[CW] Fwd: [ARS-Notice] Flight of the Bumblebees

[scott mcmullen]

paddle-pushers,

i don't know if any of you all would be interested
in this, but thought i would pass it along. 

it's a short, 4 hour contest sponsored by one of 
my favorite amateur radio groups, the 'adventure
radio society'. it's a 100% cw contest.

i'm planning to participate as bee #14.

73
scott nj0e.

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adventureradiosociety-announcements at mailman.qth.net
wrote:
> To:
>
<adventureradiosociety-announcements at mailman.qth.net>,
>    <qrp-l at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:29:27 -0400
> CC: 
> From:
> adventureradiosociety-announcements at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ARS-Notice] Flight of the Bumblebees
> 
> The "Flight of the Bumblebees" is next weekend.
> 
> The "Flight of the Bumblebees" is a QRP CW contest
> held every year on the last Sunday of July. Those
> that want to be "Bees" agree to reach their 
> operating sites by human power (hiking, biking,
> canoeing and kayaking). On Sunday, masses of 
> home-based operators chase the Bees. A popular,
> exciting contest!  Complete rules are at:
>
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/bumblebees/bb_rules.html
> 
> Day and Times
> Sunday July 25 -
>   10 am to 2 pm PDT
>   11 am to 3 pm MDT
>   12 noon to 4 pm CDT
>   1 pm to 5 pm EDT
>   1700 to 2100 UTC.
> 
> Exchange
> Bees - RST, state/province/country, and your 
>        Bumblebee number
> Home stations - RST, state/province/country, and 
>        your power
> 
> Scoring -
> Total QSOs times # of Bees times three.  If you had
> 10 QSOs on 40 meters and 5 QSOs on 20 meters and 
> worked 7 Bees on 40 and 3 Bees on 20 your score 
> would be:
>
> 15 total QSOs times 10 total Bees times 3 = 450
> points
> 
> How to Count Bee Multipliers
> The autolog at asks for your "Total Number of Bee
> Contacts".  Thus, if you worked AA8XX/BB on 40 
> meters and again on 20 meters, that counts as 2 
> Bee contacts.
> 
> Get a Bee Number
> If you plan to operate portable, you will need a 
> Bee number. Bee numbers are available through 
> Friday by emailing a request to hjohnc at core.com.
> Include your callsign in your request.
> 
> Bee List
> As of this writing, we have over 185 Bees who plan
> to operate portable for the contest.  You can view
> the latest list of Bees at
> 
>http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/bumblebees/2004bb_roster.html
> 
> Bands
> As this is a daytime contest, there are no points
> for 80 meter activity, just
> 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter QSOs count.
> 
> Single Band Entries
> There will be special recognition for single band
> entries. Single band winners will be listed in 
> the results.
> 
> Pictures and Stories
> We need your stories and Bumblebee pictures for the
> results and Sojourner.  From
> those submissions we will choose winners for:
>   Most interesting equipment,
>   Most outrageous venture, and
>   Most beautiful site.
> You can put your stories in your Soapbox comments or
> email longer stories and
> pictures to
> aa4xx at bellsouth.net
> 
> Safety First!
> This is a fun event, let's be careful out there.
> 
> Awards -
> Top Bees
> Top Home Stations
> Top Single Banders
> 
> Reporting Your Score
> Please use the autolog at
> http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/bb_log.html
> If for some reason that doesn't work for you, please
> email me at hjohnc at core.com
> so we can get your results.
> 
> Any Questions?
> Questions to hjohnc at core.com
> 
> 73 de NA8M
> John
> Contest manager
> 
> _________________________
> Adventure Radio Society
> http://www.ARSqrp.com
> 


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Scott McMullen, NJ0E
http://www.geocities.com/scottamcmullen
scottamcmullen at yahoo.com
Dripping Springs, Texas


		
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