[SECC] New England QSO Party Info - This Weekend

[John Laney]

See message below from K1KI about NE QP this weekend.  73, John, K4BAI.

The Florida QSO Party is a tough act to follow...   but, we think you'll 
have a lot of fun in the New England QSO Party this weekend.

All 67 counties in six states will be active - we've heard from 16 
mobiles and more than 125 home stations in New England telling us 
they'll be participating.   Check out our Reserve Your County listing 
--> http://www.neqp.org/ryc.html

There are certificates for those making at least 25 QSOs, and those who 
put in a significant effort will get a taste of New England (Ben & 
Jerry's ice cream or maple syrup).   The top single operator USA scorer 
will be treated to a lobster dinner for two.   We've had a lot of 
support from clubs and individuals so there are 27 plaques to be awarded 
as well.

The NEQP is a low pressure, fun operating event that starts at 20z on 
Saturday until 24z Sunday, with a break from 05z-13z.    Most of the 
activity will be on 20 and 40 meters, but you'll also find people to 
work on 80, 15 and even 10m if the sun cooperates.   The full rules are 
below, or go to the web site at http://www.neqp.org/ for more information.

Thanks!    Tom/K1KI and Bob/W1RH


New England QSO Party Rules

Object: To contact as many New England stations in as many New England 
counties as possible on 80-40-20-15-10m.  (New England stations work anyone)

Date: First full weekend of May (May 1-2,2004 and May 7-8, 2005).

Contest Period: 2000Z Saturday until 0500Z Sunday (4pm ET Saturday until 
1am ET Sunday) and 1300Z Sunday until 2400Z Sunday (9am ET Sunday until 
8pm ET Sunday).

Categories: Single operator high power, low power and QRP categories, 
plus multioperator, single transmitter.  Same four categories for 
mobiles.  Single operator stations using assistance during the contest 
(packet or Internet spotting nets, etc.) will compete in the multisingle 
category.

Contest Exchange: Send signal report and state/province (DX stations 
send signal report and "DX").  New England stations send signal report, 
county and state.

Valid Contact: Work New England stations once per band/mode. New England 
stations work anyone(and must copy the county for New England stations 
worked). CW contacts must not be made in the phone band segments. 
Mobiles can be worked again in new counties.  County line QSOs should be 
logged as two separate QSOs.  Crossmode, crossband and repeater QSOs are 
not permitted.

QSO Points: Count one point per phone QSO, two points per CW (includes 
digital modes)QSO.

Multiplier: Stations outside of New England use counties as multipliers 
for a total of 67 CT/8 MA/14 ME/16 NH/10 RI/5 VT/14).  New England 
stations use states(50), Canadian provinces(14) and DXCC countries as 
multipliers.

Scoring: Total score is QSO points times the multiplier.   Mobiles count 
QSO points per county and multipliers from all counties (counted once).

Suggested frequencies: CW - 3540 7040 14040 21040 28040, Novice/Tech - 
3705 7130 21130 28130, SSB - 3880 7280 14280 21380 28380

Reporting: Logs should indicate times in UTC, bands, modes, calls and 
complete exchange.  Multipliers should be clearly marked in the log. 
New England stations put your club's name on the summary sheet.  Entries 
must be submitted within 30 days and sent to NEQP, P O Box 3005, 
Framingham MA 01705-3005 or via e-mail to logs at neqp.org (Cabrillo format 
preferred).  Send a large SASE for a printed copy of the results.

Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers (25 QSO minimum) 
in each New England county, U S state, Canadian province and DXCC 
country. At least twenty plaques will also be awarded to top scorers, 
and some special awards are available to non-New England stations (check 
the web site for the current list).

More information: The New England QSO Party web site is at 
http://www.neqp.org. Check there for information on planned fixed 
station and mobile activity from New England counties, contest software 
information, county abbreviations, plaques to be awarded, and 
information on New England state county awards.  NEQP results will be 
posted on the web site when they are complete.  Questions can be 
addressed to info at neqp.org.


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New England QSO Party - May 1-2, 2004   http://www.neqp.org

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