[ILQSO] Fw: Iowa QSO Party details!

Thu Jul 30 12:43:34 EDT 2009

And even better, it serves as a good warm up for the most important contest of the year-the Illinois QSO Party!

73s John AA5JG

--- On Thu, 7/30/09, david cripe <ai9e_qrp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: david cripe <ai9e_qrp at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [ILQSO] Fw: Iowa QSO Party details!
> To: ilqso at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 11:08 AM
> 
> 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!
> > 
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ARRL Iowa Section
> > Section Manager: Thomas A. Brehmer, N0LOH
> > n0loh at arrl.org
> >
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