[Elecraft] ANNOUNCEMENT: QRP-ARCI HF GRID SQUARE CONTEST

[Jeff Hetherington]

Hello Everybody!

Last year this one was a huge success!  Everybody
liked the new exchange (Gridsquare instead of state)
and it was a friendly get-together.

I even considered getting out and activating a grid
other than my home grid before this blizzard hit.  Now
I'll play from home ;)

Please feel free to re-distribute this to any other
QRP or Radio Related Groups/Mailing Lists that you
might belong to.

2008 QRP-ARCI(sm) HF Grid Square Sprint

Date/Time:

1500Z to 1800Z on 16 March 2008.

Mode:

HF CW only.

Exchange:

Members send:  RST, 4 Digit Maidenhead Grid Square
(i.e. FN02), ARCI member number
Non-Members send:  RST, 4 Digit Maidenhead Grid Square
(i.e. FN02), Power Out

QSO Points:

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

Multiplier:

Grid Square total for all bands.  The same station may
be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and Grid
Square credit.

POWER MULTIPLIER:	

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

SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES:

160m	1810 kHz
80m	3560 kHz
40m	7030 kHz (please listen at 7040 kHz for rock bound
participants)
20m	14060 kHz
15m 	21060 kHz
10m	28060 kHz

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.

Score:

Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x Grid
Squares (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier +
Bonus Points


Categories:

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

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.


==========================================
 L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
       QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager
 QRP-ARCI(sm) #9223 / K2 #3375 / KX1 #631


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