California QSO Party
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<Rules 1999/12.99>


Sponsored by the Northern California Contest Club

Begins: 1600 UTC - 1. Saturday in October               
Ends:   2200 UTC - Sunday
{01SAT10:1600:1800}


OBJECT:
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Stations outside of California work as many California stations in as many CA 
counties as possible. Stations in California work anyone.


EXCHANGE:
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California stations send QSO number and county. Stations outside of California 
send QSO number and U.S. State, ARRL Canadian section, or Country. 
Note that California stations working other California stations must log the 
complete exchange, including county even though they all count as the 'CA' 
multiplier. Entries with incomplete or improperly logged QSOs will be subject 
to penalties or disqualification.


QSO POINTS:
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Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2 points. Each complete 
non-duplicate CW contact is worth 3 points. No partial contact 

credit. Duplicate contacts must be clearly identified in log. 
It is strongly recommended that duplicate contacts should NOT be removed from 
the log.


MULTIPLIERS:
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California stations count U.S. states (50) and Canadian call areas (VO/VE1-7 and 
VY0/VY1/VE8) for a possible total of 58. VE9 is considered part of the VE1 call 
area for this contest. All others use California counties for a maximum of 58. 
CA stations on a county line may be claimed as a multiplier for any or all of the 
counties they give in their exchange. Number each multiplier as worked. For a list 
of county abbreviations and other county information go to Counties on this site.


SCORE:
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The total score is the total number of QSO points multiplied by the total number of 
multipliers (58 Maximum).


FREQUENCIES:
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160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters. 
WARC band contacts do not count. 
Suggestions: CW on 1805 and 40 kHz up from band edge. 
Phone on 1815, 3850, 7230, 14250, 21300, and 28450 kHz Try CW on the half hour; 
160 meters at 0500 UTC; 80/75 meters at 0300 and 0700 UTC. 
Try 147.54 MHz at 2000Z, 0000Z, and 0400Z 


CLASS ENTRY:
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Single-Operator (High Power, Low Power, QRP), 
Multi-Single, 
Multi-Multi, 
California County Expedition, 
Mobile, 
Novice/Tech, 
Club and School.

Single-Operator (S/O) entries limited to 24 hours maximum; 
off times must be a minimum of 15 minutes and clearly marked in the log. 
Multi-Operator entries may operate the full 30 hours. 

Low Power is all transmitter output less than 200 watts. 

QRP is all transmitter output less than 5 watts. 

Multi-Single (M/S) entries must work only one band/mode for at least 10 minutes 
before changing band or mode. 

Stations may be worked once on CW and once on Phone per band. 

Single-Operator and Multi-Single entries are allowed only one transmitting signal. 

All CW contacts must be made outside the Phone sub-bands except for 160 meters. 
MCW is not permitted. 

All contacts must be simplex. 

California stations that change counties are considered to be a new station and 
may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. 

California stations operating on a county line must be counted only as one QSO. 
Non-CA stations may claim as many multipliers as are given in the exchange. 

Mobile is a station that is self-contained, capable of legal motion 
(street, water, or air) while operating, motion optional. 

A County Expedition is an operation from a temporary location using temporary 
antennas installed for the contest period, using temporary antenna supports 
(natural supports like trees permitted). 

A Novice/Technician entry must use a Novice/Technician callsign and operate 
exclusively within the Novice/Technician bands. 

A Club is defined by the ARRL competition rules. NCCC, SCCC, NCDXC, and 
SCDXC specifically are not allowed. 

School entries must indicate such on the summary sheet, use the appropriate 
school call sign and operate from the campus station if one exists.  
Any school club members may operate including students, faculty, staff, 
and/or alumni. 


ENTRIES:
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Entries must be submitted no later than November 15. Entries of 200 or more 
QSOs must include duplicate check lists.

Logs should be submitted by e-mail to cqp@contesting.com. Electronic logs 
should be named with your call (e.g., AD6E.SUM, AD6E.LOG, etc.). 
All files should be zipped into one file such as AD6E.ZIP before attachment. 
Logs may be submitted via postal mail to: 
NCCC, c/o Al Maenchen, AD6E, 3330 Farthing Way, San Jose, CA 95132. 

A $1.00 donation to help defray costs of printing and mailing results is encouraged. 

For a CQP paperwork package containing log and summary sheets, 
county abbreviations, and contest records, send a business size SASE to 
Andy Faber, AE6Y, 16321 Ridgecrest Avenue, Monte Sereno, CA 95030. 
For a copy of the two member supported IBM contest logging programs for 
CQP, send $1 for postage and diskette to AE6Y. For free software downloads, 
try the CQP Web Site: http://www.cqp.org/Software.html.


AWARDS (1999 List):
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Special CQP Wine Award - The top 20 CA and top 20 non-CA S/O stations will 
receive a personalized bottle of NCCC Private Reserve California Wine. 
Winners under the age of 21 will receive a non-alcoholic personalized award. 

T-shirts - Entries with 100 or more QSO's qualify for the special CQP T-shirt. 
Please include your size (M/L/XL/XXL) and $10 if you qualify and would like 
this special award. Like the wine, each year is a special vintage. 

Certificates - all entries with 100 or more QSOs. 

Plaques - to the 
top three CA and non-CA S/O entries 
top three CA and non-CA S/O LP entries 
top CA and non-CA S/O QRP entries 
top CA and non-CA Novice/Technician 
top CA M/S entry 
top CA M/M entry 
top two S/O CA County Expedition 
top M/S and M/M Operator CA County Expeditions 
CA and non-CA S/O with the most CW QSOs 
CA and non-CA S/O with the most SSB QSOs 
CA Mobile station with the most QSOs 
top S/O entry from outside the US and Canada 
1st non-CA S/O entry to work all 58 CA counties 
1st CA S/O entry to work all 58 States/Provinces 
top CA club entry 
top CA and non-CA school entry 
