The Silver 25th Anniversary 2022 Florida QSO Party will be held April 30 & May 1, 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/
Extra! Extra!
2022 FQP Rules Changes/Notes-
- Distributed Multi-Operator Fixed entries are not allowed any longer.
Please see Rules page at 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 30 & May 1, 2022
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 30 1600Z (Noon EDT) - May 1 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, May 1 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.
Silver 25th Anniversary Special Event Award-
2022 FQP Silver Spelling Bee!
In honor of the 25th FQP Anniversary, we will have a total of 25 special 1x1 stations, listed below, with one suffix for each letter of the alphabet except the letter X (FCC regulation). There are a total of 21 SSB and 21 CW stations active; please see list of stations below.
The FQP SILVER SPELLING BEE is a 1x1 Sweep and endorsed for either Mixed or CW or SSB modes.
How to Play:
- Mixed Mode Endorsement (Mixed, CW and SSB entrants are
eligible):
Contact all 25 of the 1x1 stations to earn this endorsement. You will need to operate both modes to do this.
Note: If you are a single mode entry (CW or SSB) then please submit a separate checklog for the extra four 1x1’s on the other mode.
Example: K9CT is a CW-only entry and works the 21 CW/Mixed stations on CW, but also works the four SSB-only 1x1’s (N4D, N4H, N4L and N4V). To earn the Mixed Mode Endorsement, Craig will submit both his normal CW entry *and* a SSB checklog that includes these 4 QSO’s.
Similarly, a SSB-only entry would work the 21 SSB/Mixed stations on SSB, plus the four CW-only (1x1’s (N4C, N4J, N4Q and N4Z) and submit the SSB log as usual plus a CW checklog that includes these 4 QSO’s.
- CW or SSB Mode Endorsement (Mixed, CW and SSB entrants are
eligible):
Contact all 21 of the 1x1 stations on a single mode to earn this endorsement.
a) CW entries who contact all 21 CW and Mixed 1x1’s on CW earn the award.
b) SSB entries who contact all 21 SSB and Mixed entries on SSB earn the award.
c)
Mixed mode entries who
contact either the 21 CW or the 21 SSB 1x1’s earn the award.
Note: If a Mixed entrant works all 25 1x1’s, they
are awarded a Mixed Endorsement.
These stations should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KU9C direct or via LogBook of The World (LoTW).
Are you up for the Challenge???
The 1x1 call signs and hosts are:
CALL HOST CTY MODE(S)
N4A K5KG SAR BOTH
N4B N4WW ORA BOTH
N4C NN7CW LAK CW
N4D K3QH PAL SSB
N4E N4EEB VOL BOTH
N4F W4MLB BRE BOTH
N4G N1TO IDR BOTH
N4H K4KKC BRO SSB
N4I K4PV SAN BOTH
N4J W4CU PIN CW
N4K NF4A BAY BOTH
N4L K2WLS HIL SSB
N4M N6AR ORA BOTH
N4N AC4TO LEO BOTH
N4O WO4O LAK BOTH
N4P N4TP HIL BOTH
N4Q KQ4R VOL CW
N4R N4OX ESC BOTH
N4S N4SVC SUW BOTH
N4T K1TO MTE BOTH
N4U N4UU ALC BOTH
N4V N4WZ MRT SSB
N4W AI4WW BRO BOTH
N4Y W8RA HER BOTH
N4Z W4SPR MRT CW
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! 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!).
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 emailed to [email protected]; 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:
[email protected]
We highly encourage you to
sign up to the FQP email Group [email protected].
Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector
may send an email request to George, K5KG at [email protected]. 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 2022 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