[ILQSO] Fwd: ANNOUNCEMENT: QRP-ARCI FALL QSO PARTY

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Competition for the weekend:


2008 QRP-ARCI(sm) Fall QSO Party


Date/Time:

1200Z on 18 October 2008 through 2400Z on 19 October 2008.  You may 
work a maximum of 24 hours of the 36 hour period.  

Mode:

HF CW only.

Exchange:

Members send:  RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number
Non-Members send:  RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:

Member = 5 points
Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

Multiplier:

SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands.  The same station 
may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC 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

Score:

Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all 
bands) x Power Multiplier.

Teams:

You may enter as a team with an unlimited number of operators as 
long 
as no more than 5 transmitters are on the air concurrently.  You 
compete individually as well as on the team.  Teams need not be in 
the same location.  Team captains must send a list of members to the 
Contest Manager before the contest.

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 ...


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:

ARCI Fall QSO Party
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada  L3C 4M3

Deadline:

Entries must be postmarked on or before 19 November 2008.

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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