2. The use of spotting nets, by way of repeaters, packet nodes, simplex operation; telephone or any other means is permissible in multi-op and assisted.

3. Operation on all bands and modes is permitted, except on 30 meters, 17 meters and 12 meters.

4. Stations may be worked once per band per mode.

4a. Texas mobiles may be worked once per band/mode from each county.

4b. Texas mobiles may work stations once per band/mode from each county covered.

Non - Texas Stations:

• Count two (2) points per phone QSO with any Texas station
• Count three (3) points per CW and other digital mode QSOs with any Texas Station

Texas Stations:

• Count two (2) points per phone QSO with any station
• Count three (3) points per CW and other digital mode QSOs with any station

Non - Texas stations:

Your multiplier is the number of Texas counties worked.
A maximum of two hundred fifty four (254) multipliers is allowed.

Texas Stations:

Your multipliers are the number of states worked plus the number of Texas counties worked plus each Canadian province worked (13 total) plus each DXCC country worked excluding USA, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.

All additional DXCC contacts worked count for points.

* Washington DC QSOs count as Maryland contacts.

Non - Texas stations:

Add one hundred (100) bonus points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten (10) Texas mobiles worked per band per mode.

Texas Stations:

Add one hundred (100) points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten (10) Texas mobiles worked per band per mode.

Texas Mobiles:

Add five thousand (5000) points to your FINAL SCORE per every five counties covered with at least five contacts in each county.

Add one hundred (100) points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten (10) Texas mobiles worked per band per mode.

Texas Mobiles Scoring Example:

Worked 284 phone QSO’s and 50 CW QSO’s.

Texas mobiles may work stations once per band/mode from each county covered and all count as contacts for total QSO’s - but each state, Canadian province and DXCC contact only counts once each for multipliers even if they were worked several times from different counties covered.

284 phone QSO’s X 2 pts each = 568 pts.
50 CW QSO’s X 3 pts each = 150 pts.
568 + 150 = 718 pts.

Worked 24 Texas counties, 30 States, and 1 Canadian Province for 55 multipliers. 718 pts X 55 multipliers = 39,490 pts.

Operated from 31 counties in Texas with 5 or more contacts in 29 counties = 25,000 bonus pts. (Since you must have groups of 5 counties with 5 or more contacts each, only 25 counties with 5 or more count towards the bonus in this case).

Worked 10 Texas Mobile stations for 100 bonus points. (Each Texas Mobile worked only counts once for bonus pts, but counts as additional contacts in different counties and bands or modes).

39,490 pts + 25,000 bonus pts for working 5 contacts in each of 25 counties + 100 bonus pts for 10 Texas Mobiles = a Final Final Score of 64,590 pts.

• CW – 40 to 60 kHz up from the bottom of the band;
  Novice/Tech 30 kHz up

• PHONE - 25 kHz up in General segments and 28.300 - 28.500

• VHF - 50.200, 144.200, 146.55

The committee shall oversee the receipt of logs and has the final authority to resolve issues relating to rules of the contest and the tabulation of aggregate club scores.

The Texas QSO Party shall also be responsible for the issuance of all Texas QSO Party awards.