Maryland-DC QSO Party
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<Rules 2000/01.00>


second full weekend in August:
August 12  1600-0400 UTC August 13  AND  1600-2300 UTC August 13
{02SAT08:1600:720}
{02SAT08+1:1600:300}
 
Certificates are awarded to all stations with 50 or more QSO POINTS in their entry.
Many certificates are awarded including Best Score from each U S State and 
Each DX Country.  
Also to the best QRP Log from each area and other categories for Maryland Hams. 
Plaque awarded to the High Score Worldwide from outside Maryland.
 
Non MDC must work MDC stations for score. 
No net or packet qsos allowed. 
Club entries must be from a single QTH.  
Club entries outside Maryland are included in the General Worldwide logs.
 
Exchange QTH and Major Category of entry.  
QTH is county for MDC stations.  
State, Country or Canadian Province as appropriate for others.  
Major Categories are CLUB,  QRP,  MOBILE,  TECHNICIAN,  and STANDARD. 
Stations will send the category that reflects THEIR HIGHEST POINT VALUE 
to the station worked.
 
Suggested Frequencies  
3.643   3.92   7.07   7.23   14.055   14.268   21.115   21.37   28.055
28.38   50.15   145.55   146.58 MHZ + UHF.  
Try CW on odd half hours.
 
SCORING:  
Add up qso points and Multiply by the sum of the multipliers.
Multipliers may be claimed once each. They do not repeat from band to band.
 
QSO POINTS are scored as follows:    
10 points for QSO with a CLUB station
5 points for a qso with a MOBILE station
4 points for a qso with a QRP or US Technician station
3 points for a standard CW qso
1 point for any other valid contest qso.
REMEMBER  only the highest single point value applies per qso.
 
MULTIPLIERS 
-For Stations not in MDC- 1 for each MD County + Baltimore City + DC  (25 possible).  

For MDC STATIONS only- The basic 25 above + each of the 49 other US States + each 
DX country.
 
DEADLINE
Send Logs + Scoring Summary with a SASE or equivalent by SEPTEMBER 20, 
of the year 2000 to the 
Antietam Radio Association   
P.O. Box 52   
Hagerstown 
MD  21741-0052
USA
 
Note
An option scoring summary sheet is available for a SASE sent to W3CWC at the 
address above.
  
If you have specific questions you may e-mail wa3eop@netcrafters.net 
(Contest Chairman)
