[QRP-L] ANNOUNCEMENT: QRP-ARCI SILENT KEY MEMORIAL

[Jeff Hetherington]

2007 QRP-ARCI(sm) Silent Key Memorial Sprint


Purpose:

Our contest celebrates and honors the QRP luminaries
who no longer answer CQ's. Those generous people who
graciously donated to the QRP community their time,
effort and knowledge to advance the premise that more
fun could be had using less than 5 watts. Some were
irascible and some were even considered curmudgeons
but when you took a keen look at their accomplishments
and listened to those who knew them well you
discovered truly wonderful people who would give you
their last diode. The people we are celebrating are
well known among the QRP Community. Some passed
recently and some have enjoyed their reward many
years. They are not forgotten for their
accomplishments live on either on the bands, the
internet, through published works or organizations
that benefited from their largess. This contest
celebrates ALL SK's who now call CQ from above, where
all sigs are 599 and all contacts QSL 100%.  Celebrate
the many SK’s that we have known and loved in years
past.

Date/Time:

1500Z to 1800Z on 18 August 2007.

Mode:

CW Only

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:

160m 1810 kHz
80m 3560 kHz
40m 7030 kHz (please listen at 7040 kHz for rock bound
participants)
20m 14060 kHz
15m 21060 kHz
10m 28060 kHz

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 [hidden email]

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:

Silent Key Memorial Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada  L3C 4M3

Deadline:

Entries must be postmarked on or before 18 September
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.


==========================================
 L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
       QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager
 QRP-ARCI(sm) #9223 / K2 #3375 / KX1 #631


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