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QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint

Sponsor: Sponsored by the QRP ARC International, this one is a real shorty on CW only. The goal is to encourage QRP operation with homemade equipment.
Date: Sunday 12 July 1998
Time: 2000 - 2400 UTC.
Mode: CW
Classes:
Single operator - all band
Single operator - single band
Single operator - high band (20, 15, 10, 6 meter)
Single operator - low band (160, 80, 40 meter).
Exchange: Signal report and QTH (state, province, country) and QRP ARCI number, if appropriate, or power output if non-member.
Frequencies: 1830, 3560, 3710, 7040, 7110, 14060, 21060, 28060, 28110, 50060 kHz.
Scoring: Credit 5 points for QSOs with any ARCI member, 2 points for non-members (4 points outside your own continent).
Bonus points should be applied to your score for using homebrew equipment. Credit 2000 points for a homebrew transmitter, 3000 points for a receiver and 5000 points for a homemade tranceiver.
Final score is the total QSO points times the sum of all states, provinces and countries worked times the output power multiplier (>5W=1, <5W=7, <1W=10, <250mW=15), plus bonus points.
Logs: Logs should be postmarked no later than August 9th and sent to:

QRP ARCI Contest Manager
Cam Hartford, N6GA
1959 Bridgeport Ave.
CLAREMONT, CA 91711
USA

(Date of info: ?)
(Dates for 1998 updated: November 24 1997)


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Please send corrections/changes/new rules to:
Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
sm3cer@contesting.com

Copyright © 1997 Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
This page was created March 28 1997
Most recent revision November 24 1997
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