[TAC] meeting - MQP info

[Ian Hill]

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From: "Ian Hill" <ihk8mm at chartermi.net>
To: "Thumb (MI) Area Contesters (and DX'ers)" <tac at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: [TAC] meeting


Hey gang I was thinking about starting to discuss some preliminary plans for
field day and also for the Michigan qso party next month.

Does anyone have plans for the MQP as of now or what are some of you
thinking about doing?

Suggestion, comments, or complaints welcome.

Ian
K8MM

Hello:
I'm sending you this announcement for the 2005 Michigan QSO Party with the
hope that you will consider getting on the air and making little noise from
the great state of Michigan on April 16th, 2005. This email list was based
on your participation in some contesting activities in the last couple of
years. This makes you a likely candidate to get on the air and make some
QSO's in the 2005 Michigan QSO Party. It is the activity from Michigan
stations that will make the event a success and fun for everyone.  Put the
16th of April on your calendar. Be it an hour, or the entire 12 hours, every
little bit of Michigan activity will help. There will be plenty of stations
from Michigan and around the country waiting to work you.  Let's make
Michigan "Radio Active" on the 16th of April!!!!

Take a look at the MiQP website for more details and information about this
year's event.  http://www.miqp.org

Hope to hear you
Mark NU8Z
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2005 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY


Attention Michigan Amateurs.  It's that time of year again! Time to start
talking about the 2005 Michigan QSO Party. This is a great opportunity to
get on the HF bands, have some fun, and represent the great State of
Michigan. The organizers of this event would like to see as many Michigan
stations on the air as possible.  It is the activity of the Michigan
stations that make this event a success.

  As you can see from the rules listed below, this is only a 12 hour event.
Please consider getting on the air for the whole thing, or any portion of
the 12 hour period.  You can operate from home, portable, or mobile. We
again, with the support of mobile stations plan on having activity in all 83
counties.

 How about making this a club event?  You can submit your individual or
multi-op scores under the name of the your club and maybe bring home the
club plaque.  Hey, why not challenge another local area club or other groups
within your club? Are there others in your club that would consider a mini
expedition for a portable operation in one of the Michigan counties with
minimal activity?? Those of you that have been in the QSO Party, please help
us get the word out and encourage other Michigan hams to particiapate and
join the fun. The name of the game is to have fun and make Michigan "Radio
Active" on April 16th. Hope to hear you on the air!

Date /Time:  Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, from
1600Z April 16th until 0400Z April 17th.  Stations may operate the full 12
hours. (12 noon to 12 midnight local Michigan time on April 16)

Modes and Categories:  Phone and CW on 80/40/20/15/10 meters.  Single-op,
multi-op, and mobile categories. Single-op entries are categorized by output
power, QRP (5W or less), Low Power (100W or less), and High Power (greater
than 100W)

Multipliers:   Work stations once per band and mode. Work other states and
Michigan Stations. MI to MI QSO's are allowed. Work portables and mobiles
again as they change county, state or province.

Exchange:  Exchange QSO number and location (county for MI stations,
state/province or "DX" for others).

Scoring:  One point per phone QSO, two points per CW QSO.  Count multipliers
once per mode. Multipliers are MI counties for all entries, plus states &
provinces for MI entries only.  Final score is total QSO points times total
multipliers.

Freqs: Suggested frequencies: CW-3545, 7045, 14045, 21045, 28045;
Phone-3850, 7225, 14250, 21300, 28450.

Log Submittal: Mail logs no later than 30 days after the contest to: Mad
River Radio Club, c/o Dave Pruett, 2727 Harris Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 or
via e-mail to logs at miqp.org

More Information: For complete rules, along with free logging software, log
and summary sheets, see http://www.miqp.org

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