2002 Minnesota QSO Party 1400-2400 UTC (8AM-6PM CST) 02 February 2002 Administered under the auspices of the Minnesota Wireless Association Contest Club Co-Sponsored by Twin City FM Club, Hamfest Minnesota, Northern Minnesota DX Association, Twin Cities DX Association, St. Paul Radio Club, N0IJ, K0XQ, K0AD, TR Log Contest Software by N6TR, & Sven's All-U-Can-Eat Lutefisk & Lefse Barn NEW!!! DOWNLOAD THE WR0DK MNQP LOGGER v1.0 NOW! Contest Rules: Time: Contest runs from 1400 until 2400 UTC (8 AM to 6 PM CST) 02 February 2002. Single Operator stations may only work 8 hours; Multi Operator/ Single Transmitter & Mobile stations may work the entire 10 hours of the contest. QSO Rules: MN stations work everyone, all other W/VE & DX work MN stations. Work stations once per band & mode. MN mobiles may be worked once per band & mode from each county, & MN mobiles may work stations once per band & mode from each county. Bands/Modes: HF classes 160m-10m (excluding WARC bands), CW/RTTY/SSB only. VHF class 6m/2m CW/FM/SSB only (no repeater QSOs allowed). Exchange: MN stations send name & county (two letter designator). ** NOTE ** MN Mobile stations must sign callsign with county two letter desigator, in addition to the exchange; for example K0BUD/HN for Hennepin County). W/VE & DX send name & state/province/country. Multipliers for MN is MN counties (87 total) plus states/provinces (49 states excluding Minnesota + 10 Canadian provinces + 2 Canadian Territorries= 61 W/VE mults total); 148 max multipliers (all bands) for MN stations. Multipliers for everyone else is MN counties (87 total). DXCC countries may be worked for points only-no multipliers. Scoring: Score 1 QSO point for SSB (VHF class SSB/FM) QSO, 2 QSO points for CW/RTTY QSO. Final score is QSO points total times multiplier total. VHF class, no repeater QSOs allowed. Operating Classes-MN: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single Op High Power, Single Op QRP (5 watts or less),Single Op VHF, Mobile/Portable, Multi Op/Single Transmitter. All classes mixed modes only. HF & VHF classes are separate can not be combined; however multiple logs (one HF, one VHF) may be entered in two classes (scores cannot be combined). The Minnesota Wireless Association is sponsoring the MN Club aggregate trophy, which will travel year to year to the club with the highest collective point total submitted by it's members (who MUST SPECIFY club affiliation on the summary sheets turned in with the log). Operating Classes-W/VE: Single Op Low Power (150w or less), Single Op High Power, Single Op QRP (5 watts or less). Operating Classes-DX: Unlimited Suggested Frequencies-CW: Up from 1.810 3.550 (3.695) 7.050 (7.110) 14.050 21.050 (21.150) 28.050 (28.150) 50.050 ** NOTE ** Suggested "go to" times for 160m are 1430 & 2330 UTC. Suggested Frequencies-SSB: Up from 1.870 3.890 7.230 14.290 21.390 28.420 50.150 ** NOTE ** Suggested "go to" times for 160m are 1430 & 2330 UTC. Suggested Frequencies-RTTY: Within the ARRL suggested band plans for all bands. Logs: Send logs (including summary sheet) by March 15th to Sean Warner K0XQ (3385 178th Avenue NW, Andover, MN 55304) or email to mnqp(at)radist.net . Sample log & scoring summary sheet available. Internet address: http://www.radist.net/mnqso.htm Prizes: 1st place in each MN & W/VE class receives plaque, plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota; 2nd & 3rd places receive certificate. 1st place in each DX class receive certificate, plus a special gift from the state of Minnesota. **NOTE-Plaques & prizes are awarded in categories in which there are at least 5 or more entries only.** Plaque Sponsorship: MN Single Op QRP: MN Single Op VHF: MN Mobile/Portable: MN Single Op/High Power: MN Single Op/Low Power: MN Multi Op/Single Transmitter: W/VE Single Op QRP W/VE Single Op/Low Power: W/VE Single Op/High Power: Minnesota Club Aggregate Trophy: Minnesota County List Minnesota counties (for use in MQP outside of Minn) Aitkin = AT, AIT Anoka = AN, ANO Becker = BK, BEC Beltrami = BL, BEL Benton = BN, BEN BigStone = BS, BIG BlueEarth = BE, BLU Brown = BR, BRO Carlton = CR, CARL Carver = CV, CARV Cass = CS, CAS Chippewa = CP, CHIP Chisago = CG, CHI Clay = CY, CLA Clearwater = CL, CLE Cook = CK, COOK Cottonwood = CD, COT CrowWing = CW, CRO Dakota = DK, DAK Dodge = DG, DOD Douglass = DS, DOU Fairbault = FB, FAI Fillmore = FM, FIL Freeborn = FR, FRE Goodhue = GH, GOO Grant=GR Hennepin = HN, HENN Houston = HO Hubbard = HB, HUB Isanti = IS Itasca = IT Jackson = JK, JAC Kanabec = KB, KANA Kandiyohi = KD, KAND Kittson = KT, KIT Koochiching = KO LacQuiParle = LP, LAC Lake = LK, LAK LakeOfTheWoods = LW, LAKEO LeSuer = LS, LES Lincoln = LN, LIN Lyon = LY McLeod = MC Mahnomen = MM, MAH Marshall = MH, MARS Martin = MN, MART Meeker = MK, MEE MilleLacs = ML, MILL Morrison = MR, MOR Mower = MW, MOW Murray = MU Nicollet = NI Nobles = NO, Norman = NR, NOR Olmstead = OL Ottertail = OT Pennington = PN, PENNI Pine = PI, PIN Pipestone = PS, PIP Polk = PK, POL Pope = PO, POP Ramsey = RA RedLake = RL, REDL Redwood = RW, REDW Renville = RV, REN Rice = RC, RIC Rock = RK, ROC Roseau = RO StLouis = SL, STL, SAINT Scott = ST, SCO Sherburne = SB, SH Sibley = SI Stearns = SN, STER Steele = SE, STEE, STEAL Stevens = SV, STEV Swift = SW Todd = TD, TOD Traverse = TR Wabasha = WB, WAB Wadena = WD, WAD Waseca = WS, WASE Washington = WG, WASH Watonwan = WT, WAT Wilkin = WK, WIL Winona = WN, WIN Wright = WR YellowMedicine = YM, YEL Here is the combined list for Minn stns: 87 Minnesota Counties + 49 states + 12 Canadian mults Al = AL Ak = AK, ALK, KL7 An = AN Ar = AR At = AT, AIT Az = AZ, ARI Be = BE, Blu Bk = BK, BEC Bl = BL, BEL Bn = BN, BEN Bs = BS, Big Br = BR Ca = CA Cd = CD, COT Cg = CG, CHIS Ck = CK, COO Cl = CL Co = CO Cp = CP, CHIP Cr = CR, CARL Cs = CS, CAS Ct = CT, CON Cv = CV, CARV Cw = CW, CRO Cy = CY, CLA De = DE Dk = DK, DAK Dg = DG, DOD Ds = DS, DOU Fb = FB, FA Fl = FL Fm = FM, FI Fr = FR Ga = GA, GE Gh = GH, GO Gr=GR Hb = HB, HUB Hi = H, KH6 Hn = HN, HEN Ho = HO Ia = IA, IO Id = ID In = IN Il = IL Is = IS It = IT Jk = JK, JAC Kb = KB, KANA Kd = KD, KAND Ko = KO Ks = KA, KS Kt = KT, KIT Ky = KE, KY La = LA, LOUIS Lk = LK, LAKE Ln = LN, LIN Lp = LP, LAC Ls = LS, LEW Lw = LW, LAKEO, LOW, LOTW Ly = LY Mille Lacs ML Ma = MA Mc = MC Md = MD, MARY Me = MAI, ME Mh = MH, MARS Mi = MI Mk = MK, MEE Ml = ML, MILL Mm = MM, MAH Mn=MN, MART Mo = MO, MISSO Mr = MR, MOR Ms = MS, MIS Mt = MT, MON Mu = MU Mw = MW, MOW Nc = NC Nd = ND Ne = NE Nh = NH Ni = NI, NI Nj = NJ Nm = NM No = NO Nr = NR, NOR Nv = NV, NEV Ny = NY Oh = OH Ok = OK Ol = OL Or = OR Ot = OT Pa = PA, PENNS Pi = PI Pk = PK, POL Pn = PN, PENNI Po = PO Ps = PS, PIP Ra = RA Rc = RC, RIC Ri = RI, RHO Rk = RK, ROC Rl = RL, REDL Ro = RO, ROS Rv = RV, REN Rw = RW, REDW Steele SE Sb = SB, SHE Sc = SC Sd = SD Si = SI Sl = SL, ST, SAIN Sn = SN, STEA St = ST, SCO Sv = Sv, STEV Sw = SW Td = TD, TOD Tn = TN, TEN Tr = TR Tx = TX, TEX Ut = U Va = VA, VI Vt = VT, VER vE1 = VE1, NS vE2 = VE2, QU, PQ, QC vE3 = VE3, ON vE4 = VE4, MB, MAN vE5 = VE5, SK, SAS vE6 = VE6, AB, ALT, ALB vE7 = VE7, BC vE8 = VE8, VY1, NW, YU, YK, YT, NT, vE9 = VE9, NB vO1 = VO1, NF vO2 = VO2, LAB vY2 = VY2, PEI Wa = WA Wb = WB, WAB Wd = WD, WAD Wg = WG, WASHINGTON Wi = WI Wk = WK, WIL Wn = WN, WIN Wr = WR Ws = WS, WAS Wt = WT, WAT Wv = WV Wy = WY Ym = YM, YE The 87 counties of Minnesota are each assigned a 2 letter designator-these should be used if designing a template for your contest software of choice. If you do not wish to make your own template, TR Log Contesting Software by N6TR supports the Minnesota QSO Party, along with 50+ other contests; TR Log IS "The Serious Contest Logging Software". In addition, both Write Log for Windows by W5XD & NA by K8CC support the MNQP. The Minnesota QSO Quest Rules Committee members are Al Dewey K0AD, Dale Reak KB0VCV, & Sean Warner K0XQ. Special thanks goes to Larry "Tree" Tyree N6TR of TR Log for offering numerous helpful suggestions & ideas, almost all of which were implemented into the final product. Questions? E-mail the MNQP Contest Committee