[CTSARA] New England QSO Party
Urso, Steve - Stamford, CT
steve.v.urso at usps.gov
Fri May 4 13:08:11 EDT 2018
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 6-7, 2017)
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.
Contest Exchange: Send signal report and state/province (DX stations send signal report and "DX"). New England stations send signal report, county and state.
Valid Contact: Work New England stations once per band/mode. New England stations work anyone(and must copy the county for New England stations worked. CW contacts must not be made in the phone band segments. Mobiles that change counties are considered to be new stations, and can be worked for both multiplier and QSO Point credit. County line QSOs should be logged as two separate QSOs. Crossmode, crossband and repeater QSOs are not permitted.
QSO Points: Count one point per phone QSO, two points per CW (includes digital modes)QSO.
Multiplier: Stations outside of New England use counties<http://www.neqp.org/counties.html> 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 7180 7280 14280 21380 28380.
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<mailto: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 (check the Web site for a current list).
More information: The New England QSO Party Web site is at http://www.neqp.org<http://www.neqp.org/>. Check there for information on planned fixed-station and mobile activity from New England counties, contest software information, county abbreviations, plaques to be awarded and information on New England state county awards. NEQP results will be posted on the web site when they are complete. Questions can be addressed to info at neqp.org<mailto:info at neqp.org>.
Last updated 4/2/17
Planned activity from mobiles and rare counties for the 2018 contest.
(as of 5/3/2018 )
--Mobiles--
K1IB/m
NJ1F/m
WA1Z/m - multi-op
Saturday: ROCNH-HILNH-MERNH-SULNH-GRANH-WNDVT-ORAVT-WASVT-CHIVT-GRAVT-CHIVT-FRAVT-
LAMVT-ORLVT-CALVT-ESSVT-COONH-OXFME
Sunday: OXFME-FRAME-KENME-SOMME-KENME-SOMME-PISME-PENME-HANME-WALME-KNOME-LINME-
SAGME-CUMME-SAGME-ANDME-CUMME-YORME-ROCNH-STRNH-BELNH-MERNH-HILNH-ROCNH
NZ1U/m(W1UJ) -
Saturday https://goo.gl/Z6ZVHV
PENME AROME WASME HANME WALME KNOME LINME SAGME CUMME YORME ROCNH ESSMA
MIDMA WORMA
Sunday https://goo.gl/giHFj1
HMDMA HMPMA FRAMA WNHVT BENVT RUTVT ADDVT CHIVT GRAVT -CHIVT WASVT ORAVT
WNDVT GRANH SULNH MERNH HILNH ROCNH -ESSMA -MIDMA SUFMA -MIDMA -WORMA
KX9X/m maybe
WQ2H/m CHENH
K1MD/m RI
N1CEO/m MIDMA
K1EP/m ROCNH ESSMA SUFMA MIDMA + S-ME
W1WEF/m BARMA-PLYMA-BRIMA-RI-CT
Connecticut
* Fairfield W1EE W1RPG
* Hartford W1VCM K1KI K1RM
* Litchfield KA1WPM NP2GG
* Middlesex K1PU
* New Haven W1CTN W1JQ N1ABY
* New London WA1DD W3EP
* Tolland K1BV W1ADX W1TTL K1MTD K1ZE
* Windham KE1J N1MD NR1X W1EQ KB1JDX
Maine
* Androscoggin WA1Z/m
* Aroostook NZ1U/m
* Cumberland AA4AK WA1Z/m K1JB W1GF NZ1U/m
* Franklin WA1Z/m
* Hancock WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Kennebec WA1Z/m
* Knox WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Lincoln KB1TCD WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Oxford WA1Z/m K1ESE (multi-op)
* Penobscot WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Piscataquis WA1JMM WA1Z/m
* Sagadahoc WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Somerset K1PX WA1Z/m
* Waldo WA1Z/m AB1VL N1CGP NZ1U/m
* Washington N1EP WW1ME NZ1U/m
* York WA1Z/m N1AIA NZ1U/m
Massachusetts
* Barnstable N1ILZ K1WCC W1WEF/m
* Berkshire NE1QP at K1TTT (multiop)
* Bristol N1NN WB1HGA W1WEF/m
* Dukes K1WDY
* Essex W1FJ K1EP/m NZ1U/m
* Franklin KC1CRS KU1N NZ1U/m
* Hampden K1VWQ N1TA NZ1U/m
* Hampshire K1SND NZ1U/m
* Middlesex W1DYJ KA1MAP N2AN(WC4E) N1SOH/W1FM W1EBI K1MC K1TB N1CEO/m K1EP/m NZ1U/m
* Nantucket W1NQT
* Norfolk N1DC K1SEC
* Plymouth K1VUT K1RV W1WEF/m
* Suffolk NV1W K1EP/m NZ1U/m
* Worcester W4FEB WB1QYS NZ1U/m
New Hampshire
* Belknap WA1Z/m N1WXQ
* Carroll KA2KON
* Cheshire WQ2H/m
* Coos WA1Z/m WB1ASL
* Grafton WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Hillsboro WA1Z/m K1KA NF1L W1AKI NZ1U/m
* Merrimack N1JHJ WA1Z/m W1BHC NZ1U/m
* Rockingham K1TR K1LKP WA1Z/m W1END K1EP/m NZ1U/m
* Strafford WA1Z/m
* Sullivan WA1Z/m K1RO NZ1U/m
Rhode Island
* Bristol K1MD/m
* Kent K1KX K1MD/m
* Newport W1MBF K1MD/m
* Providence W1WIU K1VSJ WB2VVV K1MD/m
* Washington W1XX(multi-op) K1MD/m
Vermont
* Addison W1RMC NZ1U/m
* Bennington NK2U W1BVT NZ1U/m K2LE
* Caledonia WA1Z/m W1DAS
* Chittenden WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Essex NE1C WA1Z/m
* Franklin WA1Z/m K1LOL
* Grand Isle WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
* Lamoille WA1Z/m W2HDI
* Orange WA1Z/m KC1EKV NZ1U/m
* Orleans K1LI(maybe) WA1Z/m
* Rutland AB1ZQ NZ1U/m
* Washington WA1Z/m K1ARR N5WVR NZ1U/m
* Windham N1WGU K1KU NZ1U/m
* Windsor WA1Z/m NZ1U/m
Steve, KB1YLQ
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