Hello Everybody!
Well we all knew it would happen ... another summer
has nearly come to an end. Time now for the annual
celebration of that passing into fall, the
QRP-ARCI END OF SUMMER DIGITAL SPRINT
Date/Time:
2000Z to 2359Z on 9 September 2007.
Mode:
Any Digital Mode except CW. Stations may be worked
once per band,
regardless of mode.
Exchange:
Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member
number
Non-Members send: RST, 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:
>5 Watts = x1
>1 - 5 Watts = x7
>250 mW - 1 Watt = x10
>55 mW - 250 mW = x15
<55 mW = x20
Suggested Frequencies:
Check around the usual calling frequencies for the
digital mode of
your choice.
Score:
Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs
(total for all
bands) x Power Multiplier + Bonus Points.
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.
Categories:
Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands
(10m-15m-20m) or Low
Bands (40m-80m-160m)
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 contest@...
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:
End Of Summer Digital Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Entries must be postmarked on or before 9 October
2007.
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
Jeff - VA3JFF
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L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager
QRP-ARCI(sm) #9223 / K2 #3375 / KX1 #631
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