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Ohio QSO Party
The Ohio QSO Party is sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club.

Our mission is to put Ohio in the Amateur Radio spot light one weekend every year. This weekend is typically the last weekend in August and is blessed with CME’s, radio black outs and whatever else the sun can throw at us.

MORE INFO

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OQP Web Site

MRRC Web Site

Ohio County
Checklist

US/VE Multiplier
Checklist

 Object:

For Amateurs outside the state of Ohio to make contact with as many Ohio stations as possible.

Non-Ohio stations may work only Ohio stations, while Ohio stations may contact anyone.

 Period:

The Ohio QSO Party occurs on the fourth Saturday of August.

The contest period extends from:

1200 EDT to 2400 EDT
(1600 UTC Saturday until 0400 UTC Sunday)
All stations may operate the full twelve hours

This year (2006) the contest is on August 26th.

 Frequencies, Bands and Modes:

Suggested Frequencies
Band
(Meters)		 CW
(MHz)		 Phone
(MHz)
80 3.545 3.850
40 7.045 7.225
20 14.045 14.250
15 21.045 21.300
10 28.045 28.450

 Entry Categories:

  • SINGLE OPERATOR:
    One person performs all operating and logging functions. Use of spotting nets (i.e. PacketCluster) is permitted for the purposes of encouraging contest participation. Only one transmitted signal is permitted on the air at any time.

    Single operator entries will be categorized by output power:

    • QRP (5 W or less output CW, 10 W or less SSB)
    • Low power (less than 100 W output)
    • High power (greater than 100 W output)

    All single operator entries will be classified as mixed mode.

    For cabrillo logs valid values are SINGLE-OP QRP, SINGLE-OP LOW, SINGLE-OP HIGH. Please verifiy your cabrillo log before submitting it.

  • MULTI OPERATOR:
    Entries where more than one operator performs the operating and logging functions. Multi-operator entries may employ multiple transmitters simultaneously and are not categorized by power.

    For cabrillo logs valid values are MULTI-OP.

  • MOBILE:
    Entries which are self-contained (radio, antenna, and power source) and capable of motion while in operation. Motion is optional. Mobile entries may have multiple operators and are limited to 100 W output or less, and only one transmitted signal at a time.

    Mobile stations that change geographic area (counties for Ohio stations, state or province for others) may be contacted again for QSO points and multiplier credit. The geographic area (county) must be clearly marked in the log for each QSO.

    For cabrillo logs valid values are MOBILE.

  • ROVER:
    A single station that moves among two or more counties during the course of a contest. Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment and antennas used at each operating site. Use of AC mains for power is permitted. Operation while in motion between fixed sites is permitted, but not required.

    Rover stations that change geographic area (counties for Ohio stations, state or province for others) may be contacted again for QSO points and multiplier credit. The geographic area (county) must be clearly marked in the log for each QSO.

    For cabrillo logs valid values are ROVER.

For Cabrillo log files valid values for the CATEGORY line are:
SINGLE-OP HIGH, SINGLE-OP LOW, SINGLE-OP QRP, MULTI-OP, MOBILE, ROVER.

 Exchange:

  • Ohio stations send a sequential serial number beginning with 001 and their Ohio county.

  • Non Ohio W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send a sequential serial number beginning with 001 and their state or province.

  • DX stations outside of W/VE send a sequential serial number beginning with 001 and "DX".

  • Mobile stations are allowed to maintain a continuous sequence of serial numbers for all contacts, or may begin with serial number 001 for each separate geographic area activated. The only requirement is that no serial number be repeated within one geographic area.

 Scoring:

  • QSO POINTS
    - Each complete non-duplicate SSB contact is worth one point.
    - Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth two points.

  • MULTIPLIERS
    - Multipliers are counted once per mode, i.e. working the same multiplier on both CW and SSB counts as two multipliers.

    FOR OHIO STATIONS, multipliers are the 49 American States (excluding Ohio), 11 Canadian Provinces (NL, PEI, NS, NB, VE2-7, YT/NWT/NU), and 88 Ohio Counties.

    FOR ALL OTHER STATIONS, multipliers are the 88 Ohio counties.

  • FINAL SCORE
    - For non-mobile stations, multiply QSO points by the total number of multipliers.
    - For mobile stations, multiply the total QSO points by the total number of unique multipliers worked from all counties activated.

  • CLUB COMPETITION
    - Members’ scores from Ohio stations will be credited towards their Ohio club. A plaque will be awarded to the Ohio club with the highest score. As the sponsor club, the Mad River Radio Club is excluded from this competition, although its members may contribute their scores for other Ohio clubs to which they belong.

    A listing of out of state club scores will be posted with the results, although there will be no plaque awarded to the winning out of state club. Only non-Ohio scores may be credited to those club totals.

 Miscellaneous:

  1. Callsigns and exchanged information must be received and confirmed by both stations for a complete QSO.

  2. No cross-mode contacts. CW contacts must be made in the CW portions of the band.

  3. Any transmitter used to contact one or more stations may not be subsequently used under any other callsign during the contest period, with the exception of family stations where more than one callsign is assigned. Under these circumstances, no individual shall make a QSO utilizing more than one callsign.

  4. No station may claim simultaneous operation in more than one county, state, or province. A mobile or rover station must move a minimum of 500 feet before claiming to be in a new county, state, or province.

  5. Decisions of the Ohio QSO Party Committee are final.

 Reporting:

  1. Logs must clearly indicate band, mode, date and time, received callsign and both sent and received exchanges for all QSOs.

    A scoring summary sheet must be included with all paper logs showing entrant’s callsign, operating location, mailing address, and claimed score.

    All entries are encouraged to use the official OQP county abbreviations for logging and the received exchange from Ohio stations.

  2. All entries are strongly encouraged to submit their entry in a computer readable format. Logging programs that support the OQP are available in the software section of this site. Computer generated logs can be submitted in either Cabrillo format, or ASCII text. No binary files will be accepted. If you need help converting please ask on the OQP mailing list.

    Entries may be submitted electronically (encouraged) to:

    E-mail:
    logs@oqp.us

    on an IBM compatible, MS-DOS formatted 3.5" disk; or on paper.

    Paper logs and disk entries must be sent to the address listed below and must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the end of the contest.

  3. Paper entry forms and operating aids (rules, summary sheets, log sheet and county abbreviations) are available for downloading in PDF format in the forms section of the OQP web site.

  4. All Ohio entrants that are members of an Ohio club should indicate such on their summary sheets or in their electronic logs so that their scores may be credited to their respective clubs.

  5. Logs that have been received will be listed on the OQP web site.

  6. Final results will be posted on the OQP web site.

 Awards:

  1. Certificates will be awarded to the top five single operator entries in the high power, low power, and QRP categories, with separate awards for both Ohio and non-Ohio stations.

  2. Certificates will be awarded to the five highest mobile scoring stations within Ohio.

  3. Plaques are also available and will be awarded based upon sponsorship. Any individual or group wishing to sponsor a plaque for this contest should contact Jim Stahl, K8MR, at k8mr@arrl.net or via surface mail.

  4. Plaque Sponsors:

Plaque Sponsors
Category Sponsor
1. Ohio Single Operator High Power Findlay Radio Club
2. Ohio Single Operator Low Power The Cincinnati Buckeye Netters
3. Ohio Single Operator QRP Kanga US
4. Ohio Single Operator Phone Muskingum Ham Radio Club
5. Out of State Single Operator High Power Muskingum Ham Radio Club
6. Out of State Single Operator Low Power The Canton Amateur Radio Club
7. Out of State Single Operator QRP Pat Collins, N8VW
8. Single Operator DX The Northern Ohio DX Association
9. Ohio Multi Operator The Wayne Amateur Radio Club
10. Ohio Mobile The Lake County Amateur Radio Association
11. Ohio Club The Mad River Radio Club
12. YL The Buckeye Belles

 

 Mailing Address for Paper Logs:

Mailing address:
Ohio QSO Party
c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
30499 Jackson Road
CHAGRIN FALLS, OH 44022-1730
USA

Date of info: July 24, 2006 Source: Ohio QSO Party - OQP Web Site
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Ohio Counties

Ohio Qso Party
The 88 Ohio counties are:
Adams ADAM   Hamilton HAMI   Noble NOBL
Allen ALLE Hancock HANC Ottawa OTTA
Ashland ASHL Hardin HARD Paulding PAUL
Ashtabula ASHT Harrison HARR Perry PERR
Athens ATHE Henry HENR Pickaway PICK
Auglaize AUGL Highland HIGH Pike PIKE
Belmont BELM Hocking HOCK Portage PORT
Brown BROW Holmes HOLM Preble PREB
Butler BUTL Huron HURO Putnam PUTN
Carroll CARR Jackson JACK Richland RICH
Champaign CHAM Jefferson JEFF Ross ROSS
Clark CLAR Knox KNOX Sandusky SAND
Clermont CLER Lake LAKE Scioto SCIO
Clinton CLIN Lawrence LAWR Seneca SENE
Columbiana COLU Licking LICK Shelby SHEL
Coshocton COSH Logan LOGA Stark STAR
Crawford CRAW Lorain LORA Summit SUMM
Cuyahoga CUYA Lucas LUCA Trumbull TRUM
Darke DARK Madison MADI Tuscarawas TUSC
Defiance DEFI Mahoning MAHO Union UNIO
Delaware DELA Marion MARI Van Wert VANW
Erie ERIE Medina MEDI Vinton VINT
Fairfield FAIR Meigs MEIG Warren WARR
Fayette FAYE Mercer MERC Washington WASH
Franklin FRAN Miami MIAM Wayne WAYN
Fulton FULT Monroe MONR Williams WILL
Gallia GALL Montgomery MONT Wood WOOD
Geauga GEAU Morgan MORG Wyandot WYAN
Greene GREE Morrow MORR
Guernsey GUER Muskingum MUSK
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Ohio Qso Party
The 49 American States (excluding Ohio) are:
Alabama AL   Louisiana LA   Oklahoma OK
Alaska AK Maine ME Oregon OR
Arizona AZ Maryland-DC MDC Pennsylvania PA
Arkansas AR Massachusetts MA Rhode Island RI
California CA Michigan MI South Carolina SC
Colorado CO Minnesota MN South Dakota SD
Connecticut CT Mississippi MS Tennessee TN
Delaware DE Missouri MO Texas TX
Florida FL Montana MT Utah UT
Georgia GA Nebraska NE Vermont VT
Hawaii HI Nevada NV Virginia VA
Idaho ID New Hampshire NH Washington WA
Illinois IL New Jersey NJ West Virginia WV
Indiana IN New Mexico NM Wisconsin WI
Iowa IA New York NY Wyoming WY
Kansas KS North Carolina NC
Kentucky KY North Dakota ND
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Ohio Qso Party
The 11 Canadian Provinces are:
VO1/VO2 Newfoundland NL
VY2 Prince Edward Island PEI
VE1 Nova Scotia NS
VE9 New Brunswick NB
VE2 Quebec QC
VE3 Ontario ON
VE4 Manitoba MB
VE5 Saskatchewan SK
VE6 Alberta AB
VE7 British Columbia BC
VY1, VE8, VYØ Yukon/NWT/Nu YT/NWT/NU
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This contest is known to be supported by:

All In One
by WD8KNC
 
GEN LOG
by W3KM
 
N1MM
Logger
 
N3FJP
Software

TR
by N6TR
 
WriteLog
by W5XD

Go to SM3CER Contest Service Software Page
MORE INFO
Text-only page
OQP Web Site  •  MRRC Web Site
Ohio County Checklist by N8VW  •  US/VE Multiplier Checklist by N8VW

Please send corrections/changes/new rules/results to:
Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
sm3cer@contesting.com
URL: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ohqp.htm
Copyright © 1999-2006 Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
This page was created July 28, 1999
Most recent revision July 24, 2006