[ILQSO] Fw: Iowa QSO Party details!

[david cripe]

Same day as JOTA.  Plenty of folks to talk to that day.

73 - Dave NM0S

--- On Thu, 7/30/09, ARRL IA Section <memberlist at www.arrl.org> wrote:

> From: ARRL IA Section <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Subject: Iowa QSO Party details!
> To: ai9e_qrp at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 9:56 AM
> I'm pleased to announce that Iowa
> will be having a QSO Party on October
> 17! A BIG thank you to the Ottumwa ARC for taking on this
> colossal
> task! Please help them spread the word! Here's the details
> from their
> website: (http://www.wa0dx.org/iaqsoparty.html)
> 
> Iowa QSO Party
> Saturday October 17, 2009
> Sponsored By The Ottumwa, IA ARC
> 
> Entry and Summary Reporting Form (spreadsheet)
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/iqpsummary.xls)
> Entry and Summary Reporting Form (PDF file)
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/summarysheet.pdf)
> By entering the Iowa QSO Party, the entrant accepts the
> judgments and
> decrees of the Iowa QSO Party committee as final.
> 
> QSO Party Period 
> 1400z(9AM CDT) to 2300Z(6PM CDT) 
> Purpose
> Iowa Stations: Contact as many stations as possible.
> All Other Stations: Contact as many Iowa stations as
> possible 
> Exchange
> Iowa Stations: RST & County 
> All Other Stations: RST & State, Province, or DX
> Country (SPC) 
> Modes
> Phone All phone modes including Digital Phone.
> CW/Digital modes Excludes Digital Phone but includes other
> digital
> modes. 
> No repeater or network qsos 
> Scoring
> QSO Points: Each complete, non-duplicate SSB contact is
> worth one
> point. Each complete, non-duplicate CW/Digital contact is
> worth two
> points. Duplicate contacts are worth zero points. 
> Multipliers
> Iowa Stations: One multiplier for each Iowa county worked,
> one
> multiplier for each state (including Iowa) or Canadian
> province
> worked(NF, LB, NB, NS, PEI, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT,
> YT, NU), and
> one multiplier for each of the current or past Iowa
> *Section Managers
> (SM1, SM2, or SM3). 
> Stations outside Iowa: One multiplier for each Iowa county
> worked and
> one multiplier for each of the current or past Iowa
> *Section Managers
> (SM1, SM2, or SM3) worked. (*-ones living in Iowa) Bonus
> Points: 100
> bonus points will be awarded for stations working the
> sponsoring club's
> station - WAØDX 
> 
> DX stations do not have any multiplier credit, but may be
> worked for
> QSO points
> 
> Final Score
> Non-mobile stations: Multiply total QSO points by the total
> number of
> multipliers plus bonus points earned (see spreadsheet).
> Mobile stations: Multiply the total QSO points from all
> counties
> activated by the total number of unique multipliers worked
> from all
> counties activated plus bonus points earned (see
> spreadsheet). 
> Club Competition: Scores attributed to any amateur radio
> club will be
> credited towards that club. All clubs with at three or more
> credited
> scores will be included in an overall ranking of those
> scores with a
> certificate awarded to the club with the highest score. 
> Miscellaneous
> 1. All stations are limited to no more than 125 watts. 
> 2. Mobile Iowa stations who change counties are considered
> to be a new
> station in each new county. 
> 3. Mobile stations should identify either /county
> abbreviation or /M 
> 4. Mobile stations may park on a county line but each
> county must be
> worked in a separate contact. 
> 5. Mobile stations must be in a vehicle capable of being in
> motion. 
> 6. Spotting on the packet clusters or via internet is
> permissible,
> including self-spotting. 
> 7. List of Iowa Counties and 3 letter abbreviations.
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/iacountiesabbrv.pdf)
> All ops are urged to use
> these abbreviations in the exchange. 
> 8. State and Province Checklist
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/stateprovincechecklist.pdf)
> Submission of Logs
> All stations must submit a log and summary form Excel
> Spreadsheet
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/iqpsummary.xls)
> or  PDF file
> (http://www.wa0dx.org/summarysheet.pdf) 
> Logs must be submitted by November 10, 2009. Electronic
> logs and
> summary sheets should be sent to wa0dx at yahoo.com.
> (see spreadsheet
> note) Other files sent which are readable with a text
> editor are
> accepted. .BIN files should not be submitted. 
> Logs submitted via email must contain the call alone in the
> subject
> line (call must be that used in the log). 
> 
> Send paper logs and summary forms to:
> Dale Stoy NSØD
> 1335 N Van Buren
> Ottumwa, IA 52501
> 
> Verification of receipt of the log will be made on the Iowa
> QSO Party
> website. 
> Comments or Questions? Email Ottumwa ARC. (iaqso at yahoo.com)
> 
> 73!
> 
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> ARRL Iowa Section
> Section Manager: Thomas A. Brehmer, N0LOH
> n0loh at arrl.org
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