[Elecraft] ANNOUNCMENT: QRP-ARCI(sm) SILENT KEY MEMORIAL CONTEST

[Jeff VA3JFF]

Good Day everybody!

Please note that the BUBBA contest was inadvertently scheduled in a
manner that conflicted with the 2005 running of the SK Memorial Contest.
The organizers of the BUBBA event have apologized and modified their
contest exchange to match the exchange of the SK Memorial Contest.  A
Contest TWOFER so to speak.  The sending of the temperatures that is the
basis of the BUBBA contest has been made optional, but please be
courteous and comply with any requests for temperatures from BUBBA
operators.

Thanks Everybody.
73/72
 Jeff - VA3JFF
 QRP-ARCI Contest Manager


2005 SILENT KEY MEMORIAL CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

This contest celebrates and honors the QRP luminaries who no longer
answer CQ's. Those generous people who graciously donated to the QRP
community their time, effort and knowledge to advance the premise that
more fun could be had using less than 5 watts. Some were irascible and
some were even considered curmudgeons but when you took a keen look at
their accomplishments and listened to those who knew them well you
discovered truly wonderful people who would give you their last diode.
The people we are celebrating are well known among the QRP Community.
Some passed recently and some have enjoyed their reward many years. They
are not forgotten for their accomplishments live on either on the bands,
the internet, through published works or organizations that benefited
from their largess. This contest celebrates ALL SK's who now call CQ
from above, where all sigs are 599 and all contacts QSL 100%. Celebrate
the many SK’s that we have known and loved in years past.

Date/Time:

20 August 2005, 1500Z to 1800Z. 

Mode:

CW Only

Exchange:

Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number
Non-Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:

Member = 5 points
Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

Multiplier:

SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may
be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.

Power Multiplier: 

>5 Watts = x1
>1 - 5 Watts = x7
>250 mW - 1 Watt = x10
>55 mW - 250 mW = x15
<55 mW = x20

Suggested Frequencies:

160m 1810 kHz
80m 3560 kHz
40m 7040 kHz
20m 14060 kHz
15m 21060 kHz
10m 28060 kHz

Score:

Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands)
x Power Multiplier + Bonus Points.

Bonus Points:

If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary
antenna, add 5000 points to your final score. (You can NOT be at your
shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to
qualify for this bonus.) This is to help level the playing field for
contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5
element yagis at 70 ft.

Categories:

Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low
Bands (40m-80m-160m)

How to Participate:

Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the
QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as
possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for
credit once on each band.

Email Log Submission:

Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your
Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along
with score calculation to contest at qrparci.org on or before 20 September
2005.

Snail mail Log Submission:

Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category,
Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to:

Silent Key Memorial Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3

Entries must be postmarked on or before 20 September 2005.

Results:

Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website.

Certificates:

Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category.
Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are
sufficient in a category.


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