Vermont QSO Party
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<Rules 2000/12.99>


The 42nd annual 2000 Vermont QSO Party will take place during the first 
weekend of February 2000. It will begin at 0000Z Saturday 
(7 pm Friday Eastern Time on 2/4/00) and end at 2400Z Sunday 
(7 pm Eastern time on 2/6/00). All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to 
participate. All legitimate Vermont amateur radio clubs will be multipliers for this 
event. 
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SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES
Phone: 160-15 meters in the first 25 kHz of the general portion of each band and 
       the entire Novice 10 meter phone band. 

CW: 40 kHz up from the bottom edge of each band and 20 kHz up from the bottom of 
    the Novice portions. 

VHF: 50.2 MHz SSB, 144.2 MHz SSB, 146.49 FM, 146.55 MHz FM. 


EXCHANGE
Vermont stations sent RS(T) and County. 
CW two letter designators as follows: AD, BN, CL, CH, ES, FR, GI, LM, OG, OL, RT, WA, 
WM, and WR. Other stations sent RS(T), state, province or DXCC country. 

SCORING
Vermont stations count one point per phone contact, two points for CW, 
RTTY or other digital modes. Multiply by number of counties in Vermont, Maine and 
New Hampshire, state, provinces, countries and legitimate Vermont Club Stations. 
Multipliers count only once regardless of the number of bands they might be worked. 
A station may be worked up to four times (different modes) per band. W1BD will be 
worth a 2000 point bonus added to your final score (in honor of the new millenium!) 

AWARDS
Special certificates will be awarded to the three highest scoring stations in Vermont. 
All other Vermont stations submitting a log will receive a certificate. Certificates 
for the highest scoring station in each state, province and country will also be 
awarded. Send logs with name address, call sign and what class (single-op, multi-op, 
club, rover), postmarked no later than March 1, 2000 to:

Bob DeForge, K1HKI 
Vermont QSO Party
Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club
PO Box 674
Montpelier, VT 05601
USA


VERMONT COUNTIES

ADDISON
BENNINGTON
CALEDONIA
CHITTENDEN
ESSEX
FRANKLIN
GRAND ISLE
LAMOILLE
ORANGE
ORLEANS
RUTLAND
WASHINGTON
WINDHAM
WINDSOR




VERMONT CLUBS

** Expected to be active for the QSO Party! 

    W1ARF AMATEUR RADIO FUN
**  W1BD  CENTRAL VT ARC
   KB1BPR ST JOHNSBURY ACAD ARC
   KB1BPX STRAFFORD ARC
   KB1BRI SOUTHERN VT ARC
   KB1BRN BORDER AR FEDERATION
   KB1BTE BURR & BURTON SEMINARY ARC
   KB1BXH RUTLAND AREA RADIO EXP
   WB1CAF BRATTLEBORO UNION HS RC
   KB1CBL NORTHERN ARC
   KB1CBR GREEN MOUNTAIN ARC
   KB1CEK SPARKS CONTEST CLUB
    W1DXR BOAT ANCHOR ARS 
**  W1FN  TWIN STATE RADIO CLUB
   WB1FPT FRANKLIN CO ARC
    N1FS  ADDISON CO ARA
    K1GAP LINCOLN GAP RC
    W1GMW GREEN MTN WIRELESS SOCIETY
** WB1GQR VT CONTEST RADIO
    K1IBM SILICON JCT RC
    W1IM  TESARO
    W1KOO BURLINGTON ARC
**  W1NVT RADIO AMATEURS OF NORTHERN VT
    W1OFW OLD FARFELS WIRELESS
**  W1PU  ROADKILL ARC
   WA1SS  WORCESTER STUDENTS TECHNICAL SOC
    K1UFL BORDER ARC
    W1UV  UNIVERSITY OF VT ARC
** AA1VT  LYNDON STATE ALUMNI RC
    W1VTC VT TECHNICAL COLLEGE ARC
    W1WWV WIRELESS WOMEN OF VT

