[SFDXA] Announcement - 2019 Florida QSO Party April 27&28
Bill
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Tue Mar 26 15:10:03 EDT 2019
*CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY!*
Hello FQP Friends,
The 2019 Florida QSO Party will soon be here April 27&28 and we sure
hope you'll join us. All 67 counties will be active.
*Extra! Extra!*
*2019 FQP Rules Changes-*
*- New Expedition Category added; perfect for portable multi-county
adventurers/campers*
*- Lowering the Low Power limit from 150W to 100W output*
*- Suggested frequency ranges are established***
Please check out the rules and further details 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 27 & 28, 2019*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 27 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 28 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
*SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES:*
CW: 7.020-7.045, 14.025-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.050 MHz
Phone: 7.185-7.245, 14.240-14.295, 21.320-21.350, and 28.450-28.480 MHz
Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for
details.
*MOBILE WINDOW:
*We expect 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./**/
/*
Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.
22nd Anniversary Special Event Award- 2019 FQP Spelling Bee!
We will have a total of 6 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes
spell *CITRUS. *Contact all 6 of these 1x1 stations to earn this award.
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.
The callsigns and hosts are - TBA soon!
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!
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*/ACTION REQUIRED!!!/*
*_Florida Stations of all types_* – /please go to the FQP website and
register your fixed, mobile, expedition 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: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ, 1997 Willow Glen
Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550.
Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:
cqdenx4n at gmail.com <mailto:cqdenx4n at gmail.com>
*_We highly encourage_* you to sign up to the new FQP email Group
fqp at groups.io <mailto:fqp at groups.io>. Please see details below.
THANK YOU in advance for making the 2019 FQP another terrific event!
73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:
Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998
*P.S. – IMPORTANT New FQP email Group*
We have a terrific new FQP email group via Groups.io. Below is an
article from K5KG (thanks George!) with instructions on how to join our
new FQP email group - we hope you will do so today!
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*_ANNOUNCING: FLORIDA QSO PARTY (FQP) GROUP EMAIL REFLECTOR_*
*_by George K5KG_*
*The Florida Contest Group (FCG) maintains an email reflector on
Groups.io, called FQP at groups.io <mailto:FQP at groups.io>*. Groups.io was
developed in 2014, and has become the most advanced email group service
on the Internet. The FCG is using the Groups.io’s basic service at
no-cost. This service allows for an unlimited number of subscribers,
provides a Group directory and calendar, the attachment of files and
photos to messages, and offers 1GB of file and photo storage.
*FQP at groups.io* <mailto:FQP at groups.io>* was established to support the
Florida QSO Party* which occurs every April, although some subscribers
use it year-round. *This email reflector is not limited to FCG members,
and anyone can belong.* There are currently 83 subscribers on
FQP at groups.io <mailto:FQP at groups.io>. As the 2019 FQP approaches, we
expect the number of subscribers on FQP at groups.io
<mailto:FQP at groups.io> to escalate rapidly.
Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may send an email
request to George, K5KG at k5kg at k5kg.com <mailto:k5kg at k5kg.com>. Upon
receiving your request to join, George will send you an invitation to
subscribe to the reflector. When you receive the invitation, simply
follow the instructions, and sign yourself up.
*Here are some tips about using the **FQP at groups.io*
<mailto:FQP at groups.io>* reflector:*
1.)When you join a reflector, go into your *PROFILE*, and *enter your
call sign and first name (or nickname) in the _Display Name_ field*.
*_It is critical that your Display Name and/or email address identify
your CALL SIGN so we can properly administer your account._* (We have
had times when a “BillyBob” subscribed with an email address of
“swampbuggy at xyz.com <mailto:swampbuggy at xyz.com>”, leaving us in the dark
about who he was because he did not provide a call sign.)
2.)You can post a photo in the PROFILE. This is optional, but if you
do enter a photo, it will appear in the Directory of all subscribers.
Typically, subscribers post their photo, but it could be a photo of
their shack, antennas, etc.
3.) Subscribers can choose any one of these Email Delivery options
a.Individual Messages
b.Full Featured Digest – group of up to 12 messages individually (rich
formatting)
c.Plain Digest – group of up to 12 messages individually (plain formatting)
d.Daily Summary – delivered in the morning of group’s messages from
previous day
e.No Email
4.)Subscribers can set up a Signature format to include in messages for
Web or Email postings
5.)The reflectors are not moderated, so we ask all subscribers to keep
their messages related to ham radio related-topics, and suitable for
reading by all age groups. Frequently, subscribers will post for-sale,
wanted-to-buy or how-to messages on the reflectors, and this is
perfectly acceptable.
6.)The FCG’s old FQP email reflector fqp at kkn.net
<mailto:fqp at kkn.net> has been discontinued and is no longer supported.
*In summary, FQP at groups.io <mailto:FQP at groups.io> is an Florida QSO
Party email reflector that the FCG operates at no cost to the
subscribers. _If you are currently a subscriber, please check the
DISPLAY NAME in your PROFILE to make sure it identifies your CALL SIGN
and NAME._ If you are not a subscriber, drop me an email so I can get
you on board.*
73, George Wagner, K5KG
K5kg at k5kg.com <mailto:K5kg at k5kg.com>
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