::.  RULES Georgia QSO Party Sponsored by South East Contest Club and SouthEastern DX Club

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Object:

For amateurs outside of the state of Georgia to make contact with as many Georgia stations as possible. Georgia stations work everyone.

Contest Period:

April 9 - 10, 2005 There are two operating periods: 1800 UTC April 9 - 0359 UTC April 10 and 1400 UTC - 2359 UTC April 10, 2005 20 hours total. All stations may operate the full 20 hours.

Categories:

Single Operator One person performs all operating and logging functions. Use of spotting nets including PacketCluster(tm) is permitted. Only one transmitted signal on the air at any time. Multi-Operator Those obtaining any form of assistance, such as relief operators or loggers. Multi-operator stations may be Multi-Single or Multi-Multi. Rover Rover is a mobile or portable station that operates from at least six counties in Georgia making at least one contact from each county. No county-line operations for either mobiles or rovers. Rovers and mobiles must move the entire operating site including antennas at least 100 yards when relocating to another county. Rovers and mobiles must submit separate logs and summary sheets for each Georgia County and a consolidated summary sheet with a score for the entire operation with total QSO points multiplied by the total multipliers computed as if all contacts had been made from the same location.

Power:

Three power output categories for all categories. Logs not showing power output category will be listed as high power. QRP - 5 watts output or less Low Power - 150 watts output or less High Power - more than 150 watts output

Modes:

There are no separate categories for modes. All stations are encouraged to use both modes.

Contest Exchange:

Georgia stations send signal report and county. Non-Georgia W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal report and state or VE multiplier area. DX stations (including KH2/KP4, etc.) send signal report and "DX" or country abbreviation.

Scoring:

QSO Points: Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth one (1) point. Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth two (2) points. No partial contact credit. Duplicate contacts must be clearly identified and counted as zero (Ø) points (but not removed from the log). Multipliers: For Georgia stations: 50 states (including GA), Canada: NS, NB, PEI, NF (VO1, VO2), QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NW (VE8, VY1, VYØ). DX counts for QSO points, but not for multipliers. A multiplier can be counted once per mode. The maximum is 61 per mode or a total of 122. For non-Georgia stations: Georgia counties per mode (a maximum of 159 per mode). Georgia mobile and portable stations which change counties are considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. Mobiles and portables which qualify for the rover category are requested to submit separate scores for each county plus a combined rover score, which would be determined by the number of QSO points made from each location totaled and multiplied by the multipliers determined as if the contacts had been made all from one location (maximum of 61 per mode).

Final score:

Multiply QSO points by total multipliers.

Suggested frequencies:

CW: 3.545, 3.685, 7.045, 7.110, 14.045, 21.045, 21.110, 28.045, 28.110. Phone: 3.850, 7.225, 14.250, 21.300. 28.450. Look for SSB activity on the hour and CW on the half hour. No 160 meter, WARC band, or VHF band QSOs count for the contest.

Miscellaneous:

There is club competition. Please indicate your club on your entry. The Southeast Contest Club and SEDXC are not eligible to enter this competition. Plaques will be awarded to the top club score inside and outside Georgia. Rover stations inside GA may not submit their score for an out-of-state club score. Call signs and exchange information must be received by each station for a complete QSO. No cross-mode contacts. CW contacts may not be made in the phone sub-bands. Stations may be worked once per mode, per band. A transmitter used to contact one or more stations may not subsequently be used under any other call during the contest period (with the exception of family stations where more than one call is assigned and the operator is changed when the call is changed).

Reporting:

Entries must be postmarked no later than May 11, 2005. All entries with over 200 QSO’s must be submitted in the Cabrillo electronic format. Paper logs with less than 200 QSO’s will be accepted. Logs not meeting these requirement will be reclassified as check logs and will be not be eligible for awards. E-mail: You may submit your contest logs via e-mail to: E-mail: mrcne4s@attglobal.net Send your summary sheet file and your log following the ARRL Suggested Standard File Format. (Cabrillo) On disk: You may submit your logs on diskettes, IBM compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3.5 inch. The electronic log information must be in the Cabrillo file format. Mail: Contest logs (paper or diskette) may be submitted via postal mail to: Mailing address: John Laney, K4BAI P O Box 421 COLUMBUS, GA 31902-0421 USA Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time (UTC), calls, sent and received exchanges, multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers should be marked clearly the first time worked. Single operator entrants should indicate on the summary sheet if they used two radios and this will be noted in the results. Entry forms and a list of county abbreviations are available at the Georgia QSO Party Web Site: http://gqp.contesting.com/ Entry forms may also be requested by mail. Please send a business sized SASE to: John Laney, K4BAI P O Box 421 COLUMBUS, GA 31902-0421 USA Received logs will be listed on the Georgia QSO Party Web Site as soon as possible after receipt. Final results will be posted on the SECC Web Site and on the "3830" Internet Reflector. Certificates will be awarded to top scorers from each Georgia county, state, Canadian multiplier area and DXCC country.

Conditions of Entry:

Each entrant agrees to be bound by the provisions and the intent of this announcement, the regulations of the licensing authority, and the decisions of the Contest Committee.

Plaques:

Sponsored plaques include: High Georgia and out-of-state at all three power levels; High DX (outside North America). Certificates for these and other categories. Plaque Sponsors GA High Power Columbus ARC GA Low Power KU8E GA QRP K4SB GA Rover Single-Op K4VGI Memorial by K4BAI GA Rover Multi-Op K4OGG Top Club Score - Outside GA WW4LL US/VE High Power W4TE US/VE Low Power K4BAI US/VE QRP K4SB Top Club Score - Georgia ??? DX High Power K4YE Memorial by K4ZMV DX Low Power SouthEastern DX Club DX QRP KO4RR/N4WV Special thanks to all award sponsors from the SECC and SEDXC!

Date of info: 7 April, 2005	Source: Georgia QSO Party Web Site - Rules