1. Operation will be in accordance with current FCC rules.

2. The use of spotting nets, by way of repeaters, packet nodes, simplex operation, telephone or any other means is prohibited in all categories of operation.

3. Operation on all bands and modes is permitted, except on 30 meters, 17 meters and 12 meters. Use of repeaters is prohibited except in the case of packet contacts which may be through a local node. Amateur satellite transponder operation is allowed.

4. Stations may be worked once per band per mode. The digital mode includes CW, RTTY, Packet and all other non-speech modes. The phone mode includes AM, SSB and FM.

5. The NH QSO Party will begin at 0000Z on the first Saturday in February (7pm Friday local time) and end at 2400Z Sunday (7pm local time). Stations may work any 24 hour period during this 48 hour contest. Station down times must be for a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes. Down times must be clearly marked in log.

6. All logs must be submitted no later than 31 March of the year in which the contest takes place. For purposes of clarification , separate logs may be submitted, if desired for each mode. Dupe sheets are required for all stations submitting more than 200 contacts.

7. Any station not abiding by any of the rules will be disqualified.

Bonus Point Stations may work unlimited hours during the 48 hour contest period. They earn the contestants 5 points for a phone contact and 10 points for a digital contact.

The callsigns of the Bonus Point Stations will be published in the annual rules and stations volunteering as Bonus Point Stations should make a serious effort to be on the air during the contest.

Bonus Point Stations compete only against other Bonus Point Stations in their respective category. Designation of a Club Bonus Point Station must be approved by a pre-announced deadline to be published by the QSO Party Chairman.

New Hampshire Stations

Send signal report, county and New Hampshire.
(Example: 599, Coos, New Hampshire).

Non-New Hampshire Stations

USA Stations -- Send signal report and State.
(Example: 59, Texas).

Canadian Stations -- Send signal report and Province.
(Example: 599, Quebec).

DX Stations -- Send signal report and Country.
(Example: 59, Ireland).

• Single Transmitter QRP (less than 10 Watts entire period)
• Single Transmitter Low Power (150 Watts or less entire period)
• Single Transmitter High Power (more than 150 Watts anytime)

• Multi Transmitter QRP (less than 10 Watts entire period)
• Multi Transmitter Low Power (150 Watts or less entire period)
• Multi Transmitter High Power (more than 150 Watts anytime)

• 50 MHZ and above All the above categories

• Mobile Station operated from a vehicle the entire operating period

Awards will be issued to the highest scoring station in each of the above categories as well as the highest scoring station in each category in each county, state, province and country which submits a log with at least 5 QSOs. All stations not indicating power will be placed in the High Power category.

CLUB (BONUS STATION) CATEGORIES

• Small Club (less than 50 members)
• Large Club (50 members or more)

A station may enter any of the non-club categories and also contribute its score to the score of a club of which the station operator is a member in good standing.

While operating under a club callsign, as a Bonus Point Station, a station will not earn contest points towards its individual station score.

Awards will be issued to the highest scoring stations in each category as well as the second and third place winners.

Sponsor’s Award

• Count one (1) point per phone QSO with any station
• Count two (2) points per digital QSO with any station
• Count five (5) points per phone QSO with a NH Bonus Point Station
• Count ten (10) points per digital QSO with a NH Bonus Point Station

Non-New Hampshire Stations:

• Count one (1) point per phone QSO with any NH Station
• Count two (2) points per digital QSO with any NH Station
• Count five (5) points per phone QSO with any NH Bonus Point Station
• Count ten (10) points per digital QSO with any NH Bonus Point Station

Your multiplier is the number of NH counties, states (excluding NH)*, VE provinces / territories and one (1) DXCC country (excluding USA, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii)** worked. All additional DXCC countries worked do not count as multipliers. They do count as contacts.

A maximum of seventy-two (72) multipliers is allowed:

• 1 DXCC country
• 49 States
• 10 NH counties
• 12 Canadian Provinces

  = 72 Multipliers

  * Washington DC QSOs count as Maryland Contacts

  ** Maritime mobile contacts should be counted as a QSO but not as a multiplier

Non-New Hampshire Stations:

Download will be available after 1/8/99 at:

Logs, Dupe Sheets, and Summary Sheets should be sent no later than March 1, 1999 to: