[ILQSO] Michigan QSO Party

[Joe LeKostaj]

Posting this at the request of Mark NU8Z:

2008 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY

It's that time of year again and you are invited to join in on the 
fun and participate in the 2008 Michigan QSO Party. This year's MiQP 
will be held on Saturday, April 19th.

   As you can see from the rules listed below, this is only a 12 hour 
event. Please consider getting on the air for the whole thing, or any 
portion of the 12 hour period.  Any QSO's that you can pass out will 
be greatly appreciated.  We hope that you can get on the air and have 
some fun on April 19th. 

Please see <http://www.miqp.org/>http://www.miqp.org  for more details!

MiQP Rules:

Date /Time:  Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio 
Club, from 1600Z April 19th until 0400Z April 20th.  Stations may 
operate the full 12 hours. (12 noon to 12 midnight local Michigan 
time on April 19th)

Modes and Categories:  Phone and CW on 80/40/20/15/10 meters. 
Single-op, multi-op, and mobile categories. Single-op entries are 
categorized by output power, QRP (5W or less), Low Power (100W or 
less), and High Power (greater than 100W)

Multipliers:   Work stations once per band and mode. Work other 
states and Michigan Stations. MI to MI QSO's are allowed. Work 
portables and mobiles again as they change county, state, or province.

Exchange:  Exchange QSO number and location (county for MI stations, 
state/province or "DX" for others).

Scoring:  One point per phone QSO, two points per CW QSO.  Count 
multipliers once per mode. Multipliers are MI counties for all 
entries, plus states & provinces for MI entries only.  Final score is 
total QSO points times total multipliers. 

Freqs: Suggested frequencies: CW-3545, 7045, 14045, 21045, 28045; 
Phone-3800, 7200, 14250, 21300, 28450. 

Log Submittal: Mail logs no later than 30 days after the contest to: 
Mad River Radio Club, c/o Dave Pruett, 2727 Harris Road, Ypsilanti, 
MI 48198 or via e-mail to <mailto:logs at miqp.org>logs at miqp.org 

More Information: For complete rules, along with free logging 
software, log and summary sheets, see 
<http://www.miqp.org/>http://www.miqp.org

73 es cu April 19th 2008
Mark   NU8Z

<mailto:joe_lekostaj at comcast.net>