[Elecraft] ANNOUNCEMENT: QRP-ARCI GRID SQUARE CONTEST

[Jeff Hetherington]

Hello All!

Time for some more fun on the air.  This Saturday is the annual Grid Square Contest.  Don't forget to listen for K6JSS/7 in IDAHO for the QRP-ARCI Golden Jubilee.

2011 QRP-ARCI(sm) HF Grid Square Sprint

Date/Time:

1500Z to 1800Z on 12 March 2011.

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.

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

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:

QRP-ARCI Grid Square Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada  L3C 4M3

Deadline:

Entries must be postmarked on or before 26 March 2011.

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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 L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
       QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager