[SFDXA] ANNOUNCEMENT! The 2025 Florida QSO Party April 26 & 27
Bill
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Sun Mar 30 11:57:49 EDT 2025
I'm forwarding an email from the Florida Contest Group
<https://floridacontestgroup.org/> about the Florida QSO party
<https://floridaqsoparty.org/> at the end of April. This email has much
more details about the event including some of the fun things that are
incorporated.
DCARC <https://dcarc.club/>is participating from our club station
<http://dcarc.club/documents/Directions%20to%20the%20DCARC%20Station.pdf>
in Davie. We invite the DX club members to join us. Reserve operating
times and/or volunteer to help prepare here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p4Quhwt2sw-JY8yGstw_5cZfFOKTgO9QtjB8YCGyUhw/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0>.
All the antennas should be up and N1MM+ configured already.
This is a relaxed event, no bonus points, no push to maximize the number
of contacts and you can bring your own radio as long as it can interface
to our laptops, we are using the N1MM+ logging program. All 3 stations
have a 2nd monitor if you want the larger display.
For the operators who have not operated on HF, this is a good event to
get your feet wet. One of our three stations is in the building so we
have some room talk and show how to operate the radio.
73 Rich WB4EHG
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Dear Fellow FQP Fans,
Hello again and thanks to so many of you for your participation in the
2024 Florida QSO Party (FQP).
*/The 2025 Florida QSO Party will be held April 26 & 27/*/, 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/>
*Rules Changes:*
-*Expanded Suggested Frequencies*
-*Log submissions required within **_10 days_**after the end of FQP*
*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 26 & 27, 2025*
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 26 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 27 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 27 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: 7.025-7.055, 14.025-14.055, 21.025-21.055, 28.025-28.055 MHz
Phone: 7.185-7.285, 14.225-14.325, 21.300-21.400, 28.400-28.500 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**
**/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.
Special Event Award- 2025 FQP Spelling Bee!
We will have a total of 14 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes
spell*PIRATES. *There will be two stations per suffix. Contact at least
one station of each suffix letter spelling PIRATES to earn this award.
These stations will be on both modes 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 _*
*K4P W4GAC PIN*
*N4P K4NMR GIL*
*K4I AI4WW BRO*
*N4I WF4DX CIT*
*K4R N4WW ORA*
*N4R N6AR ORA*
*K4A WO4O LAK*
*N4A NF4A BAY*
*K4T N4OX ESC*
*N4T N4UU ALC*
*K4E K4EJ PAS*
*N4E NN7CW LAK*
*K4S K2SG HER*
*N4S N4SVC SUW*
*PRIZES:*Printable 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 Dan Street, K1TO, 9933
289th St E., Myakka City, FL 34251
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 <mailto:fqp at groups.io>. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the
FQP email reflector may go to this link to sign up:
https://groups.io/g/FQP <https://groupsio/g/FQP> - Just click on the
*blue* "Join this group" button below and follow the directions.
Thank you in advance for making the 2025 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
--
73, Rich wb4ehg
Check my QRZ page <http://qrz.com/db/wb4ehg>
Listening 147.210 & 147.330
Secretary & web master DCARC <https://dcarc.club/>
Secretary SFDXA <https://sfdxa.com/>
SKCC: #21946 FISTS: #19877
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