[PPRAANet] QRP to the Field this Saturday

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Once again it's time...QRPTTF..........
Get your QRP field day gear out and lets operate...

Some guys are also operating HF Back Packing, Check out 
http://www.hfpack.com  if you want to do any HF back packing this season.
You can get the back pack calling frequencies there.....

When:  Saturday, April 27, 2002
Time:  1500 to 2400 UTC... 9am to 6pm MDT...(pick any 6 hours)
Bands: 40-20-15-10 meters, in the vicinity of the QRP calling
       frequencies, 7040, 14060, 21060, 28060, please be courteous to others
Mode:  CW only
Power out (QRP only):  5 watts or less

The theme for this year is to get outside and get as close as possible
to a water location! Sorry...bathtubs, toilets, sinks, leaky plumbing,
water bottles and the like don't count. Just about everyone has a nearby
location that involves some kind of lake, pond, river, canal, ditch,
whatever! If you can't get away to be near the water, then set up out in
your back yard or on the back porch and be a field station. The whole
idea of QRP to the Field is to get outside and operate! So pack a lunch
and get out there. Let's have some fun! A note of seriousness here.
Please keep your personal safety in mind, especially Marine Mobile
stations. Don't attempt to go out on the water before the fog has
cleared, and please don't stay out on the water after dark. We want to
have everybody around for next year too. So use a little common sense
and please obey the laws governing your location. Select any 6-hour
operating period that works for you. If you need to split it up into two
or three hour intervals to accomodate other plans, then do so. Jump in
there when you can, but only work a total of 6 hours.

Categories:  Marine Mobile (MM) - must submit photograph of operating
                  position!  Whether you're on a ship,
                  canoe, kayak, raft, innertube or what
                  have you....if you are afloat, then
                  you're marine mobile. DO NOT sign /MM
                  after your callsign, it will be part
                  of the exchange.

         Ocean (OC) - must submit photograph of operating position!           
  
             
This category also includes the Great Lakes
              and the gulf, cuz those babies are huge!

         Other water (WT) - inland lakes, rivers, streams, park
                ponds, ditches, canals, etc.

         Field station (FD) - any station that is outdoors and not
                  using commercial power or fixed
                  antennas.

         Home station (HO) - any station that is operating from an
                 indoor or home location.      

Exchange:  RST + SPC + Category identifier (two letters)
       Example:  559 NM WT

Scoring:  25 pts - for each MM station worked per band
      20 pts - for each OC station worked per band
      15 pts - for each WT station worked per band
      10 pts - for each FD station worked per band
       5 pts - for each HO station worked per band

SPCs:  count once per band

Location Multipliers:   MM = x5
            OC = x4
            WT = x3
            FD = x2
            HO = x1

Final Score: Total pts x Total SPC x Location = Final score

A summary sheet is available at the Norcal web site:
    http://www.fix.net/norcal.html

Deadline:  Send complete logs and summary sheets by June 1, 2000
       Summary sheets must include a description of location
       and equipment used; also include photographs where
       indicated above. Pictures must show your station
       location and the water in the same field of view. Your
       log should include a minimum of time (in UTC), callsign
       of station worked, complete exchange received, RST sent
       (if not a static exchange). Incomplete submissions will
       be used as check logs.

Email submission (except MM & OC stations):  send complete logs and
        summary sheets in ASCII text format only to:

                n0qt@arrl.net
        
        Please send text format only, all other forms will
        be rejected so no html, word processor documents
        or attachments please.

Snail mail (including MM & OC stations): send complete logs and
        summary sheets and photos to:

            Jan Medley N0QT
            QRPTTF 2002
            P.O. Box 1768
            Socorro NM 87801
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Some guys are also operating HF Back Pack (not in the contest), 
Check out 
http://www.hfpack.com  
if you want to do any HF back packing this season.
You can get the back pack calling frequencies there.....
via  w0rw