Announcing
The 2012 North Carolina QSO Party
Sponsored by the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club, Inc. W4NC
PO Box 11361
Winston-Salem, NC 27116-1361
NC
County Map & Abbreviations:
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE STILL TRANSFERRING DATA FROM THE OLD WEBSITE!
SOME OF THIS DATA MAY BE INCORRECT AND WILL BE CHANGED SHORTLY!
Time/Date:
1700 UTC Feb.26 through 0300 UTC Feb.27 (10 hours)
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 for QSO
points. 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, QTH (NC county, State, Canadian province or DXCC country)-
Use of 59 or 599 is optional and will not influence your score!
Be sure to stick to the official county abbreviations downloadable
below. (Or Click on the NC Map
& Abbreviation Link)
SUGGESTED FREQS: CW - 3.540, 7.040, 14.040, 21.040,
21.140, 28.040, 28.140; PHONE - 3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360,
28.360. Suggested mobile window is a 5khz window below the suggested
freq on CW, 10 khz below the suggested freq on SSB. Fixed stations,
please refrain from calling CQ within these windows in order to
allow for mobile operation there. Let courtesy and common sense
prevail! No
160, 6 or 2 meter qso's for QSO party credit. ALL CW CONTACTS
MUST TAKE PLACE IN THE CW PORTION OF EACH BAND! 100 Watt power
limit for all 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. IN-STATE
PARTICIPANTS- ONLY 1 DXCC MULTIPLIER IS ALLOWED. DO NOT COUNT
YOUR OWN COUNTRY or North Carolina FOR MULT CREDIT. For example,
You may work EA1XXX for a multiplier, but you may not claim anymore
DX mults after that one. You may still work DX for QSO credit.
NC mobiles please keep logs in order of NC county worked from.
Summary sheet and multiplier list available for download below.
OFFICIAL NCQP SUMMARY SHEET WITH CATEGORY MUST BE SENT WITH EMAIL
OR PAPER LOG SUBMISSION.
Any requests, questions or comments please contact Henry W2DZO
via email at ncqp @ w4nc.com.
SCORING: QSO - 2 points for each Phone QSO, 3
points for each CW QSO, 3 points for each NC mobile (either mode
and again as they change counties,only once per county), 3 points
for each expedition QSO. 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 - 50 points each for working Cherokee (Mountains)
OR Dare (Coastal) counties; 150 POINTS FOR WORKING BOTH. 50 points
each for working W4NC OR NI4BK- The Battleship North Carolina
station; 150 POINTS FOR BOTH. NC mobiles add 100 bonus points
for each county from where at least one QSO was worked. Add bonus
points after all calculations.
AWARD CATEGORIES - Plaques will be awarded for
first place in the following 11 categories if they have been sponsored.
(TO SPONSOR AN NCQP PLAQUE CONTACT HENRY HEIDTMANN W2DZO via email
at ncqp at w4nc.com FOR DETAILS- SPONSORSHIP IS $30 AND INCLUDES
ENGRAVING OF THE SPONSOR'S NAME) Certificates will be issued to
non-sponsored plaque winners, state/regional winners, and 2nd/3rd
place at the discretion of the Contest Committee.
SINGLE OP/IN STATE/mixed mode - Fixed operating
location.
(*new for 2012) SINGLE OP/IN STATE/CW only- Fixed operating location.
(Sponsored by Wilson Lamb, Jr. W4BOH)
SINGLE OP/IN STATE/SSB Only - Fixed operating
location.
(Sponsored by the Forsyth ARC)
MOBILE/IN STATE/mixed mode - Operation from a
motor vehicle capable of transmission while moving.
(sponsored
by Dwayne Ayers N4MIO)
MOBILE/IN STATE/SSB Only - Operation from a motor
vehicle capable of transmission while moving.
(Sponsored by the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club)
CLUB/IN STATE/mixed mode - At least two operators
using A VALID FCC ISSUED CLUB CALL. Club competition must have
only one transmitted signal at a time, no band change limit. We
hope to generate more club operation, hence promoting amateur
radio as a group organization.
(Sponsored by the Western Carolina ARS)
CLUB/IN STATE/SSB Only - At least two operators
using A VALID FCC ISSUED CLUB CALL. Club competition must have
only one transmitted signal at a time, no band change limit. We
hope to generate more club operation, hence promoting amateur
radio as a group organization. (Sponsored by Tri-County Amateur
Radio Club)
SINGLE OP/IN STATE/CW Only - Single operator
using CW Only.
(Sponsored by Wilson Lamb W4BOH)
SINGLE OP/IN STATE/QRP - Single operator using no more
than 5 watts.
(Sponsored by Bob Gates KJ4IC)
SINGLE OP/OUT OF STATE/MIXED MODE – as above-
(Sponsored by RARS- Raleigh Amateur Radio Society)
SINGLE OP/OUT OF STATE/SSB Only - As above-
(Sponsored by Henry Heidtmann W2DZO)
SINGLE OP/OUT OF STATE/QRP - As above-
(Sponsored by Paul Stroud AA4XX)
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY EXPEDITION/IN STATE/mixed mode
- (New for 2012)
A County Expedition is an operation (of one or more operators)
from a temporary location using temporary antennas installed for
the contest period, using temporary antenna supports (natural
supports like trees permitted). Expedition stations send only
ONE county per exchange, including those on a county line. Note:
Expedition stations may change counties during the contest period
and are considered to be a new station at that point. They may
be contacted again for point and multiplier credit. Mobile antennas
and equipment wholly used and contained in a vehicle for mobile
operation are not permitted. Expedition competition must have
only one transmitted signal at a time, no band change limit.
(sponsored by The Alamance ARC)
MOST NC MULTIPLIERS – The station, in state or out, with the most
NC counties contacted.
(Sponsored by the Forsyth ARC)
LOGS:
EMAIL Logs/summary sheets to ncqp at w4nc.com by April 1, 2012.
Mailed logs/summary sheets must be postmarked by April 1, 2012
to NC QSO PARTY c/o Henry Heidtmann W2DZO, 8812 Merry Hill Court,
Lewisville, NC 27023. We hope to have results will be posted on
the FARC website by the end of May. Entry MUST include full log
and the official NCQP summary sheet stating call, category, claimed
score with bonuses. Logs should be in any standard logger format,
including Cabrillo. You may download the summary sheet below and
mail it, or simply open it in a text editor, fill it in and rename
it yourcall.sum and attach it in the email. Be sure to attach
your log (as yourcall.log) and summary (yourcall.sum)- do not
place the log or summary in the body of the email. Be sure your
category is marked clearly on both the summary sheet and log!
