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It's time for something a bit different ... QRP SSB Contesting! 2010 QRP-ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint Date/Time: 2000Z to 2359Z on 7 February 2010 Mode: HF SSB only. Exchange: Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number Non-Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, Power Out QSO Points: Member = 5 points Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points Multiplier: SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit. Power Multiplier: >10 Watts = x1 >2 - 10 Watts = x7 >500mW - 2 Watts = x10 >100mW - 500mW = x15 100mW or less = x20 Suggested Frequencies: 80m 3985 kHz 40m 7285 kHz 20m 14285 kHz 15m 21385 kHz 10m 28385 kHz BONUS POINTS: If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add 5000 points to your final score. (You can NOT be at your shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.) This is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft. Score: Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier + Bonus Points Categories: Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands (40m-80m) How to Participate: Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for credit once on each band. Email Log Submission: Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to [hidden email] email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Snail mail Log Submission: Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to: ARCI Fireside Sprint c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF 139 Elizabeth St. W. Welland, Ontario Canada L3C 4M3 Deadline: Entries must be postmarked on or before 7 March 2010. Results: Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website. Certificates: Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category. Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category. 73/72 ========================================== L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager __________________________________________________________________ Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/newmail/overview2/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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AD4C "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Sat, 2/6/10, Jeff Hetherington <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Jeff Hetherington <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] ANNOUNCEMENT: QRP-ARCI FIRESIDE SSB SPRINT To: [hidden email] Cc: [hidden email], [hidden email] Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:24 PM Hi Everybody. It's time for something a bit different ... QRP SSB Contesting! 2010 QRP-ARCI Fireside SSB Sprint Date/Time: 2000Z to 2359Z on 7 February 2010 Mode: HF SSB only. Exchange: Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number Non-Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, Power Out QSO Points: Member = 5 points Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points Multiplier: SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit. Power Multiplier: >10 Watts = x1 >2 - 10 Watts = x7 >500mW - 2 Watts = x10 >100mW - 500mW = x15 100mW or less = x20 Suggested Frequencies: 80m 3985 kHz 40m 7285 kHz 20m 14285 kHz 15m 21385 kHz 10m 28385 kHz BONUS POINTS: If you are operating PORTABLE using battery power AND a temporary antenna, add 5000 points to your final score. (You can NOT be at your shack operating from battery power using your home station antenna to qualify for this bonus.) This is to help level the playing field for contesters who work from the field against contest stations with 5 element yagis at 70 ft. Score: Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier + Bonus Points Categories: Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands (40m-80m) How to Participate: Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies. Work as many stations calling CQ QRP or CQ TEST as possible, or call CQ QRP or CQ TEST yourself! You can work a station for credit once on each band. Email Log Submission: Submit Logs in plain text format along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to [hidden email] email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Snail mail Log Submission: Submit Logs along with a summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual Power and Station Description along with score calculation to: ARCI Fireside Sprint c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF 139 Elizabeth St. W. Welland, Ontario Canada L3C 4M3 Deadline: Entries must be postmarked on or before 7 March 2010. Results: Will be published in QRP Quarterly and shown on the QRP-ARCI website. Certificates: Will be awarded to the top scoring entrant in each category. Certificates may be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are sufficient in a category. 73/72 ========================================== L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager __________________________________________________________________ Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/newmail/overview2/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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