[FARC] Maryland & DC QSO Party August 9th 12PM to Midnight & 10th from 12PM to 8PM

[Joseph M. Durnal]

The Maryland & DC QSO party will be on August 9th & 10th this year,
specifically, August 9, 2008 from 1600 UTC through August 10, 2008
0400 UTC and August 10, 2008, from 1600 through 2359 UTC.

The full details can be found on the following web page:
http://www.w3cwc.org/2008rules.html

Some highlights:

The Contest:
- Non-MDC stations must work MDC stations for score -
- MDC stations may work the world (we hope!) -
- Club entries must be from a single QTH -
- Non-MDC club entries are included in the regular Non-MDC category.
- Phone and CW contacts are allowed -
- ATV contacts count as "Phone" -
- Digital contacts (RTTY, PSK-31, Packet, etc.) count as "CW"-
- No repeater or digipeater contacts are allowed. All contacts must be simplex -
- Split frequency QSOs are allowed in the same band ONLY -
- Stations may be worked only once per band using each mode (either
Phone or CW) -
- Stations that change MD counties or state lines (Mobile stations)
may be worked again for QSO Points as different stations -

Exchange:
- QTH and Category -
- For MDC entries, your QTH is your county, Baltimore City, or
Washington, DC. See list below. -
- For all others, your QTH is either your state, Canadian Province or
DX country (other than Canada) -
- US Possessions (Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, etc.) count as DX -
- Alaska and Hawaii count as states and not DX -

Categories: You may enter as either a
- CLUB, MOBILE, QRP or STANDARD (STD) station -
- Multi-op stations are considered a CLUB (using one call-sign as entry) -
- Stations will send the category that reflects their highest point
value to the station worked.

Suggested Frequencies:
1.895, 3.643, 3.920, 7.060, 7.230, 14.060, 14.270, 21.060, 21.370,
28.035, 28.370, 50.150, 52.525, 144.150, 146.550, 146.580, 432.150,
439.250 (ATV) and 446.000 MHz.

Scoring:
- Entries MUST specify a category or they will be assumed to be a
STANDARD entry -
- All submissions (both electronic and hard copy) MUST include a
complete summary sheet in addition to the actual log -
- Electronic submissions MUST include the summary as a text (ASCII)
file in a machine readable format (line breaks, etc) -

73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R