[SECC] Announcement: OH QSO Party This Weekend (Note Rule Changes)

[John Laney]

This Saturday, August 22, is the Ohio QSO Party, 1600z to 0400z Sunday. 
(Noon to midnight EDT).

Note that there are several rule changes this year. The major one is 
that we have replaced the serial number with a signal report. This will 
make things easier for mobiles, and well as make the OhQP exchange 
compatible with other concurrent contests.

While the major logging software providers have made the update, if you 
haven't or can't upgrade, don't hesitate to participate. Just log 
everything received as number 59 or 599 or whatever. Don't worry about 
your log's sent serial number. Just get on and have fun!

Two other minor changes: The power level for QRP has been changed to 5 
watts, regardless of mode; and the use of skimmer spots is now OK for 
single operators. (Normal cluster spotting for single ops has been 
allowed for several years).

Quick start guide: 80-10 meters, CW and phone (no digital),. Exchange 
signal report and QTH (SPC, or "DX" for those outside W/VE). Multipliers 
count by mode (88 x 2 =176 possible from outside Ohio).

Lots of awards, including plaques for out of state High Power, Low 
Power, QRP, DX, and Mountain/Pacific time zones.

Full rules and information at   www.ohqp.org

This year there are five full weekends in August, and the last weekend 
is not Labor Day weekend. Thanks to Bob, W0BH, and the Kansas QSO Party 
crew, with whom we normally share a weekend, for taking the fifth 
weekend, leaving a pretty uncluttered fourth weekend for the OhQP. I 
hope to hear and work lots of you on Saturday!


73  -  Jim  K8MR
OhQP Chairman


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