[HCRA] QRP CONTEST - CW & PSK

[Jim W]

Would you like to try a fun, four hour, exciting contest???? Even if you do not homebrew, you can participate.....  The PSK is a new twist for those of us who do not do cw  - -  73  k1jaw  
( http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/sep.pdf ) last one on page 2

( http://www.arrl.org/contests/months/oct.pdf )  October's contest if you are interested....

QRP Homebrewer Sprint



Monday Sept 28, 2009 ... 0000z to 0400z UTC 
(Sunday Sept 27, 2007 ... 8-12 PM EDT)

Put down the soldering iron and get on the air with other QRP homebrewers!  The NJQRP Club is sponsoring this fun, quick and easy QRP sprint ... with a homebrew twist!   Includes PSK31 mode and multipliers for home-built gear.  

Mission:     Promote homebrewed & homemade equipment on the air together. 
                         PSK31 Warblers too!  Anyone with ANY equipment can enter.

Sponsor:    New Jersey QRP Club ( http://www.njqrp.org
 )

When:        The fourth Monday in March and in September,  0000-0400 UTC 
                       (Sunday evening in USA/Canada)

Modes:       CW and PSK31. (Both modes considered separate bands)
                         QRP CW and PSK31 frequencies recommended on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.

Exchange:   RST - State/Province/Country - Power out

QSO Points:
             2 Commercial Equipment
             3 Homebrew Xmtr or Rcvr
             4 Homebrew Xmtr AND Rcvr or Xcvr
             (Kits are okay for homebrew)

Power Mult:  The highest power used during the contest determines the multiplier ...
                             a) >5W = X1
                             b) >1-5W = X7
                             c) >250mW - 1W = X10
                             d) 250mW or less = X15

Multiplier:  State/Province/Country for all bands. The same station
                       
  may be worked on more than one band for QSO points and
                         SPC credit.  CW and PSK31 are considered separate bands.

SCORE:  Points(total for all bands) 
                     x SPC (total for all bands) 
                     x power multiplier.

Awards:  Awards:  Special certificates will be awarded.