QRP-ARCI HF Grid Square Sprint
Hello Everybody!
This coming weekend will be the innaugaral running of QRP-ARCI's newest
contest ... the HF Grid Square Sprint!
The contest is a short, 3-hour event from 1500Z to 1800Z ... and if recent
propagation is any indicator, that should also allow for European signals
to cross the pond to North American operators! This should make for a
very interesting sprint.
If you have any free time this Sunday afternoon, I encourage you to turn
on the rig, spin the dial and see if you can't work a few grids!
2007 QRP-ARCI(sm) HF Grid Square Sprint
Date/Time:
1500Z to 1800Z on 18 March 2007.
Mode:
HF CW only.
Exchange:
Members send: RST, 4 Digit Maidenhead Grid Square (i.e. FN02), ARCI member
number
Non-Members send: RST, 4 Digit Maidenhead Grid Square (i.e. FN02),
Power Out
QSO Points:
Member = 5 points
Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points
Multiplier:
Grid Square total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple
bands for QSO points and Grid Square 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
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 Grid Squares (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 contest@qrparci. org
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:
QRP-ARCI Grid Square Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked on or before 18 April 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.
Thanks.
73/72
Jeff - VA3JFF
http://www.qrparci.org/
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