[PVRCNC] Fw: cq100 sweepstakes invitation for ya Jim!

[Jim Jordan, K4QPL]

I knew it was just a matter of time............

Anyone else received this junque? All it costs to talk on the internet is 
$32 a year after the trial period expires.

MC, HNY to all the REAL contesters of PVRC/PVRCNC. Use, protect and serve 
REAL ham radio!

73,

Jim, K4QPL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Jordan, K4QPL
To: Harry Brown
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: cq100 sweepstakes invitation for ya Jim!


Let me know when this contest starts using real radio and costs no more than 
my equipment and the electricity to run my (real radio) ham shack.

73,

Jim, K4QPL

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Harry Brown
  To: K4QPL at nc.rr.com
  Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:04 PM
  Subject: cq100 sweepstakes invitation for ya Jim!


  Hi Jim,

  Trippy, ac8s here.

  I too, love contesting, and as an avid contester for 32 years, know a 
great contest when I see great participation in it!

  Well, here's an opportunity for you to be in another contest.  It's called 
the cq100 SweepStakes, which operates on a new mode, called cq100.

  See the contest announcement below, and I sure hope to work you in 
SweepStakes, the first weekend in January.

  Also, please forward this to every contester you know.

  take care,

  Sincerely,

  Trippy, ac8s

  the first annual cq100 sweepstakes

  sponsored by: Trippy Brown, ac8s

  If you've never participated in sweepstakes, you're missing out on some 
serious fun!

  The wonderful thing is, in the cq100 sweepstakes, you won't have splatter 
from neighboring stations, because of digital tuning.

  The goal of the cq100 sweepstakes is to make as many contacts as you can, 
work all 50 US states, all Canadian provinces, and all dx countries.

  However, you don't have to do that.  Just get on, and have some fun, 
working stations for an hour, a couple hours, or, whatever amount of time 
you want to work the contest.

  Don't sit this contest out, even if you never have been in a contest 
before.  Come on in, get your feet wet, the water is fine, so, get on the 
air and have some fun!  If you send in your log, great, if not, great too!

  starts 2300z or 6PM EST, Friday, January 1, 2010

  ends 0500z, or 12 midnight EST, Sunday, January 3, 2010

  classes: single op single station

  modes: CW, phone, or mixed.

  bands: the cq100 bands of 80, 75, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters

  NOTE--Please do not use the following calling frequencies:

  14.200, the general calling frequency

  14.140, the Canadian calling frequency

  14.058, the cw calling frequency

  3.699, the Finnish calling frequency

  and 3.780, the Swiss calling frequency

  exchange: qso number, beginning with 001, and when you get to 10, you can 
type in just 2 digits all the way on up.  precedent, (the only precedent 
will be d for digital), your call sign, the check, that is the last 2 digits 
of the year you were first licensed, and your section (US stations, give 
your state.  Canadian stations, give your province.  dx stations your 
country.

  NOTE--the section must only be the 2 letter abbreviation of your state, 
province, or dx country. Example, Mi for Michigan, On for Ontario, and Au 
for Australia.

  work stations once per mode per band.

  to read about cq100, and to download the software, go to

  http://www.qsonet.com

  qso points: 1 point per qso, for example, 50 qsos equals 50 points.

  multipliers: there will be no multipliers.

  scoring: total number of qsos equals total qso points, for example, 500 
qsos equals 500 points, we want this scoring easy for people to figure out.

  log format: can be in cabrillo, must be in plain text, or you may do your 
own log, using Word, or WordPad not excel.  You also can use logging 
programs, such as n3fjp, or n1mm software.

  Here's an example of what must be included in each log.

  1.  your email address, so if you win, I can contact you.

  2.  your state, Canadian province, or dx country

  3.  the call sign you used during the contest

  4.  Anytime you switch bands, you must indicate that in your log.

  5.  If you switch modes, from phone to cw, or, from cw to phone, you must 
include that.

  The reason for this is, you don't want dupes, (meaning duplicate stations 
worked on the same band or on the same mode on a particular band.

  7.  Here's what each log entry needs to show:

  A.  the qso number you sent, from 1 through 9 it would be 001, etc., then 
from 10 up, just number 10, 11, 100, 1000, etc.

  B.  the call sign of the station you worked

  C.  your precedence you sent, and it's always d, because it's digital, no 
amount of watts.

  D.  the check you sent, which is the last 2 digits of the year you were 
first licensed as a ham.

  E.  your US state, Canadian province, or your dx country you sent.

  An example of a log entry follows

  55 w3lpl

  d

  60

  Pa.

  8.  at the end of the log, put the total number of qsos you worked

  So, it would say something like, total number of qsos is 5432

  9.  your full name, your mailing address, and phone number with area code, 
so I can contact you if I can't get through via email, to tell you if you 
won the contest, and give you your choice of what kind of an award you want, 
or, if you didn't win, to tell you where you placed in the contest.

  deadline date for submitting logs: February 1, 2010.

  email address to send logs to: wd8oep2464(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

  Will print logs be accepted? Yes, but only done on a printer, not hand 
written.

  The reason I'm being very specific about logs is, I'm blind and can only 
read plain text files, or files printed out on a printer through my scanner.

  address for sending print logs to: Harry Brown

  2631 Krafft Rd

  Apt 211

  Port Huron, Mi. 48060

  The top winner will receive his/her choice of a very nice cq100 
Sweepstakes first place trophy, metal, banner, plaque, coffee mug, pendant, 
patch, key chain, pin, or certificate!