Contest Coordinator