[WIARC] Welcome to WIMSPRINT

[n9jfcountyhunter at gmail.com]

NR9Q and I have been beating this around, and we think it's worth trying.
(Sorry, formatting did not work well here..)

Welcome to the WIMSPRINT

 

What: Western Illinois Monthly Sprint

 

Purpose: Get WIARC members on the air

 

Eligible entrants: Any WIARC member

 

How: Operate and report a four-hour activity period of your choosing.

 

Proposed Rules:

 

During the first 20 days of the month, get on the air! (See below for Test
run):


 

Pick any four-hour contiguous period of operation for your entry.  Operate
as much as you want, but select the period you want to "score". 

 

Each QSO, regardless of band or mode, is one point. The "exchange" is the
location of the station contacted.

 

Multipliers: The total of states, provinces and DXCC countries contacted.
(Later editions may use grids, counties or prefixes for multipliers; I'm
open to suggestions!)  

 

You may contact the same station on multiple bands and modes during your
chosen 4-hour period.  

 

Unlike "real contests", you may verify the station's QTH using web searches.
You may also self-spot and include repeater QSOs.  Like I said, the idea is
to get on the air..

 

Test run: Begins immediately; ends 2359Z on April 20, 2020.  

 

Scores due to  <mailto:n9jf at arrl.net> n9jf at arrl.net at 0100z on April 22,
2020.  You score your log and send me the result, including bands and modes
used and most interesting QSO.  This way, I can get the results into the May
newsletter.

 

If this flies, we'll update the details and include the announcement of the
May WIMSPRINT in the next Feedline.  Scores each month will be reported in
The Feedline along with stories and details.  

 

73, Jim N9JF