[SFDXA] ANNOUNCEMENT!! The 2023 Florida QSO Party April 29 & 30

Mon Apr 10 08:07:59 EDT 2023

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Hello Friends,

*/The 2023 Florida QSO Party will be held April 29 & 30/*/, and we sure 
hope you'll join us. /

/All 67 counties will be active//./

Please check out the rules and further details at our *Web 
Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <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 29 & 30, 2023*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 29 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 30 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 30 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./**/
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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.

Special Event Award- 2023 FQP Spelling Bee!

We will have a total of 12 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell 
*CITRUS. *There will be two stations per suffix.  Contact at least one 
station of each suffix letter spelling CITRUS 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 will be:

*_CALL HOST   CTY _*

*K4C NF4A    BAY*

*N4C   AI4WW BRO*

*K4I    K5KG    SAR*

*N4I N4EEB VOL*

*K4T K1TO    MTE *

*N4T N4TP    HIL *

*K4R N4WW  ORA*

*N4R N4OX   ESC*

*K4U N1TO    IDR*

*N4U N4UU    ALC*

*K4S WO4O  LAK*

*N4S N4SVC SUW*

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

*Web Site:*http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/ <http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/>
Detailed rules, mobile routes, 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!).

In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website at 
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that self-spotting 
or requesting to be spotted is not allowed (exception for spelling bee 
1x1 stations only).

*//*

*/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!/

/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 me via email:

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. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector 
may send an email request to George, K5KG at 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 2023 FQP another terrific event – 
see you then!
*/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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