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Sponsored by the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
Call Box 599, STERLING, VA 20167, USA. |
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March 15 - 17, 2003
Contest times are from:
1800 UTC on Saturday March 15
through
0200 UTC on Monday March 17 |
Submit logs, summary and dupe sheets (for greater than 200 QSO’s)
by April 15, 2003 to the:
| Send the logs to: |
VA QSO Party
Call Box 599
STERLING, VA 20167
USA |
or by email to:
Include SASE or email address for summary of contest results.
A $1.00 donation to help defray the costs of printing and mailing is encouraged. |
- Work fixed stations once per band/mode.
- Out-of-State stations work Virginia stations only.
- No cross-mode or repeater QSO’s.
- Work Virginia Mobiles in each Virginia County or Independent City from which they operate.
- Mobiles and Fixed stations on County or Independent City lines count as one QSO and only one County/Independent City multiplier.
- Multipliers are only counted once.
- Contacting the same Virginia County, Independent City, State, Province or Country using a different band or mode counts only as a new QSO, not as a new multiplier.
- Virginia Mobiles receive a bonus of 100 additional points for each Virginia County/Independent City from which they log a valid QSO.
- For award purposes Fixed and Mobile operation will be considered separately, please submit separate logs for Fixed and Mobile operation.
- Spotting nets, DX clusters, etc., may be used to locate other stations - no self-spotting permitted.
- All operators must observe the limits of their operator’s license.
- Multiple operator stations should indicate all operators by name and call sign.
- Paper or electronic Logs, Summary and Dupe sheets (200 or more QSO’s) are required.
- Summary sheet should include name, mailing address, call sign, number of Virginia Counties/Independent Cities in which operated, license class, club name and a signed statement that all contest rules and regulations have been observed.
- Dupe sheets by band and mode are required for 200 or more QSO’s.
- For Club Competition (minimum of 3 valid club entries), be sure to indicate club name on summary sheet and log.
- Contestants using computer logging and reporting software are required to verify scoring and duping to ensure contest rules have been followed.
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QSO’s count 1 point per Phone, 2 points per CW, and 3 points per contact made with a Virginia Mobile (Phone or CW).
Virginia Fixed Stations multiply QSO points by the total number of Virginia counties, Virginia Independent cities, U. S. States, Canadian Provinces and DX countries.
No extra DX multiplier for U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada.
Virginia Mobiles, add to your Virginia Fixed Station score 100 bonus points for each Virginia County or Independent City from which you log a valid mobile QSO.
Outside of Virginia, multiply QSO points by the total number of Virginia Counties (95) and Independent Cities (42) worked to obtain final score.
All stations add 500 bonus points for a contact with K4NVA the club station of the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club. |
Exchange QSO number and QTH (Virginia County or Independent City for VA stations; State, Province or DX Country for others).
Virginia Mobile Stations log QSO’s by Virginia Independent City or County of operation.
Identify all QSO’s with band/mode, sequential QSO number sent/received and date/time of contact in UTC.
Please follow standard contest practices by making and responding to "CQ Virginia QSO Party" calls.
Multiple Transmitter stations may maintain sequential QSO numbers Independently for each transmitter. |
160 meters and up, except no WARC band QSO’s permitted. |
CW - 1805 kHz and 50 kHz up from band edge on others.
PHONE - 1845, 3860, 7260, 14270, 21370 and 28370 kHz.
Novice/Tech Plus - 10 kHz up from the edge of the CW band and 28370 kHz on PHONE.
VHF - 50.125, 144.200 (CW & SSB), 146.580 and 223.50 MHz.
UHF - 446.00 MHz.
All frequencies plus or minus QRM and nets.
No Repeater or cross-mode QSO’s. |
Additional information may be obtained by mail at:
VA QSO Party, Call Box 599, STERLING, VA 20167, USA
from the SPARC website www.qsl.net/sterling
or by contacting ks4ii@arrl.net |
- Single Operator
- One person performs all operating and only one transmitter may be on the air at a time.
- Mobile
- Single or Multiple individuals operating Mobile under a single call sign with only one transmitter on the air at a time. A mobile station is self-contained and capable of legal motion (land, water or air) while operating. Motion is optional, and discouraged, during operation.
- Club
- Minimum of three valid contest entries each indicating club affiliation.
- Multi Operator / Single Transmitter
- Two or more operators with one transmitter on the air at one time.
- Multi Operator / Multi Transmitter
- Two or more operators with two or more transmitters on the air at one time.
- Expedition
- One or more operators of a single transmitter station that moves between two or more Virginia locations during the course of the contest. All equipment, power supplies and antennas must be transported to each operating site.
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3 letter Virginia County Abbreviations (95)
County Abbr County Abbr
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Accomack ACC King George KGE
Albemarle ALB King William KWM
Alleghany ALL Lancaster LAN
Amelia AME Lee LEE
Amherst AMH Loudoun LDN
Appomattox APP Louisa LSA
Arlington ARL Lunenburg LUN
Augusta AUG Madison MAD
Bath BAT Mathews MAT
Bedford BED Mecklenburg MEC
Bland BLA Middlesex MID
Botetourt BOT Montgomery MON
Brunswick BRU Nelson NEL
Buchanan BCH New Kent NEW
Buckingham BHM Northampton NHA
Campbell CAM Northumberland NUM
Caroline CLN Nottoway NOT
Carroll CRL Orange ORG
Charles City CCY Page PAG
Charlotte CHA Patrick PAT
Chesterfield CHE Pittsylvania PIT
Clarke CLA Powhatan POW
Craig CRA Prince Edward PRE
Culpeper CUL Prince George PRG
Cumberland CUM Prince William PRW
Dickenson DIC Pulaski PUL
Dinwiddie DIN Rappahannock RAP
Essex ESS Richmond RIC
Fairfax FFX Roanoke ROA
Fauquier FAU Rockbridge RBR
Floyd FLO Rockingham RHM
Fluvanna FLU Russell RUS
Franklin FRA Scott SCO
Frederick FRE Shenandoah SHE
Giles GIL Smyth SMY
Glouchester GLO Southampton SHA
Goochland GOO Spotsylvania SPO
Grayson GRA Stafford STA
Greene GRN Surry SUR
Greensville GVL Sussex SUS
Halifax HAL Tazewell TAZ
Hanover HAN Warren WAR
Henrico HCO Washington WAS
Henry HRY Westmoreland WES
Highland HIG Wise WIS
Isle of Wight IOW Wythe WYT
James City JAM York YOR
King & Queen KQN
3 letter Virginia Independent City Abbreviations (42)
City Abbr City Abbr
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Alexandria ALX Lynchburg LYX
Bedford BEX Manassas MAX
Bristol BRX Manassas Park MPX
Buena Vista BVX Martinsville MVX
Charlottesville CHX Newport News NNX
Chesapeake CPX Norfolk NFX
Clifton Forge CLX Norton NRX
Colonial Heights COX Petersburg PBX
Covington CVX Poquoson PQX
Danville DAX Portsmouth POX
Emporia EMX Radford RAX
Fairfax FXX Richmond RIX
Falls Church FCX Roanoke ROX
Fort Monroe FMX Salem SAX
Franklin FRX South Boston SBX
Fredericksburg FBX Staunton STX
Galax GAX Suffolk SUX
Hampton HAX Virginia Beach VBX
Harrisonburg HBX Waynesboro WAX
Hopewell HOX Williamsburg WMX
Lexington LEX Winchester WIX
2003 Virginia QSO Party Plaque Sponsor List
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Plaque Sponsor
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High Virginia Single Operator Patrick Wilson, W4PW
All-mode
High Virginia Mobile Kevin Stuart, W4KLS in memory
of Howard Stuart, W2VWK
High Virginia Club Loudoun Amateur Radio Group
Combined Score
High Single Operator VHF Only Dulles Amateur Radio Group
High Virginia QRP All Mode Northern Virginia QRP Club
High QRP All Mode Dave Williams, K7HMP
Outside Virginia
High Single Operator Alexandria Radio Club
Outside Virginia All Mode
High Single Operator Cumberland Mafia Radio Club
Novice/Technician All Mode
High Single Operator CW Only W4FCR FISTS QSL BUREAU
High Multiple Operator Station Patrick Wilson, W4PW
High DX All Mode North Shenandoah DX Association
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