[SFDXA] Final Announcement: Florida QSO Party is this weekend April 28&29

[Bill]

*CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY!*

Hello Contesting Friends,

The *2018 Florida QSO Party*is****this weekend****; we hope you'll join 
us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the 2017 FQP results, rules and more at our *Web 
Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/


*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: *April 28 & 29, 2018*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 28 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 29 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)

Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 MHz
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz
(Approximate center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from
there!)

At least 15 Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
*CW:7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz**
**SSB: 7.230-7.240, 14.265-14.275 MHz
**/If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these 
windows./**/
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Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.


21st Anniversary Special Event Award- 2018 FQP Spelling Bee!

Less than a week after the end of the 2016 FQP, Ron Wetjen WD4AHZ, who 
had been a 10+ year FCG officer and prolific FQP operator, lost a 
courageous battle with cancer. We dedicate our 2018 FQP Spelling Bee to 
Ron’s memory.We will have a total of nine 1x1s stations, 1 per letter, 
to spell *WD FOUR AHZ.*

Contact all 9 of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell “*WD FOUR 
AHZ*” to earn this award.

The call signs and hosts are:

*CALLHOSTCTY*

K4WN4WWORA

K4DK5AUPORA

K4FN4UUALC

K4OWO4OLAK

K4UNF4ABAY

K4RN4BPBRO

K4AN4KEBRA

K4HN1TOIDR

K4ZN4OXESC

All these stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very 
accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via bureau.


Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and 
much more! You will also find outstanding County Tracking tools by Bob 
K0RC and Chuck NO5W under the County Tabs to help you achieve a County 
Sweep.

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*/ACTION REQUIRED!!!/*

*_Florida Stations of all types_* – /if you haven’t already done so, 
please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile/rover and 
1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the “Counties" link and then 
the _Activation Forms_ to get started – thanks!/


Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org <mailto:logs at floridaqsoparty.org> or 
via US mail to K8NZ, please.

Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com <mailto:cqdenx4n at gmail.com>

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2018 FQP another terrific event!

73,

Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998**