::.  RULES QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party

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Date/Time:

1200 UTC on 9 April 2005 through 2400 UTC on 10 April 2005 You may work a maximum of 24 hours of the 36 hour period.

Mode:

HF CW only.

Exchange:

Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number. Non-Members send: RST, 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:

>5 Watts = ×1 >1 – 5 Watts = ×7 >250 mW – 1 Watt = ×10 >55 mW – 250 mW = ×15 <=55 mW = ×20

Suggested Frequencies:

160 m: 1810 kHz 80 m: 3560 kHz 40 m: 7040 kHz 20 m: 14060 kHz 15 m: 21060 kHz 10 m: 28060 kHz

Score:

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

Teams:

You may enter as a team with an unlimited number of operators as long as no more than 5 transmitters are on the air concurrently. You compete individually as well as on the team. Teams need not be in the same location. Team captains must send a list of members to the Contest Manager before the contest.

Categories:

Entry may be: All-Band Single Band High Bands (10m-15m-20m) Low Bands (40m-80m-160m)

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.

Log Submission:

Email 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: va3jff@yahoo.ca on or before 10 May 2005. Snail mail Submission: Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category and Actual Power along with score calculation to: Mailing address: ARCI Spring QSO Party c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF 139 Elizabeth St. W. WELLAND, Ontario CANADA L3C 4M3 Please remember that first class mail to Canada requires $0.60 postage from QTHs in the U.S.A.

Results:

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

Certificates:

Certificates will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category as well as the top scoring entrants in each State, Province and Country. Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category.

Date of info: April 7, 2005 Original rules last modified: April 2, 2005	Source: QRP ARCI Web Site - Contests