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The HamCation QSO Party has been organized to create a fun way for amateurs to celebrate the Orlando HamCation experience over the air.  The QSO party will replicate the camaraderie and social experience of attending HamCation and provide a way to have fun on the radio since HamCation 2021 will not be held due to Covid-19.

The HamCation QSO Party will be a 12-hour QSO Party on the HamCation weekend of February 13, 2021 from 10:00 am EST Saturday to 10:00 pm EST Saturday. It will be a CW and SSB on-the-air operating event on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Meters, during which anyone can work anyone!

Categories will be High Power (more than 100W output), Low Power (100W output or less) and QRP (5W output or less).  All participants will be single operators, as there is no multi-operator category.

Information exchanged during a QSO will be NAME, STATE/PROVINCE or COUNTRY and the outside temperature at your QTH.  We are including temperature at your QTH as a way of highlighting Orlando’s mild February weather. 

There will be special event stations to heighten the fun and challenge of participating in the QSO party.  Nine Special Event 1x1 stations will be active that will spell out “HAMCATION”, such as K4H, W4A, K4M, etc.
Scoring and Reporting:

• Each QSO will count as 1 point.  Stations may be worked once on each band and mode.
• All entrants will report their scores on www.3830Scores.com.
• Submitting of logs is not required, nor will they be collected.  Final results will be based on the information submitted to 3838Scores.com.
• Guests operating at a station must use their own callsigns and submit their scores individually.
• A copy of the HamCation QSO Party rules may be found at: https://www.hamcation.com/special-event-station

• ICOM-sponsored Plaques will be issued to the top winner in each Category. 
• All Participants who work all nine of the 1x1 HamCation stations will be able to download an ICOM-sponsored certificate for this special achievement. 
• All participants will be able to download an ICOM-sponsored certificate for their participation in this historic event. 

 
HamCation QSO Party Committee