Got the no football blues ... pick up the mic and join us for our Annual
Fireside SSB Sprint!
2011 QRP-ARCI(sm) Fireside SSB Sprint
Date/Time:
2000Z to 2359Z on 30 January 2011
Mode:
HF SSB only.
Exchange:
Members send: RS, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number
Non-Members send: RS, 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:
>10 Watts = x1
>2 - 10 Watts = x7
>500mW - 2 Watts = x10
>100mW - 500mW = x15
100mW or less = x20
Suggested Frequencies:
80m 3985 kHz
40m 7285 kHz
20m 14285 kHz
15m 21385 kHz
10m 28385 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 SPCs (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 cont...@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:
ARCI Fireside Sprint
c/o Jeff Hetherington, VA3JFF
139 Elizabeth St. W.
Welland, Ontario
Canada L3C 4M3
Deadline:
Entries must be postmarked on or before 14 February 2011.
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.
Good Luck!
73/72
Jeff
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L. Jeffrey Hetherington - VA3JFF / VE3CW
QRP-ARCI(sm) Contest Manager
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