Pennsylvania QSO Party
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<Rules 2000/12.99>


OPERATING PERIODS: 
Second full weekend in October
Saturday 1600Z to 0500Z and 
{02SAT10:1600:780}

Sunday 1300Z to 2200Z
{02SUN10:1300:540}



FREQUENCIES: 
SSB:...1850+, 3980, 7280, 14280, 21380, 28310, 50.125, 146.55
CW:....40 khz up from the bottom and 1810
Try 160 meters at 0300 Z, (11pm Saturday night) - Band plan below 
TECH & TECH PLUS:.....28310, 50.125, 146.55
VHF QSOs ARE permitted and encouraged. 
However, QSOs on 12,17,30 meters are NOT permitted. 
MOBILE WINDOW:... 5 khz below listed frequencies. 
KEEP CLEAR FOR WEAK MOBILES!

Special High Band Activity Periods: 
Saturday & Sunday: 10m - 1800z; 15m - 1900z; 20m - 2000z
SSB on the hour, CW on the half hour!! 
Watch your 160M frequencies. 
The band plan is: 1.800 - 1.830 CW; 
                  1.850 - 2.000 SSB 
                  (Keep 1.830-1.850 open for DX QSOs ONLY! 


EXCHANGES: 
Sequential SERIAL # (number) plus COUNTY or ARRL or RAC (Radio Assoc. 
Canada) SECTION 
Stations on COUNTY LINES will give out ONE serial number per QSO but 
all counties count as multipliers. 

Work MOBILES and ROVERS as they change counties. 
Stations may be re-worked on different bands and different modes. 


SCORING: 
QSO POINTS: 
CW QSOs on 160 & 80  = 2 points 
Other CW QSOs        = 1.5 points 
SSB QSOs             = 1 point 


MULTIPLIERS: 
Pennsylvania Stations: ARRL sections + RAC sections (NOT Nunavut)+ 
                       PA counties + 1 (only)DX (151 total) 
Out of State Stations: Pennsylvania Counties (67 total) 


FINAL SCORE: 
Total POINTS ...X....MULTIPLIERS 


BONUS MULTIPLIERS: 
QRP stations (under 5 watts) multiply your final score by 2! 
NOVICE/TECH & TECH PLUS multiply your final score by 3! 
(If both QRP & Nov/Tech by 5!) 
Pennsylvania MOBILES add 500 points for each county activated 
(10 QSOs minimum) 
Pennsylvania ROVERS add 500 points for each location operated from 
(10 QSOs minimum) 

Explanation of Multipliers: 
The following constitute multipliers in the Party:

The 67 Counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
The 70 ARRL Sections as listed on page 12 (Usually) of QST 
The 13 Canadian Provinces or areas: Alberta (VE6), 
British Columbia (VE7), Labrador (VO2), Manitoba (VE4), New Brunswick, 
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario (VE3), 
Prince Edward Is Quebec (VE2), Saskatchewan (VE5), Yukon (VY1) 
(Nunavut is NOT a multiplier.) 
One 1 DX multiplier - only 1 - do NOT include DX stations which are 
part of ARRL sections (Pacific, KV4,KP4) 

151 total multipliers (Now there is a "Clean Sweep" to shoot for - 
NO ONE HAS EVER DONE IT!) 


ROVER Division: 
The ROVER division is intended for those who can not go true mobile 
but would like to activate some rare counties by going to a State 
Park or farmer's field and throwing up a dipole or a 5 element beam 
on 2 meters. 

General rules: 
Go as many places as you want; 
you must use a portable antenna; 
you must move to a new county; 
and you must travel a minimum of 5 miles between locations, 
you must make 10 QSOs from each location to qualify for the 500 
point bonus. 
Identify by using /R on CW or "rover" on SSB or FM.. 
( Remember that "Billy" Penn in his infinite wisdom placed many of the 
Pennsylvania County Lines on TOP OF MOUNTAINS - great for two meter 
DX and giving out rare counties during the Party!


SPECIAL EVENT STATION: 
Each year, a different Pennsylvania Club will set up and operate a 
special event station as part of the Party. This year, The Carbon 
Amateur Radio Club (The Carbon ARCS) in recognition of their long 
time support for the QSO Party, will man the designated special event 
station using their club call, W3HA. Add 200 POINTs for EACH QSO with 
the special event station.- these are added AFTER all other bonus' 
have been taken. 


ENTRY DIVISIONS: 
Single Operator, Medium Power (150W) - 
Plaque presented to both EPA and WPA winners. 

Single Operator, High Power - 
Plaque presented to both EPA and WPA winners. 

QRP (5 watt) - 
Intended for those who are indeed using QRP equipment! 

Multi- single operator (ONLY one signal at a time!) 

Multi-operator - multi-transmitter 

Portable: (single op or multi-single only) 

Novice/Tech/Tech Plus 

Mobile: May be single op or multi-single only (NOT Multi-Multi) 

Rover 
CW Only - Single Operator - power limited to 150 watts ONLY 
NOTE: If you use both VHF and HF, the VHF transceiver does NOT make 
      you multi-multi! But, you can only have one signal at a time! 


AWARDS: See Pennsylvania QSO Party Home Page for plaque sponsors!


PLAQUES: 
to top scores in ALL ENTRY DIVISIONS (above) - (Rover division if enough entries) 
and to top single op EPA & WPA - medium power. 
Top CANADIAN entry 
Top Single op from EASTERN, CENTRAL, MOUNTAIN, AND PACIFIC time zones. 


CERTIFICATES: 
to all county, section and DX winners. 


TROPHY 
to club with top aggregate score 

(NOTE: Club membership chairman MUST submit current roster of members for all 
club awards.) 
"WORKED ALL 67" PLAQUES : 
Stations working all 67 counties during the Party. 
QSOs will be verified by the committee from log information. 
To order, submit a special summary sheet  AND YOUR LOG ON A COMPUTER DISK! 
(in addition to your regular entry summary) listing county, call of station 
worked, date and time of QSO, and numbers sent and received. 
Enclose a Check for $25.00 payable to "The Nittany Amateur Radio Club". 

PARTICIPATION COFFEE MUGS: 
Anyone who makes 100 QSOs or more during the Party 
is eligible for a hansome PA QSO Party Coffee Mug. 
To order, include your log showing 100 QSOs and a check for  $9.50 made 
payable to "The Nittany Amateur Radio Club". 

SPECIAL PLAQUE FOR FIRST TIME ENTRANT FROM PENNSYLVANIA:
Intended to encourage new contesters, a plaque will be awarded to the top 
single operator entry from Pennsylvania who enters the Party for the first time. 
(Not intended for "Big Guns" from other contests! Be honest there, Abe! 

ENTRY SUBMISSIONS: 
Computer Disks are the preferred method of entry!! Printed log not required 
but they must include a summary sheet and a list of multipliers worked.. 
Paper entries must include the log sheets, a summary sheet, and dupe sheets 
(if more than 100 QSOs made per band/mode). Log sheets must show Band, Mode, 
Time, Full Exchange, Call & QTH received. 

It is recommended that an OFFICIAL SUMMARY SHEET be included with each entry. 
In addition to normal name/address/phone etc.,(Official Summary Sheet is 
downloadable.)SUMMARY SHEETS MUST include the following: 

Class of entry, power level, and whether a home/portable/mobile/ or rover station.
County and section 
Pennsylvania Club Affiliation (Clubs must submit a club roster to be 
considered for club awards) 
Time zone in which you reside. 
Number of QSOs on 160/80 CW; Other CW QSOs; SSB QSOs 
Number of Counties, Sections, and DX worked 
Specifics of QSOs with Special events station 
Summary of your bonus points taken. 
SEND LOGS by November 15, to: 
Douglas Maddox, W3HDH, RD #1, Box 760, Petersburg, PA 16669 

E-Mail logs will be accepted FROM OUT OF STATE STATIONS ONLY. 
Send as an e-mail attachment to "na2x@arrl.net". DO NOT send the ".qdf" file.

A DONATION of $1.00 OR TWO with your entry to help defray the costs of mailing, 
printing, etc. would be greatly appreciated. 
PLEASE NO SASE - they only get lost!!. 

QSO PARTY COMPUTER LOGGING PROGRAMS: 
There are a number of PA QSO Party logging programs available. 
Contact their authors directly for info: 

K3CP (c/o DLARC, KA3MOU, 120 McIlhaney Ave, Bath, PA 18014 (KA3MOU@enter.net) 
KM3D, Harry Bump, Box 392, Richland, PA 17087 (bump@redrose.net) 
Download Version "N" or new WINDOWS Version: 
http://users.desupernet.com/bump/km3d.htm 
NA Contest logging program: Radio Bookstore of New Hampshire 1-800-457-7373 
EQF software, 396 Sautter Dr. Coraopolis, PA 15108 (n3eqf@usaor.net) 
KA3JWE - WINDOWS version - Web site: (http://www.enter.net/~donster/) 
Writelog - (www.contesting.com/writelog/) 


INFORMATION PACKETS: 
INFORMATION PACKET including complete rules, summary form, record high scores, 
and a list of county/sections is available. #10 SASE to the above address or a 
request may be sent via E-Mail to dougHDH@AOL.COM or via packet to 
K3CM @ W3YA.#CEN.PA.USA.NOAM. Persons who have participated in the party in 
1997 or later will automatically receive these materials. 
Don't forget the Friday night net to find out what everyone is planning. 
Last year, we had over 75 check-ins!The net is held at about 8:00pm, 
Friday night, October 8 on 75 LSB - 3910khz.
