From w8ter at bex.net Wed Jul 30 05:45:37 2014 From: w8ter at bex.net (Stephen Bellner) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:45:37 -0400 Subject: [TMRA] Ohio QSO Party Message-ID: *Saturday August 23rd* from *12 PM* to *10 PM* TMRA will be operating the Ohio QSO Party from the Maumee Fire Station No. 2 at 456 W. Dussel Dr. Maumee What is OHIO QSO PARTY? http://www.ohqp.org/adminRules.htm *Objective*: For Amateurs inside the state of Ohio to make contact with as many Amateurs as possible both inside and outside of Ohio. For Amateurs outside the state of Ohio to make contact with as many Ohio stations as possible. Non-Ohio stations may work only Ohio stations, while Ohio stations may contact anyone. *Period*: The Ohio QSO Party occurs on the fourth Saturday of August. The contest period extends from 1200 EDT [noon] to 2400 EDT [midnight] (1600Z Saturday until 0400Z Sunday). All stations may operate the full twelve hours. The 2014 contest is on August 23rd. *Bands & Modes*: CW and SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Stations may be worked once per mode on each band; i.e. K8MAD may be worked on both 40 CW and 40 SSB for point credit. Each station may be contacted 10 times (once per each of the 5 bands and once per mode on each band). Stephen L. Bellner Amateur Radio Call / W8TER Mobile Phone 419-367-1200 Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. -- Anonymous