::.  RULES Kentucky QSO Party Sponsored by the Bullitt Amateur Radio Society, Shepherdsville, KY

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Date:

JULY 6, 2002 1600 UTC until 0400 UTC JULY 7, 2002

Object:

For KY stations to work the world and for the world to work KY stations.

General rules:

This contest is open to all amateur radio operators throughout the world. Time period will be from 1600Z July 6 until 0400Z July 7, 2002. Operating modes will be CW and SSB on suggested frequencies: SSB: 3.90, 7.20, 14.30, 21.4, 28.4 MHz.  CW: 3.55, 7.05, 14.05, 21.05 and 28.05 MHz. RTTY/PSK QSO’s count as CW entry. Appropriate frequencies per ARRL band plan. Entries will be: SSB only CW only Mixed ROVER Stations may be worked once on each mode and band. Rover stations may be worked in each different county. Rover stations should identify ROVER and county. (CW use /R behind call) Spotting nets are not only allowed but encouraged. Club competition requires a club designation on your submitted entry and a current roster or email certifying club membership and participation. All decisions of the contest committee are final. Any questions please feel free to email KC4WQ.

Multipliers:

KY stations: 1 multiplier for each state, Canadian province and DXCC country regardless of mode plus KY4KY and W4KBR. (Canada and US do not count as separate multipliers, AK and HI count as state multipliers only). Other stations: One (1) multiplier for each KY county (max 120) plus KY4KY and W4KBR. Max total 122 multipliers.

Points:

One point for SSB Q’s. Two points for CW QSO’s. Rover stations two points (regardless of mode).

Exchange:

KY stations, name and county. OTHER stations, name and state, province, or country.

Awards:

TOP DOG awards for each of the 4 designated KY sectors (each consisting of 30 counties listed below.) Top overall CW, SSB and Mixed KY station. TOP DOG award for the highest scoring rover station. KY Club competition award - For the KY club accruing the highest overall points a ROVING trophy will be awarded at the Louisville Hamfest in September. The trophy is designated as roving because the club only gets bragging rights for the one year (similar to the gilded antlers of the Great Steamboat Race) and must be returned to the Louisville Hamfest the following year for presentation to the new TOP DOG club. Non-KY stations - TOP DOG award for each state, Canadian province and DXCC country. (DXCC country certificates may be special editions QSL’s through the DX bureau). Preliminary results will be posted to this website within 2 weeks of close of entry. Final results will be posted within one week of snail mail deadline.

Log submissions:

Preferred method - Email to: E-mail: kc4wq@mis.net Snail mail: Mailing address: KY QSO Party c/o KC4WQ 1229 Zoneton Rd SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY 40165 USA Cabrillo format NOT required. Submit log in ASCII text file with multipliers highlighted. Logs with more than 100 QSO’s, please include dup sheet by band and mode. All snail mail entries must be received no later than 14 days from the end of the contest. Email entries will be acknowledged. Please ensure a valid return address. All decisions of the contest committee are final. Most of all, have fun and work KY.

Entry Form:

KY QSO PARTY entry Call: ______________ Entry class: SSB ____ CW ____ Mixed ____ Rover ____ Club affiliation: ____________________________________________ Club official email address: _________________________________ Claimed score QSO’s: _________ X multipliers: ______________ PHONE Q’s: ________ CW Q’s: ________ ROVER Q’s: ________ Name: __________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________ City, ST ZIP: __________________________________ KY STATIONS: County: ___________________________ Email: _________________________________________ Comments (soapbox): __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

KENTUCKY DIVISIONS:

WEST KY: Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, Graves, McCracken, Marshall, Calloway, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg, Caldwell, Crittenden, Union, Webster, Hopkins, Christian, Todd, Muhlenburg, McLean, Henderson, Davies, Hancock, Ohio, Butler, Warren, Simpson, Allen, Edmonson, Barren. CENTRAL KY: Breckinridge, Meade, Grayson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Hardin, LaRue, Hart, Metcalfe, Monroe, Cumberland, Adair, Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Nelson, Spencer, Shelby, Oldham, Trimble, Henry, Anderson, Mercer, Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, Russell, Clinton, Logan. EAST CENTRAL: Wayne, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley, Laurel, Rockcastle, Garrard, Jessamine, Woodford, Fayette, Franklin, Scott, Owen, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Harrison, Bourbon, Clark, Madison, Jackson, Knox, Bracken, Robertson, Nicholas, Montgomery. EASTERN KY: Powell, Mason, Fleming, Lewis, Rowan, Bath, Menifee, Wolfe, Lee, Estill, Owsley, Clay, Breathitt, Leslie, Perry, Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Knott, Magoffin, Floyd, Morgan, Elliot, Carter, Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Johnson, Martin, Pike.

Date of info: 5 July, 2002	Source: Bullitt Amateur Radio Society Web Site