[KCDXC] Fw: WARC CONTEST

[Mike Crabtree]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lance Johnson" <lance@diac.com>
To: "Mike Crabtree" <mcrabtree@kc.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: WARC CONTEST


> WARC  COMPETITION - Here are the details. I am going to participate.
> ==>QRP WARC-SPEED DX CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED
> 
> Danny Eskenazi, K7SS, Ward Silver, N0AX, and the Western Washington DX
> Club--with the assistance of Bruce Horn, WA7BNM--have announced the
> year-long QRP "WARC-Speed DX Challenge." The objective is to work as
> many
> DXCC entities as possible using low power (QRP) on the so-called "WARC
> bands," 30, 17 and 12 meters.
> 
> The Challenge starts at 0000 UTC June 1, 2003, and ends at 2359 UTC May
> 31, 2004. For the purposes of the Challenge, QRP is defined as 5 W or
> less
> output on digital modes or CW and 10 W PEP on SSB. (AM or FM operators
> also are welcome.)
> 
> Certificates will be awarded for the top three totals from each CQ Zone
> in
> each of several categories for working 100 entities on any single band.
> Results will be posted monthly in the following categories: 17-meter CW,
> 
> 17-meter phone, 17-meter digital, 17-meter total, 12-meter CW, 12-meter
> phone, 12-meter digital, 12-meter total, 30-meter CW, 30-meter digital,
> total CW, total phone, total digital, total overall. Participants may
> enter as many or as few categories as they wish.
> 
> The Challenge involves no QSL cards or cumbersome paperwork. At the end
> of
> each month, WA7BNM will post a score submittal form on the 3830 Score
> Submittal Web page <http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/>. Participants
> will enter their totals and updated totals will be posted to the 3830
> contest score reflector and CQ-contest reflectors (and be forwarded to
> the
> DX and QRP reflectors, as well). At the end of the year, participants
> will
> be able to download a nice certificate! The honor system rules, Silver
> said, and he notes the Challenge is not a contest.
> 
> For more information, contact Ward Silver, N0AX, n0ax@arrl.net.
>