North Carolina QSO Party
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<Rules 2000/12.99>


Sponsored by the 
Alamance Amateur Radio Club, Inc., PO Box 3064 Burlington, NC 27215

TIME/DATE: 
1200-2359 UTC Feb.26 and 1200-2359 UTC Feb. 27 
{04SAT02:1200:719:Part-1}
{04SAT02+1:1200:719:Part-2}

OBJECT: 
Out-of-State stations work as many NC stations as you can. 
You may work stations once per each band/mode combination for QSO points. 
Work NC mobiles again as they change counties. 
NC fixed stations work as many NC counties, States, Canadian provinces and 
DXCC countries as you can. NC mobile stations work from as many NC counties 
to as many NC counties, States, Canadian provinces and DXCC countries as possible. 

EXCHANGE: 
Callsign(NC mobiles please use identifier), and QTH (NC county, State, 
Canadian province or DXCC country) 

SUGGESTED FREQS: 
CW - 3.540, 3.740, 7.040, 7.140, 14.040, 21.040, 21.140, 28.040, 28.140 
PHONE - 3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360, 28.360. 
VHF and UHF also but please no repeater or cross band QSOs. 

LOGGING: 
Logs must be kept showing Sent UTC, Band, Mode, Sent County/QTH, Call worked, 
Rcvd County/QTH, Points and New Multiplier#. Number each new multiplier as worked 
and include a separate multiplier checklist. NC mobiles please keep logs in order 
of NC county worked from. 

BLANK FORMS and multiplier list available from K4EG for 9x12 SASE($.55), 
via email or packet. Make request to respected addresses below: 
Please contact Dwayne-N4MIO at K4EG, on packet - N4MIO@WR4AGC.#DUR.NC.USA.NOAM 
or email - k4eg@arrl.net 

SCORING: 
QSO Points 
1 point for each Phone QSO, 
2 points for each CW QSO, 
3 points for each NC mobile(either mode) and 
4 points for each Novice station worked. 

Multipliers
NC stations multiply QSO points by total of different NC counties, states, 
Canadian provinces and 1 multiplier for working at least one DXCC country. 
Out-of-state stations multiply QSO points by total number of different NC 
counties worked(max 100). 

Bonus Points
100 points for working both Cherokee(Mountains) and Dare (Coastal) counties 
and another 100 points for working station K4EG. NC mobiles add 100 bonus points 
for each county from where at least one QSO was worked. 
Add bonus points after all calculations. 


MIX-and-MATCH AWARD CATEGORIES: 
Plaques will be given for first place entries that fulfill at least two 
combined categories below:

FIXED STATION - Permanent operating location. 
MOBILE - Operation from a motor vehicle. 
HF BANDS- All contacts made on amateur frequencies below 30 MHz. 
VHF/UHF BANDS- All contacts made on amateur frequencies above 30 MHz. 
MIXED BANDS - Contacts made on HF and VHF/UHF. 
CLUB - At least three operators using club call and station. 
TEAM - More than one operator's combined scores using individual calls. 
SINGLE OP - One operator making all the contacts using his/her own call. 
MULTI OP - More than one operator using the call of a control operator. 
NOVICE - Operator(s) holding a Novice class amateur radio class license. 
QRP - All contacts made operating with a RF output power of less than 5 watts. 
IN-STATE - All contacts made from within the state of North Carolina. 
OUT-OF-STATE - All contacts made from outside the state of North Carolina. 

MAIL FORMS: 
Logs and score sheets must be postmarked by April 1, 2000 to:


NC QSO PARTY 
c/o K4EG
PO Box 3064
Burlington, NC 27215

Or submitted via email by April 1, 2000 

Include 9x12 SASE($.55) for results and certificate. 

Results will be posted via packet and this web page. 


Please join in and help us make the NC QSO Party a huge success! 
