[CTSARA] New England QSO Party

Mon Apr 9 09:29:25 EDT 2012

Here's something that sounds like it could be fun.

Maybe I can finally get Rhode Island, which is the last state I need for
WAS.  In the last four years, I have not once worked Rhode Island.  Alaska
-- no sweat.  Hawaii - ho hum.  Rhode Island, only 100 miles from my home
-- nope.

73s
Jon
WB2RYV

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Greetings!

The New England QSO Party is coming in just one month - the weekend of
May 5-6 - and we'd sure appreciate it if you would spread the word within
your club through your newsletter or at the next meeting and help us to
encourage activity from Connecticut.  Last year we had 160 different
stations from all Connecticut counties on the air, and we'd like to have
more activity this year.

The NEQP is a great way to test your antennas on 80-10 meters and to be
the focus of a lot of activity as stations from around the world look for
Connecticut stations.

Here is a summary of the New England QSO Party rules:

Object: To contact as many New England stations (Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) in as many
New England counties as possible on 80-40-20-15-10m. (New England
stations work anyone)

Date: First full weekend of May. (May 5-6 in 2012)

Contest Period: 2000Z Saturday until 0500Z Sunday (4pm EDT
Saturday until 1am EDT Sunday) and 1300Z Sunday until 2400Z Sunday (9am
EDT Sunday until 8pm EDT Sunday).

Categories: Single-operator high power, low power(150w or
less) and QRP(5w or less) categories, plus multi-operator, single
transmitter. Same four categories for mobiles. Single-operator stations
using assistance during the contest (packet or Internet spotting nets,
etc.) will compete in the multi-single category.

Contest Exchange: Send signal report and state/province (DX
stations send signal report and "DX"). New England stations
send signal report, county and state.

QSO Points: Count one point per phone QSO, two points per CW
(includes digital modes)QSO.

Multiplier: Stations outside of New England use
counties as
multipliers for a total of 67 (CT/8 MA/14 ME/16 NH/10 RI/5 VT/14). New
England stations use states(50)(Count DC as MD), Canadian provinces(14)
and DXCC countries as multipliers.
Scoring: Total score is QSO points times the multiplier. Mobiles
count QSO points per county and multipliers from all counties (counted
once).

Suggested frequencies: CW - 3540 7035 14040 21040 28040, SSB -
3850 7280 14280 21380 28380.  ** Now that the broadcast stations are
mostly out of 7125-7200, try 7180 on 40m SSB.**

Reporting: Logs should indicate times in UTC, bands, modes,
calls and required contest exchange. All stations include your club's
name in the log header or summary. Entries must be submitted within 30
days and sent to NEQP, P.O.Box J,  West Suffield CT 06093 or via
e-mail to logs at neqp.org (Cabrillo
format preferred).

Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the top scorers (25
QSO minimum) in each New England county, U.S. state, Canadian province
and DXCC country. A number of special plaques will also be awarded to top
scorers.
Additional details can be found on the NEQP web site at
http://www.neqp.org

See if you can have a competition within your club for the top
scorer.  Several Massachusetts clubs are challenging each other for
the best club score.

We're especially looking for mobile stations to put the rarest counties
on the air.  Litchfield County is usually the hardest one for people
to work.

If you think you might be on for at least a short time in the NEQP, let
us know with a brief message to us at info at neqp.org

Thanks!

-- Tom/K1KI for the NEQP Committee