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QRP ARCI Holiday Spirits Homebrew Sprint
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Date/Time:

    2000 UTC to 2359 UTC on 18 December 2005


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 or less = ×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


Bonus Points:

    • If operating a HB Transmitter add 2000 points per band
    • If operating a HB Receiver add 3000 points per band
    • If operating a HB Transceiver add 5000 points per band

  (Homebrew is defined as: if you built it, it is homebrew (kits too!).

  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 - 160 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.


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:

    contest(at)qrparci.org

  on or before 18 January 2006.

  Snail mail Submission:

  Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry
  Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score
  calculation to:

    ARCI Holiday Spirits
    c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
    139 Elizabeth St. W.
    WELLAND, Ontario
    CANADA L3C 4M3

  Entries must be postmarked on or before 18 January 2006.


Results:
  Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website
    - http://www.qrparci.org/ -


Certificates:
  Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category, as well
  as the top scoring entrants from each State, Province and Country.

  Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are
  sufficient in a category.


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Date of info: November 20, 2005
  - Source: Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF - va3jff(at)yahoo.ca -


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This contest is known to be supported by:

   GEN LOG by W3KM: http://www.qsl.net/w3km/gen_log.htm
       N1MM Logger: http://pages.cthome.net/n1mm/
    N3FJP Software: http://www.n3fjp.com/
        NA by K8CC: http://www.datomonline.com/
  QRP Dupe by K7RE: http://members.mato.com/bkassel/
        TR by N6TR: http://www.trlog.com/

SM3CER Contest Service Software Page
    http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/software.htm


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MORE INFO:

  QRP ARCI Web Site: http://www.qrparci.org/


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Please send corrections/changes/new rules/results to:
  Jan-Eric Rehn - SM3CER
  sm3cer(at)contesting.com

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