Illinois QSO Party
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<Rules 2000/12.99>

sponsored by the Radio Amateur Megacycle Society


Date/Time: 
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3. Sunday in October
1800Z Sunday until 0200Z Monday 
{03SUN10:1800:480}


Bands:
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160 through 2 meters, excluding 30, 17, and 12 meters. 
Suggested frequencies are 3550, 7050, 14050, 21050, and 28050 kHz for CW 
and 3890, 7290, 14290, 21390, and 28390 kHz for phone. 
Novices call 30 kHz above bottom end of Novice subbands for CW and 
28390 kHz for phone. 


Special band activity times:
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0 meters 2000Z; 15 meters 2100Z; 20 meters 2200Z. 
Purpose is to encourage IL ops to get on the higher bands. 


Exchange:
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Illinois stations give RST and county; 
others give RST and state, province, or country. 


Scoring:
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Count 1 point per phone QSO, 2 points per CW QSO. No repeater QSOs. 
Stations may be worked once per band and mode, and once per band/mode/county 
for Illinois mobile stations. Each vehicle is considered one station and 
must use only one call. All parties who embark with a mobile must use the 
mobile's call exclusively for the duration of the contest. 
Contacts with/by stations at the border of 2 counties count as 2 counties 
and 2 QSOs; the border of 3 (or 4) counties count as 3 (or 4) counties 
and 3 (or 4) QSOs. Illinois stations multiply points by the sum of states, 
Illinois counties, VE provinces, and a maximum of 5 DXCC countries 
(W/K and VE included). Count additional DX as points but not multipliers. 
Non-Illinois stations multiply points by number of Illinois counties worked. 
All stations may earn one extra multiplier for every eight QSOs made with 
the same Illinois county. All stations may operate only one transmitter at 
a time. 


Awards:
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Plaques will be awarded to the highest-scoring Illinois fixed station and 
mobile station. A traveling plaque sponsored by the Western Illinois Amateur 
Radio Club will be for the top IL Club score. Certificates will be awarded 
to the top 10 Illinois fixed stations, the top 5 Illinois mobile stations, 
the top Illinois county line portable station, and the highest score 
(reporting at least 5 IL contacts) in each state, province, and country. 


Logs:
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Entrants must submit a log containing UTC, the call of the station worked, 
RST, state or province, Illinois county, band and mode. 
Please circle new multipliers as worked. 
Illinois mobiles must indicate county changes in the log. 
Any station with over 100 QSOs must submit a dupe sheet. 
A summary sheet must also be submitted with every log. 
Entries must be postmarked by Monday, November 16, 1998. 
Mail your entry to: 
RAMS, 
c/o John Matz, KB9II, 
7079 West Ave., 
Hanover Park, 
IL 60103. Rules, 
summary sheet, and results are available at http://www.megsinet.com/jematz/ilqso99.html 

Entries may be disqualified if the rules of the Illinois QSO Party are not followed. The decision of the Illinois QSO Party Committee shall be final. To receive a copy of the contest results, please enclose a business-size SASE with your entry. 


RAMS
The Radio Amateur Megacycle Society
KB9II - John Matz - Secretary
7079 West Avenue
Hanover Park IL 60103
