[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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