[SECC] Florida QSo Party
Dave Edmonds
dave at pkministrywebs.com
Fri Apr 22 14:29:04 EDT 2016
Attaching the FQP rules..
*2016 Florida QSO Party (FQP) Sponsored by the Florida Contest Group*
1)* Object:* For amateurs outside of the state of Florida to make contact
with as many Florida stations as possible. Florida stations, activating as
many counties as possible, work everyone.
2)* Contest Period:* Starts the last Saturday of April. There are two
operating periods. 1600Z April 30 - 0159Z May 1 and 1200Z - 2159Z May 1. 20
hours total. All stations may operate the full 20 hours.
3)* Categories:*
(A) * Single operator.* One person performs all operating and logging
functions. Use of spotting nets (operator arrangements involving assistance
through DX-alerting nets, PacketCluster, CW Skimmer, self spotting, etc) is
not permitted. Use of spotting assistance will be reclassified as single
operator assisted. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.
There are no limits on band changes.
(B) *Single operator assisted.* One person performs all operating and
logging functions. Use of spotting nets, operator arrangements involving
assistance through DX-alerting nets, PacketCluster, CW Skimmer is
permitted. Self spotting is not permitted. Only one (1) transmitted signal
on the air at any time. There are no limits on band changes.
(C) *Multioperator.* More than one person contributing to the score,
such as relief operators or loggers. Self spotting is not permitted. There
are no limits on band changes.
(1)* Multi-Single.* Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any
time.
(2)* Multi-Multi.* More than one (1) transmitted signal on the air at
any time. No simultaneous SSB/CW signals on one band at the same time.
(D)* Mobile.* Mobile is a station that is self-contained (radio,
antenna, power source) capable of motion. Motion is optional. The Mobile
category is not limited by the number of operators for competition
purposes. Mobile entrants may be either Single Operator or Multioperator.
There are two classes of Single Operator for mobiles.
(1)* Single Operator.* One person performs all operating, logging,
and driving functions. *NOTE* - Operating in this category does not
require simultaneous operating, logging and driving. Operators who choose
to simultaneously operate, log and drive are reminded that doing
so can be
extremely dangerous. Operators in this category are encouraged to do so
with utmost attention to driving safety.
(2)* Single Operator Plus Driver.* The entrant performs all operating
and logging functions and has a separate driver who need not be
a licensed
Amateur. The driver may not assist in any operating or logging functions.
Please note the driver in your entry.
(E)* School* (University, College, High School, etc.). Operation is to
take place from a station on campus. *Operation from a club members home
station is ONLY allowed if there is no station on campus*. Operators can
be Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni from the School. Awards will be
issued to top Florida and top non-Florida School. For award purposes, there
is no distinction between Single and Multi operator stations or power
levels in this category.
(F)* SWL.*
4)* Power.* Three power output categories for all categories. Logs not
showing power output category will be listed as high power.
(A)* QRP* - 5W output or less
(B)* Low Power* - 150W output or less
(C)* High Power* - more than 150W output
5)* Modes:*
(A) All entrants may operate:
(1) Mixed mode (phone and CW)
(2) Phone only
(3) CW Only
6)* Contest Exchange:*
(A) Florida stations send signal report and county.
(B) W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal report and state or
province.
(C) DX stations (including KH2/KP4, etc.) send signal report and DXCC
prefix.
7)* Scoring:*
(A)* QSO Points:* Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 1
point, per band. Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth 2 points,
per band. No partial contact credit. No duplicate contact credit. The loss
of the incorrect QSO plus a penalty of one additional QSO is assessed for
an incorrectly copied callsign or QTH. If that was the only one with that
QTH, then the multiplier is also lost (no penalty multipliers, however).
(B)* Multipliers:*
(1) For Florida stations, 50 states (including Florida) and District
of Columbia (DC); Canada NS (VE1), NB (VE1, VE9), NL (VO1, VO2),
PE (VY2),
QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT (VE8), NU
(VY0), YT (VY1); DXCC Countries (except the US, Canada, KH6 and KL7);
Maritime Mobile (ITU Regions, R1, R2, R3). *A multiplier can be
counted once per mode, regardless of the number of bands on which it is
worked*.
(2) All others work Florida counties (a maximum of 67). Florida
mobile stations that change counties are considered to be a new
station and
may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. *Florida
stations on a county line may be claimed as a QSO and a multiplier from
each county (2 QSO's and 2 multipliers).* County lines, whether land
or water, are defined as per "County Hunter" rules. Mobiles should sign
callsign/cty. Mobiles use only one call per county. *A Florida county
multiplier can be counted once per mode, regardless of the
number of bands
on which it is worked.*
(C)* Final Score:* Multiply total QSO points by total multipliers by the
power multiplier (see below). A mobile entrant's score will be the
cumulative total of multipliers and QSO's. This will be determined by the
log checkers.
* (1) Power Multiplier:* If all QSO's were made using 5W or less,
multiply your score by 3; if all QSO's were made using less than 150W,
multiply your score by 2; if any or all QSO's were made using more than
150W, multiply your score by 1. No power multiplier for SWL's.
8)* Suggested frequencies:* CW - plus or minus 35 kHz up. Phone - plus or
minus 7.195, 14.260, 21.335, and 28.470 MHz. Look for SSB activity on the
hour and CW on the half hour. No 160 or 80 meters, WARC bands, or VHF
bands.
*(A) Mobile Windows. "Home" stations (in Florida and out of state) should
not call CQ or "run" stations in this mobile "window".*
CW 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz
9)* Miscellaneous:*
(A) Call signs and exchange information must be received by each station
for a complete QSO.
(B) No cross-mode contacts; CW contacts must be made in the CW portion
of the band.
(C) Use of remote receivers/transmitters is permitted, as long as the
TX/RX are co-located at the same location.
(D) Stations may be worked once per mode, per band (and mobiles in each
new county), i.e., WC4E may be worked on both 20 CW and 20 SSB for credit.
(E) Your call sign must indicate your DXCC country (also, portables in
Hawaii and Alaska must sign /KH6 or /KL7).
(F) Club competition, as per ARRL Club definitions. Please indicate your
club affiliation on your summary sheet and/or log.
(G) Please exhibit good sportsmanship and distribute your contacts among
the various mobiles. "Cheerleading", defined as working only one mobile as
they change counties, is highly discouraged. Also, please do not hand out
extra contacts using your second callsign.
10)* Reporting:*
(A) Entries must be received (or postmarked for mailed in logs) no later
than 14 days after the end of the contest (May 15, 2016). All entrants are
encouraged to submit their logs electronically (e-mail, Web Page, etc.).
The file format for electronic logs is Cabrillo
<http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/fileform.html>.
(1) E-Mail. You may submit your contest logs via e-mail to
logs at floridaqsoparty.org.
(2) Web Page. Entrants who do not use computer logging are encouraged
to use the log-entry web form
<http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/flqp_cab.php>, to enter the QSO info
from their paper logs.
(3) Via Regular Mail. Contest logs may be submitted via postal mail
to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ, 315 Ohio Rd., Lehigh
Acres, FL
33936.
(4) When submitting paper logs, please include summary sheet. A
summary sheet is not required for logs sent electronically in Cabrillo
format. Other electronic formats, please include summary sheet.
(B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in UTC, calls, sent
(signal report and state/county/province/DXCC prefix) and received exchange
(signal report and state/county/province/DXCC prefix). SWL's log senders
report.
(1) Entry forms (rules, summary sheet, log sheet, and county
abbreviations) are available for downloading
<http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/files.html>.
(C) Logs that have been received will be listed on the Florida QSO Party
Web site no more than 48 hours after receipt.
(D) Final results will be posted on the Florida QSO Party Web site.
11)* Awards:*
(A) Plaques will be awarded in various categories. See the current list
of available plaques and sponsors here
<http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/plaque.html>. Certificates will be
awarded to top scorers.
(B) Special awards may be awarded at the discretion of the Florida QSO
Party Contest Committee.
12)* Condition of Entry:* Each entrant agrees to be bound by the
provisions, as well as the intent, of this announcement, the regulations of
his or her licensing authority and the decisions of the Florida QSO Party
Contest Committee.
73s Dave WN4AFP
On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 10:54 AM, ny4n--- via SECC <secc at contesting.com>
wrote:
> Can one of you nice guys copy and paste, then e-mail be a copy of the FQP
> rules?
>
> Sent it to this email .. Thanks
>
> NY4N
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Dave Edmonds
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dave at pkministrywebs.com
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"Webs from the Heart"
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