[SFDXA] Florida QSO Party is THIS weekend April 24-25 Final Announcement!!

[Bill]

Hello Friends,

The *2021 Florida QSO Party*is****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll 
join us.

Please check out the 2020 FQP results and much more at our *Web 
Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/>

*2021 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-*

*- Mobile and Expedition Categories will again be active this year! *

*- Multi-Operator Fixed entries may be _Distributed_ within a QTH (FL 
County, State/Province, DXCC entity).*

*Please see Rules page at *http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ 
<http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/> *for details. *


*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 24 & 25, 2021*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 24 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 25 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 several 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, 14.255-14.275  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.

24th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2021 FQP Spelling Bee!

We will have a total of 5 special 1x1 stations below whose suffixes 
spell *SHARK. *Contact all 5 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 
LogBook of The World (LoTW).

The call signs and hosts are:

*_CALL HOST   CTY_*

*N4S N4WW  ORA*

*N4H N4UU    ALC*

*N4A K5KG   SAR*

*N4R N4OX   ESC*

*N4K NF4A    BAY*


*PRIZES:*Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.

*Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/>
Detailed rules, past results, plaques, county maps and much more!

  Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific 
county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!).

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*/ACTION REQUIRED!!!/*

*_Florida Stations of all types_* – /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!/

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

/Sunday Registration Form: 
/https://floridaqsoparty.org/counties/sunday-route/ 
<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 
<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 2021 FQP another terrific event!

/*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

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