[FQP] 2009 FQP Rules

[Ron Wetjen]

No major changes to the 2009 rules.  Several minor rules clarifications 
and a slight change to the 40 Meter CW mobile window.

Ron


2009 Florida QSO Party (FQP)
Sponsored by the Florida Contest Group

1) Object: For amateurs outside of the state of Florida to make contact 
with
as many Florida stations as possible. Florida stations, activating as many
counties as possible, work everyone.

2) Contest Period: 4th full weekend of April. There are two operating 
periods.
1600Z April 25 - 0159Z April 26 and 1200Z - 2159Z April 26. 20 hours total.
All stations may operate the full 20 hours.

3) Categories:

(A) Single operator. One person performs all operating and logging 
functions.
Use of spotting nets (operator arrangements involving assistance through
DX-alerting nets, PacketCluster, CW Skimmer, self spotting, etc) is not
permitted. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.  There
are no limits on band changes.

(B) Multioperator. Those obtaining any form of assistance, such as relief
operators, loggers, or use of spotting nets.  Self spotting is not 
permitted.
There are no limits on band changes.

(1) Multi-Single. Only one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any time.

(2) Multi-Multi. More than one (1) transmitted signal on the air at any
time. No simultaneous SSB/CW signals on one band at the same time.

(C) Mobile. Mobile is a station that is self-contained (radio, antenna,
power source) capable of motion. Motion is optional. The Mobile category is
not limited by the number of operators for competition purposes. Mobile
entrants may be either Single Operator or Multioperator. There are two
classes of Single Operator for mobiles.

(1) Single Operator. One person performs all operating, logging, and
driving functions. NOTE - Operating in this category does not require
simultaneous operating, logging and driving. Operators who choose to
simultaneously operate, log and drive are reminded that doing so can be
extremely dangerous. Operators in this category are encouraged to do so
with utmost attention to driving safety.

(2) Single Operator Plus Driver. The entrant performs all operating and
logging functions and has a separate driver who need not be a licensed
Amateur.  The driver may not assist in any operating or logging functions.
Please note the driver in your entry.

(D) School (University, College, High School, etc.). Operation is to take
place from a station on campus. Operation from a club members home station
is ONLY allowed if there is no station on campus. Operators can be 
Students,
Faculty, Staff and Alumni from the School. Awards will be issued to top
Florida and top non-Florida School. For award purposes, there is no 
distinction
between Single and Multi operator stations or power levels in this category.

(E) SWL.

4) Power. Three power output categories for all categories. Logs not 
showing
power output category will be listed as high power.

(A) QRP - 5W output or less
(B) Low Power - 150W output or less
(C) High Power - more than 150W output

5) Modes:

(A) All entrants may operate:

(1) Mixed mode (phone and CW)
(2) Phone only
(3) CW Only

6) Contest Exchange:

(A) Florida stations send signal report and county.
(B) W/VE stations (including KH6/KL7) send signal report and state or 
province.
(C) DX stations (including KH2/KP4, etc.) send signal report and DXCC 
prefix.

7) Scoring:

(A) QSO Points: Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 1 point,
per band. Each complete non-duplicate CW contact is worth 2 points, per 
band.
No partial contact credit. No duplicate contact credit. The loss of the
incorrect QSO plus a penalty of one additional QSO is assessed for an 
incorrectly
copied callsign or QTH. If that was the only one with that QTH, then the 
multiplier
is also lost (no penalty multipliers, however).

(B) Multipliers:

(1) For Florida stations, 50 states (including Florida) and District of 
Columbia
(DC); Canada MAR (VE1, VE9, VY2), NF (VO1, VO2), QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB 
(VE4),
SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NW (VE8, VY0), YT (VY1); DXCC Countries 
(except
the US, Canada, KH6 and KL7); Maritime Mobile (ITU Regions, R1, R2, R3). A
multiplier can be counted once per mode, regardless of the number of 
bands on
which it is worked.

(2) All others work Florida counties (a maximum of 67). Florida mobile 
stations
that change counties are considered to be a new station and may be 
contacted
again for point and multiplier credit. Florida stations on a county line 
may
be claimed as a QSO and a multiplier from each county (2 QSO's and 2 
multipliers).
County lines, whether land or water, are defined as per "County Hunter" 
rules.
Mobiles should sign callsign/cty. Mobiles use only one call per county. 
A Florida
county multiplier can be counted once per mode, regardless of the number 
of bands
on which it is worked.

(C) Final Score: Multiply QSO Points by total multipliers by the power 
multiplier
(see below). Florida mobile operations must submit separate logs for 
each county
activated; a mobile entrant's score will be the cumulative total of 
multipliers
and QSO's. This will be determined by the log checkers.

(1) Power Multiplier: If all QSO's were made using 5W or less, multiply 
your score
by 3; if all QSO's were made using less than 150W, multiply your score 
by 2; if
any or all QSO's were made using more than 150W, multiply your score by 
1. No
power multiplier for SWL's.

8) Suggested frequencies: CW - plus or minus 35 kHz up. Phone - plus or 
minus
7.260, 14.260, 21.335, and 28.470 MHz. Look for SSB activity on the hour 
and
CW on the half hour. No 160 or 80 meters, WARC bands, or VHF bands.

(A) Mobile Windows.  Florida "home" stations should not call CQ or "run" 
stations
in this mobile "window".

(1) CW 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz

(2) SSB 7.265-7.275, 14.265-14.275, 21.340-21.350, 28.480-28.490 MHz

9) Miscellaneous:

(A) Call signs and exchange information must be received by each station 
for
a complete QSO.

(B) No cross-mode contacts; CW contacts must be made in the CW portion 
of the band.

(C) Use of remote receivers/transmitters is not permitted.

(D) Stations may be worked once per mode, per band (and mobiles in each 
new county),
i.e., WC4E may be worked on both 20 CW and 20 SSB for credit.

(E) Your call sign must indicate your DXCC country (also, portables in 
Hawaii and
Alaska must sign /KH6 or /KL7).

(F) Club competition, as per ARRL Club definitions. Please indicate your 
club
affiliation on your summary sheet and/or log.

10) Reporting:

(A) Entries must be received (or postmarked for mailed in logs) no later 
than 30
days after the end of the contest (May 26, 2009). All entrants are 
encouraged to
submit their logs electronically (e-mail, Web Page, 3.5-inch floppy 
disk, etc.).
The file format for electronic logs is Cabrillo.

(1) E-Mail. You may submit your contest logs via e-mail to 
logs at floridaqsoparty.org.

(2) Web Page. Entrants who do not use computer logging are encouraged to 
use the
log-entry web form, http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/flqp_cab.php  to enter 
the QSO
info from their paper logs.

(3) On Disk. You may submit your logs on diskettes instead of paper 
logs. The
floppy diskette must be IBM compatible, MS-DOS formatted, 3.5 inch.

(4) Via Regular Mail. Contest logs (paper or diskette) may be submitted 
via postal
mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Wetjen, WD4AHZ, 5362 Castleman Dr., 
Sarasota,
FL 34232.

(5) When submitting paper logs, please include summary sheet.  A summary 
sheet is
not required for logs sent electronically in Cabrillo format.  Other 
electronic
formats, please include summary sheet.

(B) Logs must indicate band, mode, date, time in UTC, calls, sent 
(signal report and state/county/province/DXCC prefix) and received
exchange (signal report and state/county/province/DXCC prefix).  SWL's 
log senders report.

(1) Entry forms (rules, summary sheet, log sheet, and county 
abbreviations) can be
found at the FQP Web Site, http://www.floridaqsoparty.org.

(2) You may also receive entry forms (rules, summary sheet, log sheet, 
and county
abbreviations) by mail. Please send a business sized SAE, with a $1.00 
donation to
help defray costs of printing and mailing, to Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron 
Wetjen,
WD4AHZ, 5362 Castleman Dr., Sarasota, FL 34232.

(C) Logs that have been received will be listed on the Florida QSO Party 
Web site
no more than 48 hours after receipt.

(D) Final results will be posted on the Florida QSO Party Web site.

(E) If you wish a hard copy of the results, please send a 9" X 12" self 
addressed
envelope with a $1.00 donation to help defray costs of printing and 
mailing, to
Florida QSO Party, c/o Ron Wetjen, WD4AHZ, 5362 Castleman Dr., Sarasota, 
FL 34232.

11) Awards:

(A) Plaques will be awarded in various categories.  See the current list 
of available
plaques and sponsors on the FQP Web Site, 
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org.  Certificates
will be awarded to top scorers in each category from each Florida 
county, State,
Canadian province, and DXCC country.

(B) Special awards may be awarded at the discretion of the Florida QSO 
Party Contest
Committee.

12) Condition of Entry: Each entrant agrees to be bound by the 
provisions, as well as
the intent, of this announcement, the regulations of his or her 
licensing authority
and the decisions of the Florida QSO Party Contest Committee.


Florida QSO Party - http://www.floridaqsoparty.org
E-mail info at floridaqsoparty.org

Florida Contest Group - http://www.floridacontestgroup.org
E-mail info at floridacontestgroup.org