New Year's Digital Mode QRP Challenge

Andy K3UK brings news of a Digital QRP contest for the New Year weekend.

He writes

Snap contests featuring lesser know digital modes do not seem to attract enough interest to be fun, so for the upcoming New Year holiday I have created a digital mode challenge that does not depend on finding others in a specialized contest.

Here's the idea. Work ANY digital mode (not CW or SSTV) any band 160M to 10M (but no WARC bands ), your station must be "QRP" 5 watts or less. No restrictions on the other station's power. The challenge will be from 0000 UTC Saturday December 31 to Sunday 0059 January 1 2011 (48 hours).

Challenge Targets =
Bronze Medal 50 to 99 contacts or points
Silver Medal 100 to 199 contacts or points
Goal Medal 200+ contacts or points.

Rules: A contact can be made with the same station on different bands but only one digital mode per band.
Example : Using 5 watts or less, K3UK works P5DX who is using 100 watts, via JT65A on 160M, Psk31 on 80M, PSK31 on 40M, Olivia, on 20M, Thor on 15M, and Olivia on 10M.
= 6 contacts or points .

K3UK using 5 watts or less working 100 watt G3USA on 20M using PSK31 AND Olivia can only be counted as one contact towards the challenge. HOWEVER, there is a BONUS for working other stations that are QRP. If you work another station that is signing "QRP" you get an extra "point" towards your medal challenge. Example K3UK works ZL3NZ on 80M BOTH working QRP counts as two points .

You must use "QRP" as a suffix to your callsign.

Use of spotting networks, Sked Pages , IS allowed.

E-medals will be awarded to all that participate. Spread the word.

Send your questions to me. I will post an address for your logs a little later.

Andy K3UK

http://obriensweb.com/k3uk3.html

Digital Radio Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/

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