[InHam] Indiana QSO Party, Saturday, 5/7, Noon to Midnight EDT
Mark Thompson
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Mon May 2 13:29:37 EDT 2011
Indiana QSO Party, Saturday, 5/7, Noon to Midnight EDT
www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html
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Sponsored by HDXCCthe Hoosier DX and Contest Club
2011 Indiana QSO Party Rules
1. Objective: For Amateurs worldwide to contact as many stations in Indiana as
possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter Amateur bands.
2. Date and Contest Period: Contest starts at 1600 UTC Saturday and ends at
0400 UTC Sunday the first full weekend of May. (Saturday noon to midnight EDT or
11am to 11pm CDT.) For 2011, this is May 7-8. All stations may operate the full
12- hour period.
3. Entry Categories:
* Single-operator (High Power, Low Power or QRP). One person performs all
logging, spotting, and operating functions.
* Low Power is transmitter output of 100 watts or less.
* QRP is transmitter output power of 5 watts or less.
* Multi-operator single transmitter (Multi-Single). Only one signal is
permitted on the air at any time.
* Multi-Operator Multi-transmitter (Multi-Multi). Fixed stations (only) may
operate without limit on the number of operators, transmitters or signals per
band.
* Mobile. Mobile is defined as a self-contained single or multi-operator
station, capable of legal motion (land, water or air), motion optional. A mobile
station that at any time uses a larger antenna incapable of being used in motion
is considered a rover (see below).
* Portable. A single transmitter station set up in a temporary location with
temporary antennas (Field Day style). Portable stations may be either single or
multiple operator.
* Rover. A portable, or a mobile station using larger (non-mobile) antennas,
that operates from more than one location.
* A portable station may move (in entirety -- antennas included) to a new
county or county line, thereby becoming a rover.
* Rover stations may be worked again when they change counties (same as mobile
stations).
* Operation while mobile is permitted.
* A county line mobile, portable, or rover may operate from only one or two
counties at a time. In other words, three and four county operations are not
allowed.
* Multi-Multi entrants may transmit any number of signals simultaneously. All
others may transmit only one signal on the air at any given time.
* There is no "Assisted" category. Therefore, stations using spotting
assistance shall enter as Multi-Single or Multi-Multi. Self-spotting is not
permitted.
* Fixed stations must enter as Single-operator, Multi-Single or Multi-Multi
only.
4. Contest Exchange:
* Indiana stations send RS(T) plus Indiana county.
* Non-Indiana stations in the USA and Canada send RS(T) and state, province or
territory.
* All others (DX) send RS(T) only or RS(T) plus "DX".
5. Scoring:
QSO points:
* Count one point for each complete two-way phone QSO.
* Count two points for each complete two-way CW QSO.
* Stations may be worked once in each mode (CW/phone) on each band (160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10). The same fixed station could theoretically be worked twelve
times. Exception: Mobile and rover stations may be worked in each county of
operation. For example, you may rework the same mobile station in both modes on
every band every time the mobile moves to a new county.
* Stations on county boundaries may be worked for multiple county credit
(stations need not physically move to declare a new county). Contacts with such
stations should be logged as multiple QSOs. For example, a contact with a mobile
parked on the boundary between two counties should be logged as two QSOs, one
for each county.
* Non-Indiana stations may work only Indiana stations.
* Repeater, cross-band and cross-mode contacts are not allowed.
Multipliers:
* Non-Indiana stations:
* The 92 Indiana counties (see Section 9).
* Indiana stations:
* The 92 Indiana counties (see Section 9).
* The other 49 U.S. states (District of Columbia counts as Maryland).
* The 13 Canadian Provinces/Territories: NB, NS, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NT,
NL, YT, PE and NU.
* Multipliers count once per mode (i.e. once on CW and once on phone). This
means you can double your possible mults by working both modes.
* Indiana stations may work DX stations for QSO point credit, but there are no
DX multipliers.
Final Scoring:
* Multiply QSO points by total multipliers.
Example #1: KX9IO (in Indiana) has 354 non-duplicate CW QSOs with stations in 39
states/provinces and 27 Indiana counties and 292 non-duplicate SSB QSOs with
stations in 41 states/provinces and 32 Indiana counties.
Total score = ((354 x 2) + 292) x (39 + 27 + 41 + 32)
>Total score = 1000 x 139
>Total score = 139, 000
>Example #2: WX5ZR (outside Indiana) has 103 non-duplicate CW QSOs with stations
>in 24 Indiana counties and 42 non-duplicate SSB QSOs with stations in 12 Indiana
>counties.
Total score = ((103 x 2) + 42) x (24 + 12)
>Total score = 248 x 36
>Total score = 8928
>
6. Club Competition:
In addition to individual awards, there is an award for the Indiana Amateur
Radio Club whose members turn in the highest total aggregate score.
* Clubs must be legitimate radio clubs, meeting FCC requirements for club
licensing. Clubs need not have a club license or be members of the Indiana Radio
Club Council to qualify. The sponsor of Indiana QSO Party, currently the Hoosier
DX and Contest Club, is not eligible for this award.
* Logs turned in by a club's members must be for contacts made from within the
state of Indiana for the Indiana QSO Party.
* Club members must CLEARLY indicate only one club affiliation when submitting
logs. Cabrillo format logs should show club affiliation in the log header lines.
Submissions using other log formats should be suitably marked.
* To be eligible for the club competition award, at least three club members
must participate. One of the following conditions must be satisfied:
* at least three club members submit individual logs meeting the above
requirements for single operator logs, or
* the club submits a single log for a multi-operator single transmitter
(multi-single) station with at least three club members shown as operators, or
* the club submits a combination of single and multi-single station logs to
meet the minimum participation requirement.
* It is not necessary for a log to be from a station using a club's call sign,
although the activation of club stations is encouraged.
7. Awards:
* The top scoring fixed station (high power, low power, and QRP), portable,
rover, and mobile in Indiana and the top scoring station outside Indiana will
receive plaques. Plaques may also be awarded for top single operator entries
from W1 and W7 call areas (New England QSO Party and 7QP) and for the top
multi-single Indiana station. Other plaques may be awarded if sufficient
activity and effort warrant them.
* The top scoring club (aggregate score of three or more members' logs from
Indiana operations) will receive a plaque.
* Certificates for each entry category, each Indiana county, each
state/province/territory and each country will be awarded where significant
effort or competition is evident.
8. Log Submissions:
* Computer generated logs must be submitted as an ASCII text file with Cabrillo
format strongly preferred. Logs may be sent via e-mail toinqp at hdxcc.org. Please
name both the log file and your summary sheet file with your call (e.g.,
KJ9D.SUM, KJ9D.LOG, etc.).
* Paper logs can be submitted by mail to HDXCC, c/o Mike Goode N9NS, 10340
Broadway, Indianapolis, IN 46280-1344.
* Logs should be submitted no later than June 15, 2011.
9. Suggested Frequencies:
* CW: 1.805 MHz and 30 kHz up from the band edge on 80-10 meters. A window for
only mobiles to call CQ should be observed from 35 to 40 KHz up.
* SSB: 1.845, 3.820, 7.190, 14.250, 21.300 and 28.400 MHz.
* Try 160 meters at 0200 UTC.
10. Web Site: www.hdxcc.org/inqp Please visit the web site for additional
information including:
* A list of Indiana counties and abbreviations
* Indiana county map
* Notes on compatible logging software
* Mobile and county expedition plans
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