::.  RULES QRP ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint

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Date/Time:

2000 UTC to 2359 UTC on 5 February 2006

Mode:

HF SSB Only.

Exchange:

Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number. Non-Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, Power Out.

QSO Points:

Member = 5 points Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

Multiplier:

SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.

Power Multiplier:

>10 Watts = ×1 >2 - 10 Watts = ×7 >500 mW - 2 Watts = ×10 >100 mW - 500 mW = ×15 100 mW or less = ×20

Suggested Frequencies:

80 m:   3985 kHz 40 m:   7285 kHz 20 m: 14285 kHz 15 m: 21385 kHz 10 m: 28385 kHz

Bonus Points:

If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add 5000 points to your final score. (You can NOT be at your shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.) This is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft.

Score:

Final Score = Points (total for all bands) × SPCs (total for all bands) × Power Multiplier + Bonus Points.

Categories:

Entry may be: All-Band Single Band High Bands (10 m - 15 m - 20 m) Low Bands (40 m - 80 m)

How to Participate:

Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for credit once on each band.

Email Log Submission:

Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to: E-mail: contest@qrparci.org on or before 5 March 2006.

Snail mail Log Submission:

Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to: Mailing address: ARCI Fireside Sprint c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF 139 Elizabeth St. W. WELLAND, Ontario CANADA  L3C 4M3 Entries must be postmarked on or before 5 March 2006.

Results:

Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website.

Certificates:

Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category. Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category.

Date of info: November 20, 2005	Source: Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF