[FQP] Announcing - Florida QSO Party April 28/29 - need your help to get the word out!

[Christopher Blake]

Hello FQP Fanatics,
Well, it's time once again for the Florida QSO Party - just one month away
(April 28 & 29)!

I need your help on a few fronts - please:
1. Enter your fixed or mobile or 1x1 County Activations. Go to
floridaqsoparty.org and click the Counties link, then select the Sat or Sun
County Activation forms and enter your info - then hit submit at the
bottom. Please remember to make a submission for each day you will be
active.

2. Please get the word out to your Florida clubs (contest, dx, general,
etc.) by forwarding them this announcement.  You are our best ambassador to
ensure great activity from the sunshine state.

3.  For those of you with club connections beyond Florida, we would
appreciate your help too in forwarding this announcement.

Many thanks es vy 73,
Chris, NX4N
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*CQ FLORIDA QSO PARTY!*

Hello Friends,
The *2018 Florida QSO Party *will soon be here and; we sure hope you'll
join us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the details 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 28 & 29, 2018*
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 28 1600Z (Noon EDT) - 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 29 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  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.


21st Anniversary Special Event Award- 2018 FQP Spelling Bee!

Less than a week after the end of the 2016 FQP, Ron Wetjen WD4AHZ, who had
been a 10+ year FCG officer and prolific FQP operator, lost a courageous
battle with cancer. We dedicate our 2018 FQP Spelling Bee to Ron’s memory.  We
will have a total of 18 1x1s stations, 2 per letter, to spell *WD FOUR AHZ.*

Contact at least 9 of these 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell “*WD
FOUR AHZ*” to
earn this award.


The callsigns and hosts are - TBA soon!


These stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very
accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active in FQP via W4AS 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" link and then the Activation Forms to get started –
thanks!  **THE FQP ACTIVATION FORMS ARE NOW UP AND RUNNING!*


Logs to logs at floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to: Florida QSO Party, c/o
Ron Harps, K8NZ, 1997 Willow Glen Ln Columbus, OH 43229-1550.

Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail:

cqdenx4n at gmail.com

THANK YOU in advance for making the 2018 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