[ILHam] 2007 Motorola QSO Party

[Mike Swiatkowski]

Good point.  It was supposed to be on there.  My apologies.

Mike, AA9VI



 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Garth Kennedy" <Garthk at computer.org>
> Mike,
> What happened to K9MOT on your list of club stations or has it fallen by the
> wayside in the last couple of years.  I also was surprised to see Harvard
> still on the list.
> 
> Also what about a separate classification for us ex-MOT types :-)
> 
> 73 
> Garth Kennedy  W9KJ
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ilham-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> > [mailto:ilham-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Swiatkowski 
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 09:10
> > To: ilham at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [ILHam] 2007 Motorola QSO Party
> > 
> > 
> > Hello, can you please announce this upcoming contest in your 
> > club newsletter or contest announcement website/email 
> > distribution?  This is a first time contest and we would 
> > REALLY appreciate your help in this grassroots word of mouth 
> > type of announcement. If you only have space for a 2 sentence 
> > announcement, please mention:
> > 
> > 2007 Motorola QSO Party  (SSB/CW)
> > 1700Z April 21 until 0300Z April 22, 2007
> > Rules at: http://www.qsl.net/k9mot/motqp.htm
> >  
> > The formal announcement is below. Thanks for your help and 73 
> > de AA9VI.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > 2007 Motorola QSO Party (MOTQP)
> > Sponsored by the Motorola Amateur Radio Club - Illinois Section
> >  
> > 
> > Date/Time:
> > 1700Z April 21 until 0300Z April 22, 2007
> >  
> > 
> > Participation:
> > EVERYONE, regardless of Motorola affiliation, is welcome to 
> > particpate in this contest! Motorolans may operate at the 
> > Motorola club station using the club callsign or at their 
> > home QTH using their own callsign. 
> >  
> > 
> > Bands:
> > 160 through 2 meters, excluding 60, 30, 17, and 12 meters.
> >  
> > 
> > Modes:
> > SSB, CW
> >  
> > Special band activity times: Club stations are encouraged to 
> > spend some time on 20 meters in the afternoon to work DX 
> > stations. Suggested Phone Operating Frequencies: 50.180, 
> > 28.380, 21.380, 14.280, 7.180, 3.880, 1.880 MHz
> >  
> > 
> > Exchange:  
> > Motorolans and MOT Club stations give RST and office location 
> > code (i.e. 59 IL93) Others give RST and U.S. state, Canadian 
> > province, or DX. (i.e. 59 MI, or 59 DX)
> >  
> > 
> > Operator Categories: 
> > A) Motorola Club station,
> > B) Low power Motorolan (USA/Canada) - one operator 150W or less,
> > C) High power Motorolan (USA/Canada)- one operator greater than 150W,
> > D) Low power Motorolan (DX) - one operator 150W or less,
> > E) High power Motorolan (DX)- one operator greater than 150W,
> > F) Multi-Op Motorolan,
> > G) Non Motorolan Multi-Op (USA/Canada),
> > H) Non Motorolan Multi-Op (DX),
> > J) Low Power Non Motorolan (USA/Canada) - one operator less than 150W,
> > K) High Power Non Motorolan (USA/Canada) - one operator 
> > greater than 150W,
> > L) Low Power Non Motorolan (DX) - one operator less than 150W,
> > M) High Power Non Motorolan (DX) - one operator greater than 150W,
> >  
> > 
> > Scoring:
> > 1 point per phone contact, 2 points per CW contact. Motorolan 
> > stations multiply points by the sum of location codes, U.S. 
> > states, Canadian provinces, and DXCC countries.  
> > Non-Motorolan stations multiply points by number of location 
> > codes. No terrestrial repeater QSOs. Stations may operate 
> > only one transmitter at a time. Stations may be worked once 
> > per band and mode. Each vehicle is considered one station and 
> > must use only one call.
> >  
> > 
> > Logs:
> > An official MOTQP summary sheet must accompany your log. 
> > Entries without a summary sheet won't be included in the 
> > final results. Log shall indicate day/time in UTC, the call 
> > of the station worked, the band and mode, RST sent and 
> > received, and the location code, state, province, or DX country.
> >  
> > For handwritten logs: Please circle new multipliers as worked 
> > and mail to 2007 MOTQP c/o Mike Swiatkowski, AA9VI 
> > 225 Southgate Dr. 
> > Northbrook, IL  60062 USA
> >  
> > For electronic logs (encouraged): We ask anyone who produces 
> > a computer generated log to please submit their log in 
> > Cabrillo format via email to motoham at gmail.com. A summary 
> > sheet can be downloaded from the MOTQP website and must be 
> > included with your entry.
> >  
> > 
> > Awards:
> > Certificates will be awarded for highest score in each 
> > operator category.  Results will be posted on the MOTQP 
> > website. Entries must be postmarked or emailed by May 31, 
> > 2007. Entries may be disqualified if the rules of the 
> > Motorola QSO Party are not followed. These rules are subject 
> > to update.   The latest version of the rules and final 
> > contest results may be found at http://www.qsl.net/k9mot/ .
> >  
> > QSL Cards: 
> > QSL cards from Motorola club stations will be provided to 
> > participating stations upon request and receipt of return 
> > postage (USA addresses provide SASE, international addresses 
> > please send $2US or 2 IRC). MOT club stations would 
> > appreciate a QSL card from the requesting station in exchange.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > MOT Club Stations as of 1 March 2007:
> > Call Location  
> > -------------------------------  
> > W2SBL Holtsville, NY
> > N4MOT Sunrise, FL    
> > W4MOT Plantation, FL    
> > K5MOT Ft. Worth, TX    
> > WD5MOT Gardendale, TX   
> > W6MOT San Diego, CA     
> > W7MOT Phoenix, AZ   
K9MOT Schaumburg, IL
> > KE9MOT Arlington Heights, IL 
> > 
> > KM0TO Libertyville, IL
> >   
> > VA3MOT Uxbridge, ON    
> > 4Z4HX Tel Aviv, Israel
> > 
> > 
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