[QRP-L] QRP-ARCI Hootowl Sprint Announcement

[Jeff Hetherington]

Hello Everybody!

The Spring QSO Party results will be finalized by this
weekend, as it looks as though the final snail mail
entries that were postmarked by the deadline have all
made it in.

This of course means that it is now time for the 2006
running of the HOOTOWL SPRINT!

This contest returned to it's traditional roots in
2005, and continues as a late evening local time
contest. Please note that the contest runs from 8pm to
midnight LOCAL TIME!

DATE/TIME:

28 May 2006, 8pm to Midnight Local Time.
To confirm - 8pm to midnight - *LOCAL TIME*

The Hoot Owl is unique as it is a contest where start
and end times are based on YOUR local time.

OBJECTIVE:

To test your ability to make contacts late into the
evening local time.

MODE:

HF 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 or less = 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.

LOG SUBMISSION:

Email 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] on or
before 29 June 2005.

Snail mail Submission: Submit Logs along with a
summary stating your Callsign, Entry Category, Actual
Power and Station Description along with score
calculation to:

ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3

Entries must be postmarked on or before 28 June 2006.


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, as well as the top scoring entrants from
each State, Province and Country. Certificates may be
awarded for 2nd and 3rd place if entries are
sufficient in a category.

Good Luck!
73/72
 Jeff - VA3JFF


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

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