[FQP] Reposting - 2017 Florida QSO Party (FQP) Announcement

[Christopher Blake]

Hi All,
There have been some folks reporting that they did not receive this
Monday's Final FQP Announcement so I am reposting again to ensure all have
seen it.

Please forward to other HF and/or Contesting clubs that you know.
The excitement is building!

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:  7.180-7.190,  14.265-14.275,  21.340-21.350,  28.480-28.490 MHz
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 20 stations 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