Texas QSO Party
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<Rules 1999/03.00>


Sponsored by the Texas DX Society 


 Purpose: 

To provide competition for Amateur Radio Operators by contacting as 
many Texas stations in as many different Texas counties as possible. 
To provide county hunters the opportunity to contact rare Texas 
counties during the published contest time and in accordance with 
the rules of operation.
 


 Rules of operation: 

1. Operation will be permissible only in accordance with current FCC 
rules or your countrys rules. 
2. The use of spotting nets, by way of repeaters, packet nodes, 
simplex operation, telephone or any other means is permissible in 
multi op and assisted. 

3. Operation on all bands and modes is permitted, except on 30 meters, 
17 meters and 12 meters. Stations may be worked once per band per mode. 

4a. Texas mobiles may be worked once per band/mode from each county.
4b. Texas mobiles may work stations once per band/mode from each county. 

5. The Texas QSO Party operating times will be from: 


1400Z on the 22nd of May to 0500Z 23rd of May 1999 
and from: 

1400Z to 2000Z of 23rd of May 1999

3rd full weekend in May:
{03SAT05:1400:900:(1)}
{03SAT05+1:1400:360:(2)}



Stations may work the entire contest period. All logs must be submitted 
no later than June 30, 1999. 

6. For purposes of clarification, separate logs may be submitted for 
each mode. Dupe sheets are required for all stations submitting more 
than 200 contacts. Texas mobiles can use separate logs per county. 

7. Any station not abiding by all of the rules will be disqualified.
 


 Exchanges: 

Non Texas stations use RS/T, State, Country, Canadian Province, or 
maritime region. 
Texas stations use RS/T and County.
 


 Categories: 


Single transmitter QRP
(less than 10 watts phone and less than 5 watts CW and other modes) 
Multi transmitter QRP
(less than 10 watts phone and less than 5 watts CW and any other mode) 
Single operator 
Single operator assisted 
Multi Multi 
Multi Single 
Texas Mobile Single Op
(includes assisted) 
Novice/Tech 
Texas Mobile Multi Op 
Club Aggregate 
 


 Scoring: 


Non - Texas Stations 
Count two (2) points per phone QSO with any Texas station. 
Count three (3) points per CW and other mode QSO with any Texas Station. 

Texas Stations 
Count two (2) points per phone QSO with any station. 
Count three (3) points per CW and other mode QSOs with any station. 
 


 Multipliers: 


Non - Texas stations 
Your multiplier is the number of Texas counties worked. 
A maximum of two hundred fifty four (254) multipliers is allowed. 

Texas Stations 
Your multipliers are the number of states worked plus the number of 
Texas counties worked plus each Canadian province worked (13 total) 
plus each DXCC country worked excluding USA, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii. 
All additional DXCC contacts worked count for points. 
* Washington DC QSOs count as Maryland contacts. 
 


 Final score: 

Multiply the total QSO points times your multiplier to arrive at your 
final score. 


 Bonus points: 


Non - Texas Stations 
Add one hundred (100) bonus points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten 
(10) Texas mobiles worked per band per mode. 

Texas stations 
Add one hundred (100) points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten (10) 
Texas mobiles worked per band per mode. 

Texas Mobiles 
Add five thousand (5000) points to your FINAL SCORE per every five 
counties covered with at least five contacts in each county. 
Add one hundred (100) points to your FINAL SCORE for every ten (10) 
Texas mobiles worked per band per mode. 
 


 Final final score: 

Add bonus points to your Final score. 


 Suggested frequencies: 


CW - 30 khz up; Novice/Tech 30 khz up 

PHONE - 25 khz up in General segments and 28.300 - 28.500 

VHF - 50.200, 144.200, 146.55 
 


 Administration: 

The Texas DX Society shall appoint a QSO party committee whose 
responsibilities shall include the publication of the Texas QSO 
Party announcement in amateur radio magazines, journals, newsletters 
published by TDXS and other publications deemed appropriate. 
The committee shall oversee the receipt of logs and has the final 
authority to resolve issues relating to rules of the contest and the 
tabulation of aggregate club scores. 

The Texas QSO Party shall also be responsible for the issuance of all 
Texas QSO Party awards. 

Send logs and summary sheet via mail, disk or e-mail by June 30, 1999. 

Mail to: 


Texas DX Society
P O Box 540291
HOUSTON, TX 77254
USA
E-mail: 


w5hns@aol.com
Results will be posted on the Internet contest reflector, sent with a 
SASE, or via e-mail. 
