[FQP] Michigan QSO Party

[NU8Z]

You are all invited to join the Michigan QSO Party on April 19th.
 
This is a great opportunity to tune-up for the FQP the following week. 
 
2008 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY
 
It's that time of year again and you are invited to join in on the fun and
participate in the 2008 Michigan QSO Party. This year's MiQP will be held on
Saturday, April 19th.
 
  As you can see from the rules listed below, this is only a 12 hour event.
Please consider getting on the air for the whole thing, or any portion of
the 12 hour period.  Any QSO's that you can pass out will be greatly
appreciated.  We hope that you can get on the air and have some fun on April
19th.  
 
Please see http://www.miqp.org  for more details!
 
MiQP Rules:
 
Date /Time:  Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, from
1600Z April 19th until 0400Z April 20th.  Stations may operate the full 12
hours. (12 noon to 12 midnight local Michigan time on April 19th)
 
Modes and Categories:  Phone and CW on 80/40/20/15/10 meters.  Single-op,
multi-op, and mobile categories. Single-op entries are categorized by output
power, QRP (5W or less), Low Power (100W or less), and High Power (greater
than 100W)
 
Multipliers:   Work stations once per band and mode. Work other states and
Michigan Stations. MI to MI QSO's are allowed. Work portables and mobiles
again as they change county, state, or province. 
 
Exchange:  Exchange QSO number and location (county for MI stations,
state/province or "DX" for others).
 
Scoring:  One point per phone QSO, two points per CW QSO.  Count multipliers
once per mode. Multipliers are MI counties for all entries, plus states &
provinces for MI entries only.  Final score is total QSO points times total
multipliers.  
 
Freqs: Suggested frequencies: CW-3545, 7045, 14045, 21045, 28045;
Phone-3800, 7200, 14250, 21300, 28450.  
 
Log Submittal: Mail logs no later than 30 days after the contest to: Mad
River Radio Club, c/o Dave Pruett, 2727 Harris Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48198 or
via e-mail to logs at miqp.org  
 
More Information: For complete rules, along with free logging software, log
and summary sheets, see http://www.miqp.org 
 
73 es cu April 19th 2008
73 Mark   NU8Z