[MCARC] [Fwd: 2020 Missouri QSO Party COVID-19 Considerations]

[Nate Bargmann]

Interesting changes for the MO QP.

73, Nate

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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:45:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
To: n0nb at n0nb.us
Subject: 2020 Missouri QSO Party COVID-19 Considerations

The Following Message from the MOQP Committee
Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society – St. Louis

The MOQP Committee believes we can all benefit from an activity that
will bring some fun and distraction from the current Corona Virus
(COVID-19) situation. Therefore, the 2020 MO QSO party will take place
on April 4-5, as planned. We also understand that this is a very serious
time, and we do want everyone to be safe and comply with guidelines and
government regulations being put in place by our health and safety
officials.

Therefore, the MOQP Committee is encouraging operations from home this
year. To help facilitate home operations, the following rule changes
will be in effect:

1.	Missouri Multi-Operator stations will be allowed to operate from
multiple QTHs as long as all stations are located in the same MO County
and give the same county report.

2.	Non-Missouri Multi-Operator stations will be allowed to operate from
multiple QTHs as long as all stations are located in the same state and
give the same state report.

The intent of these changes are to allow operators of multi operator
stations to each operate from their home QTH while still being able to
enter the multi operator category. Stations operating in this manner
will need to share log data to avoid DUPEs, be mindful of only having
one transmitted signal on any given mode/band combination at a time, and
submit a single, combined log.

If operators choose to participate in the mobile and expedition
categories for 2020, operators of stations in these categories need to
be mindful of their own health, the increased chances of exposure to or
spreading of the Corona Virus, and compliance with all federal, state
and local regulations.

For your information, the WØMA “bonus” station located at the
Boeing – St. Louis site, will operate in a “distributed” manner,
similar to the way in which the ARRL celebrated their 100th anniversary
with W1AW/100 stations operating from various sites throughout the
country. Operators from the BEARS – STL club will activate WØMA on
various bands, modes and frequencies from their home stations,
coordinated to make certain that all FCC regulations are followed. Look
for WØMA on various bands, modes and frequencies as you normally would,
using the DX Summit cluster to see where we are operating at any given
time. This will allow you to continue to earn the bonus points available
for completing a QSO with WØMA, while the operators from the BEARS club
practice the appropriate social distancing, etc, limiting the spread of
the virus.

All other rules remain the same.

Our goal with these changes is that this year’s QSO Party helps
brighten your days and keep us all safe – at least on April 4-5!

Questions, please send to NØSO at WØMA.org


We hope to hear you all on the air in the MOQP.

73's

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