[PaQSO] rules clarifications

Michael Coslo mjc5 at psu.edu
Fri Sep 17 10:04:41 EDT 2010


On 9/12/2010 8:15 PM, ka3qlf at comcast.net wrote:
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> I hope these questions aren;t too "Dumb" but are being asked now to
> clarify as I make my mobile trip plans.
>

> 1. Serial numbers as a mobile, do I start over each county or run
> continuous from the start, or is it my choice?

Consecutive. Depending on the software, you just change the county and 
keep working. Then at the end, the software can spit out the summary 
sheets for each county.

> 2.  CW points.  I know it has been advertised a few times here that
> all cw qso's are now 2 points, but in reading the 2010 rules on the
> website, cw points are still listed as 160/80 are 2 pts/qso and all
> other bands are 1.5 pts a qso?

Acch, my bad! I missed that part on the update, thanks to all who caught 
it. The html and .doc file have been updated.

Any CW QSO is worth 2 points.

> 3.  Any one else planning Mobile operations other than those
> announced already?  I am hoping to avoid the doldrums of out of state
> stations disappearing because they don;t have mobile ops to chase, as
> seen in other state qso parties.

I'll be mobile both days. Depending on if I spend the night away from 
home, if I come back, I can check the list for rare ones, If I stay out, 
I might arrange for a phone call from someone who is keeping track.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -


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