1st Annual Ontario QSO Party
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The Ontario DX Association, Canada's largest shortwave listener's club
proudly announces the First Annual Ontario QSO Party. Ontario stations work
everyone. Stations outside Ontario only work Ontario stations

Categories:
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- single operator, low power (<100 watts on HF, <50 watts on VHF/UHF)
- single operator, high power (>100 watts on HF, >50 watts on VHF/UHF)
- multioperator, FM-QRP (under 5 watts)
- shortwave listener

Date:
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last full weekend in April, from Saturday 18.00z to Sunday 18.00z
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Bands:
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160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m and all VHF/UHF bands

Suggested HF Mobile Calling Frequencies:
1.870, 3.735, 3.860, 7.070, 7.260, 14.130, 14.260, 21.260, 28.360 MHz

Use of FM:
Operators may not use repeaters for the purpose of the contest. Operators
should keep the 2 meter FM simplex calling frequency of 146.520 MHz clear

Exchange:
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- Ontario stations send signal report and county/district/regional
  municipality
- Other stations send signal report and Canadian province/territory, U.S.
  state or DXCC country

Mobile/Portable Stations:
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Mobile and/or portable stations may be worked once
per band in each county/district/regional municipality they operate from

Multipliers:
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Ontario stations earn 1 multiplier point for each Ontario county/
district/regional municipality, Canadian province/territory, U.S. state or
DXCC country worked.
Stations outside Ontario earn 1 multiplier point for each Ontario county/
district/regional municipality worked. (49 Total)

Multiplier List                        Abbreviation
Algoma District                            ALG
Brant County                               BRT
Bruce County                               BRU
Cochrane District                          COC
Dufferin County                            DUF
Durham Regional Municipality               DUR
Elgin County                               ELG
Essex County                               ESX
Frontenac County                           FRO
Grey County                                GRY
Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality    HNO
Haliburton County                          HLB
Halton Regional Municipality               HTN
Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality   HAM
Hastings County                            HAS
Huron County                               HUR
Kenora District                            KEN
Kent County                                KNT
Lambton County                             LAM
Lanark County                              LAN
Leeds & Grenville County                   LGR
Lennox-Addington County                    LXA
Manitoulin District                        MAN
Middlesex County                           MSX
Muskoka Regional Municipality              MUS
Niagara Regional Muncipality               NIA
Nipissing District                         NIP
Northumberland County                      NOR
Oxford County                              OXF
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municpality       OTT
Parry Sound District                       PSD
Peel Regional Municipality                 PEL
Perth County                               PER
Peterborough County                        PET
Prescott-Russell County                    PRU
Prince Edward County                       PED
Rainy River District                       RAI
Renfrew County                             REN
Simcoe County                              SIM
Stormont-Dundas & Glengarry County         SDG
*Sudbury District                          SUD
Thunder Bay District                       TBY
Timiskaming District                       TIM
Metropolitan Toronto                       TOR
Victoria County                            VIC
Waterloo Regional Municipality             WAT
Wellington County                          WEL
York Regional Municipality                 YRK

*Sudbury Regional Municipality counts as Sudbury District for the purpose of
the contest

Points:
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score 1 point for every station worked per band
score 10 points for working VE3ODX and VA3RAC per band
shortwave Listeners log only Ontario stations

Final Score:
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total QSO points x multiplier points

Logs:
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logs may be sent on disk in standard textfile format. Results will be
published in the October, 1997 issue of "DX Ontario". For a copy of the
magazine please send $5.00 Canadian or equivalent. For a copy of the results
only please send an SAE with sufficient return postage.
SWL Logs should show both the Ontario station heard and the station being
worked. If you log two Ontario stations working each other you may count
both stations for points.
As this is the first running of this contest, your comments are appreciated
along with your entry.

Deadline:
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logs must be postmarked no later than May 31

Address:
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Ontario DX Association
P.O. Box 161
Stn. A, Willowdale
Ontario
Canada M2N 5S8

Awards:
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Certificates to top scorer (Ham & SWL) in each Ontario county/district/
regional municipality, Canadian province/territory, U.S. state, and DXCC
country.  Free copy of the 1997 "Passport to World Band Radio" by Larry
Magne to the top amateur radio entrant in Ontario, Canada, the U.S.A. and
DXCC.

<Robert G. Chandler 2/97>
