[FQP] FQP-FCG ANNOUNCEMENT - 2017 Florida QSO Party is this weekend!
Christopher Blake
cqdenx4n at gmail.com
Mon Apr 24 07:39:12 PDT 2017
Hi All,
Just sent out this announcement early this morning far and wide. If you
have a local FL or Beyond-FL HF or Contest club contact, even DX Contest
clubs, please forward this announcement to them.
Let's make this FQP* Hurricane Strength*!
Tnx es vy 73/OJ,
Chris, NX4N
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Hello Contesting Friends,
The 2017 Florida QSO Party is **this weekend**; we sure hope you'll join
us. All 67 counties will be active.
Please check out the 2016 FQP results and much more at our *Web Site:*
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!
When: *April 29 & 30, 2017*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 29 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 30 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total
Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)
Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 MHz
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz
(Approximate center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from
there!)
At least 15 Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz
SSB: 7.230-7.240, 14.265-14.275
If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows.
Categories:
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.
20th Anniversary Special Event Award- 2017 FQP Spelling Bee!
In honor of our 20th year we will have a record 20 1x1s stations, 2 per
letter, to spell *FLORIDA SUN.*
Contact at least 10 of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell “*FLORIDA
SUN*” to earn this award.
The callsigns and hosts are:
CALL HOST CTY
K4F W4UH PAL
W4F K4LQ HIG
K4L N4WW ORA
W4L K5AUP ORA
K4O W4TAA SAR
W4O WO4O LAK
K4R N4BP BRO
W4R WV4R HER
K4I N4UU ALC
W4I W4LT HIL
K4D N4SVC SUW
W4D KT4Q LAK
K4A N4KE BRA
W4A W4MLB BRE
K4S K4LM PAL
W4S W4TA PIN
K4U NF4A BAY
W4U WX4G SAR
K4N K1TO MTE
W4N N4OX ESC
All Letters will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible.
QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via KK3Q direct or via bureau.
Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.
*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much
more!
*ACTION REQUIRED!!!*
*Florida Stations of all types* – *please go to the FQP website and
register your fixed, mobile, rover and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations; just
click on the “Counties On the Air” link on the left to get started –
thanks!*
Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to K8NZ, please.
Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:
cqdenx4n at gmail.com
THANK YOU in advance for making the 2017 FQP another terrific event!
73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:
Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998
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