[SFDXA] Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 25-26

[Bill]

Final Announcement!!

Hello Friends,

The *2020 Florida QSO Party*is****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll 
join us.

Please check out the 2019 FQP results and much more at our *Web 
Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

*2020 FQP Rules Changes-*

*- Mobile and Expedition Categories suspended due to Florida 
stay-at-home mandate*

*- Club Competition revised*

*- Multi-operator entries may be _distributed_ within a QTH (FL County, 
State/Province, DXCC) due to stay-at-home mandates worldwide.***

* Please see Rules page at *http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ *for 
details. There are also some examples of distributed multi-ops at the 
bottom of our Home Page.*


*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 25 & 26, 2020*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 25 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 26 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: *

*SUSPENDED for 2020 FQP***

*
*Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

23rd Anniversary Special Event Award- 2020 FQP Spelling Bee!

We will have a total of 8 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes 
spell *LOVEBUGS**. *Contact all 8 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 call signs and hosts are:

*_CALL HOST   CTY_*

*N4L N4OX   ESC*

*N4O WO4O  LAK*

*N4V NF4A    BAY*

*N4E N1TO    IDR*

*N4B N4BP    BRO*

*N4U N4UU    ALC*

*N4G K5KG   SAR*

*N4S N6AR    ORA*


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

*Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, 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 operations; just click on the “Counties" link and 
then the _Activation Forms_ to get started – thanks!/

/Saturday Registration Form: 
/https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/saturday-route///

/Sunday Registration Form: 
/https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route///

*/*PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY _BEFORE_ 
SUBMITTING*/***


Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at: 
https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php

or emailedto logs at floridaqsoparty.org <mailto:logs at floridaqsoparty.org>; 
Paper logs 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 FQP email Group 
fqp at groups.io <mailto:fqp at groups.io>. 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.

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2020 FQP another terrific event!

/2020 FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades! /

😎

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