SMIRK QSO Party
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<Rules 1999/12.99>


Pat Rose W5OZI
PO Box 393
Junction, TX 76849
USA

The SMIRK QSO Party, sponsored by the Six Meter International Radio Klub will 
be held from 0000Z June 19, 1999 through 2400Z June 20, 1999. 
Contacts must be on six meters only, voice and/or CW. 
{03SAT06:0000:2880}

No contacts involving another band for one side of the contact count. 

One need not be a SMIRK member to take part. 

Logs must be postmarked no later than 1 August, 1999 and sent to the above 
address.

Logs may also be submitted via electronic mail to contest@smirk.org, and must 
be received no later than 1 August, 1999. 
Due to the nature of the Internet, SMIRK will not be held liable for any log 
submissions not received by the due date because of connectivity failures, 
et cetera. 

No contacts between stations in the 48 contiguous U.S. states and lower 
tier Canada (VE1 through VE7) are allowed between 50.100 and 50.150. 
Only contacts with and between stations outside of these areas may take 
place in this band segment. 

All contacts must be made by a single operator. 
There is no multi-operator category in this contest. 

Exchange is callsign, SMIRK number, if the station worked has one, and grid. 

Partial contacts in which one of the above pieces of information are 
missing, do not count. 

All contacts must be made via natural propagation. 
No contacts using repeaters, or any manmade device for relaying transmissions 
are allowed. 

All participants must observe the rules governing Amateur Radio 
operation in the participant's country. 

Scoring is as follows: 
Count 1 point for each completed contact. 

If station worked provides a SMIRK number, multiply by 2. 

Final score is contact points times grids worked. 
New log forms are available from W5OZI at the above address, or on the 
SMIRK Web site at http://www.smirk.org/. 

Certificates will be issued to the highest scoring participant 
submitting a valid log, in each ARRL Section, the Maritime Provinces and 
each of the remaining Canadian provinces and each other DXCC country. 
If different from the above, a certificate will also be awarded to the highest 
scoring SMIRK member from each of these areas submitting a valid log. 
To be valid, logs must include this above location information. 

For the purpose of this contest, a SMIRK member is anyone who has ever 
been issued a SMIRK number, whether or not he or she has paid dues in 
recent years. Of course, all 6 meter operators are encouraged to join SMIRK 
or renew. Renewals may be obtained by sending $6 to the above address, noting 
the SMIRK number. Anyone not a member, may join by sending a list of six SMIRK 
members worked on 6 meters, along with $6 to the above address. An attempt will 
be made to issue a SMIRK number to each new member applying in time to fully 
participate in this year's SMIRK QSO Party. 

SMIRK members as well as non-SMIRK members are invited to take part in this 
fun event. Why not give it a try? 
