[SOC] Open FOC QSO Party

[BP]

Want some good CW practice and meet some friendly people?  Try this, 
I've had a blast in it several times using club call W1SOC.  Starts 
tonight at 8PM EDST.

Open to all stations worldwide.

FOC members contact members and non-members.
Other stations contact FOC members only. (Work everyone, send count of 
FOC members worked)

Duration: 09-14-2013 00:00Z to 23:59Z. (8PM EDST Friday - 7:59PM Saturday)

Categories FOC members:  Make as many member and non-member QSOs as 
possible.
     	   Non-members:  To contact as many FOC members as possible.

Exchange: All Stations: Call "CQBW."
           FOC members: RST, Name & FOC Number.
           Non-members: RST & Name.

You are encouraged to have at least short chats with other stations.

Frequencies: CW portions of all bands except WARC bands, which are excluded.
              Operating windows are from .015 to .040.

Scoring: FOC members: Total QSOs and total FOC QSOs, counted once per band.
          Non-Members: Report total QSOs with FOC members, counted once 
per band.

Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the station on each continent 
reporting the highest number of QSOs.
         Certificates will be awarded in both categories – members and 
non-members.

No logs or verification are required. Send your report to: kz5d at aol.com 
no later than 14 days after the event.
Results will be posted on the FOC Web site and published in the FOC’s 
quarterly magazine, FOCUS.





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73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL

E-Mail :   n4bp at arrl.net                Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp
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