[ARRL-OK] OKDXA Contests

[Lloyd A Colston]

Here's the scoop.  I plan to participate this year.

2003 Oklahoma QSO Party (OKQP)
Sponsored by the Oklahoma DX Association
Begins: 1300 UTC - 22 MARCH 2003 Ends: 1300 UTC - 23 MARCH 2003
All entries may operate 18 hours of the 24 hour time frame
OBJECT:
Stations outside of Oklahoma work as many Oklahoma stations in as many
Oklahoma counties as possible. Stations in Oklahoma work anyone.
EXCHANGE:
Oklahoma stations send QSO number and county. Stations outside of
Oklahoma send QSO number and State, Canadian Province, or DXCC Country.
Note that Oklahoma stations working other Oklahoma stations must log the
complete exchange, including county even though they all count as the
'OK' multiplier. Entries with incomplete or improperly logged QSOs will
be subject to penalties or disqualification.
QSO POINTS:
Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2 points. Each
complete non-duplicate Digital mode or CW contact is worth 3 points. No
partial contact credit. 
MULTIPLIERS:
Oklahoma stations count U.S. states (50) and Canadian Provinces (9) for a
maximum of 59.
All others use Oklahoma counties for a maximum of 77. Number each
multiplier as worked. 
SCORE:
The total score is the total number of QSO points multiplied by the total
number of multipliers.
FREQUENCIES:
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 ,6 meters - OK and World Class.
WARC band contacts do not count. Do not use repeater frequencies on any
band as repeater contacts do not count. Do not use any call or guard
frequencies.
CLASS ENTRIES:
Oklahoma 
SOHP - Single Op High Power > 100 watts
SOLP - Single Op Low Power up to 100 watts
QRP - 5 watts or less
Multi/Single - Multi operator single transmitter
Multi/Multi- Multi operator multi transmitter(s)
Rover - Mobile or portable station < multiple county operations >
World - ( Stations Outside Oklahoma )
SOHP - Single Op High Power > 100 watts
SOLP - Single Op Low Power up to 100 watts
QRP - 5 watts or less
Mult/Single - Multi operator single transmitter
Multi/Multi � Multi operator multi transmitter(s)

All stations may be worked once on CW, Digital mode and Phone per band. 
Single-Operator and Multi-Single entries are allowed only one
transmitting signal. 
All contacts must be simplex. 
Oklahoma rovers that change counties are considered to be a new station
and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. 
A rover operates from any temporary location using temporary antennas.
AWARDS:
A plaque will be issued to the highest scoring station, with a minimum of
100 contacts, in the log from each of the 11 class entries.
Plaques will be awarded for highest all cw & digital score, regardless of
overall standing(s).
Certificates of participation are available. A $1.00 donation is
requested to help cover printing and mailing cost of participation
certificates.
ENTRIES:
Entries must be submitted no later than April 30, 2003. 
Computer logs should be submitted by e-mail to OKQP Logs. Logs should be
named with your call (e.g., W5ATV.LOG). ADIF or CABRILLO formatted files
are preferred.

Paper logs of 100 QSO�s or less may be submitted via postal mail to:

OKDXA
OKQP
P.O. Box 2591
Claremore,Ok 74018-2591 USA

Sponsorship Note: The OKDXA is accepting plaque sponsorships from Clubs,
individuals, etc. If you or your club would like to sponsor a plaque,
please notify Jerry K5YAA. Thank You!
LOGGING PROGRAM SUPPORT AND RESOURCES:
Some of the members of the OKDXA have made efforts to provide multiplier
and configurations files with brief "How to use" suggestion files for
some of the more popular logging programs. Files for your particular
logging application are available by clicking one of the following links.

2002 QSO PARTY SCORES
ROVER ROUTES
Oklahoma Counties Map
OK County Abbreviations
CT Files 
NA Files 
TRLog Files 
OK QSO PARTY WRITELOG MODULE
OKDXA.. Just for the fun of it!



Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
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