Virginia QSO Party
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sponsored by the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club

Work fixed stations once per band/mode. Out-of-State stations work Virginia
stations only. No cross-mode or repeater QSO's. Work VA mobiles in each
county they operate. Mobiles or fixed stations on county lines count as one
QSO and as many county multipliers as they offer. Count fixed stations only
once as multipliers. WINDOWS based logging software should be available from
WA4ZAJ, NJ4F or the Ham Radio Forum on COMPUSERVE

Date:
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third full weekend in March, from Saturday 18.00z to Sunday 05.00z
                           and from Sunday 11.00z to Monday 02.00z
{03SAT03:1800:660}
{03SAT03+1:1100:780}


Bands:
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160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, 2m
Suggested frequencies:
CW: 1.805 MHz and 50 KHz up from band edge on others
PHONE: 1.845, 3.860,  7.260, 14.260, 21.360 and 28.360 MHz
Novice/Tech: 10 KHz up from the edge of the CW band and 28.360 MHz on PHONE
VHF: 50.125, 147.48 and 223.50 MHz
All frequencies plus or minus QRM and nets. No Repeater or cross-mode QSO's

Exchange:
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QSO number and QTH (County for VA stations; state, province or DX country
for others)

Scoring:
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1 point per Phone, 2 points per CW, and 3 points per VA mobile QSO (Phone or
CW).  Virginia fixed stations multiply QSO points by the total number of VA
counties, U. S. states, Canadian provinces and DX countries. No extra
multiplier for U.S.: VE, KH6 or KL7 (count as states or provinces only). 
Mobiles add to the Virginia fixed station score 100 bonus points for each
Virginia county in which a valid QSO was logged. Outside of VA, multiply QSO
points by the number of VA counties worked (maximum of 95) to obtain final
score. Stations in Virginia independent cities follow the USA-CA award
guidelines for county multiplier. Send SASE to address below for sample log,
summary sheet and Virginia counties list

Log:
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VA mobile stations log QSO's by county of operation. Identify all QSO's with
band/mode, sequential QSO number sent/received and date/time of contact in
UTC. Follow standard ARRL contest guidelines. Multioperator stations must
indicate all operators by call and will be in a separate category. Paper
Logs, Summary and Dupe sheets required; No disks please. Summary sheet
should include name, mailing address, call sign, number of counties in which
operated, license class, club name and a signed statement that all contest
rules and regulations have been observed. QRP stations please include a
signed statement that transmitter output power was 5 watts or less at all
times. Dupe sheets by band and mode are required for 200 or more QSO's. For
Club Competition (minimum of 3 valid club entries), be sure to indicate club
name on summary sheet and log. Contestants using computer logging and
reporting software are required to verify scoring and duping to ensure
contest rules have been followed

Deadline:
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Mail contest entries by April 15

Address:
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Virginia QSO Party
Call Box 599
Sterling
VA 20167
U.S.A.

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