[K6BW] Did you see this? (FYBO From QRP-L)

[ab6mt]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: lite65 at comcast.net
To: Members of the Hamilton Wireless Assn.
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: [K6BW] Did you see this? (FYBO From QRP-L)


Are you planning to participate this year Bill?
Is anyone else interested? If my schedule permits, I may give it a go. Not
sure of location yet but perhaps the club house might be a good choice. or
China camp or Mc Guiness park or Peacock Gap or.......

Anybody else want to Freeze Your But Off?

Bill S


Hi Bill,

Is the contest Tuesday, February 7th, from 8:00am to 4:00pm?  Seems rather
odd to hold it in the day during the week.

Don't know if I have any ScQRPion kits, do you?  They really are a
multiplier!  Do homebrew versions count?

Also, what is an 'SPC' ?

73 de Bill, AB6MT



Here are the rules for the 2004 FYBO (Freeze Your B___ Off) Contest:

----------------- CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT -------------------


FYBO Winter QRP Sprint, sponsored by the AZ ScQRPions

Feb 7, 2004, 1600Z-2400Z

QRP HF Only. CW or SSB (5W max). Near QRP calling freqs (no WARC bands).

 Categories: Single Op (Home/Field), Multi Op (Home/Field), Multi-Multi
(Club) Stations. Work

 stations once per band. Score 1 point per QSO.



Multi-Op stations must use a single transmitter.



 Exchange RST, State/Province/DXCC Country, first name, power out, and

 temperature (Fahrenheit) at OPERATOR'S POSITION. Indoor stations must

 report INDOOR temperature.





         Example:  579 AZ Frosty 2W 40F





 Multipliers:





         SPCs (each counts once each band),

         Field Location: x4 (Field per ARRL FD definition),

         Alternative Power: x2,

         QRPp (less than 1W): x2,

         Lowest Operating Temp (at OP'S POSITION):

                 65+ F = x1;

                 50-64 F = x2;

                 40-49 F = x3;

                 30-39 F = x4;

                 20-29 F = x5;

                 Below 20 F = x6.



100 bonus points each for USING the following ScQRPion kits:

Paddle Kit (One kit allowed)
Transmitter (One per band)

Final Score: [ (QSOs x SPCs)+(Allowable Kits x 100) ] x Temp Multi (x Field)
(x Alt
Pwr) (x QRPp) + NQ7RP Bonus Points

Example: 50 QSO's, 23 SPC's, 35 degrees F, Field, Battery, 500 mW, 2
contacts w/NQ7RP, 2 paddles used (only 1 counts), 20m and 40m transmitter
kits used (both count).

[ (50 x 23) + (3 x 100) ] x 4 x 4 x 2 x 2 + 20,000 = 112,800 points

Prizes:  Top Entry in each category receives a paddle.  Multi's will have to
determine how to award this paddle
within their own group.

Additional prizes (Stinger Singer semiKit -- board/chip) will be awarded for
the top score in Outdoor Single Op in each call zone (including Canadian
zones), and for the top score in a DX entry.

Each operator making 10 or more contacts will receive a ScQRPion Pin.  Be
sure to note the operator changes in the logs.



For contacts with NQ7RP, add 10,000 points. One contact per mode per band
allowed.



NOTE: This is a contest, not an episode of Survivor. Be aware of the
temperature and the possibility of cold injury!

Prizes will be awarded for the top score in Outdoor Single Op in each call
zone (including Canadian zones), and for the top score in a DX entry.

Please include your soapbox comments with your log! We'd like to hear of the
trials of cold-weather operating, and any and all anecdotes are
appreciated.d

Logs are due 30 days after contest.

Please mark logs with category, i.e, single, multi-op, multi-multi.

Email ASCII-text entries to: azscqrpions at covad.net

or mail entries to John Stevens, 21457 N. 91st Dr., Peoria, AZ 85382

Include summary sheet, callsign, operator(s), power, location, and lowest
operating

Temp. Include mailing address for each log so we can mail the pins out.