ad: chuckmartin

2014 Iowa QS0 Party

Discussion in 'General Announcements' started by N0NO, Sep 30, 2014.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
ad: L-HROutlet
ad: l-rl
ad: Left-2
ad: abrind-2
ad: Radclub22-2
ad: Left-3
ad: L-MFJ
  1. N0NO

    N0NO Ham Member QRZ Page

    It's that time of year again. The Iowa corn is being harvested from the fields, the Iowa Hawkeyes are in Kinnick Stadium, and the Iowa QSO party is just around the corner. This year is set to be another great year for the IAQSO with plenty of stations on the air. The Ottumwa Amatuer Radio Club in Ottumwa, Ia (WA0DX) will be hosting the annual event again this year, and with a little work, and a little luck, perhaps you can walk away with one of the 9 awards the club has made availible this year.

    The party horns will start blowing at precicely 1400Z (9AM CDT) on Saturday, October 18 2014 and will run out of air at 2300Z (6PM CDT) that same day. On behalf of the OARC, we can't wait to warm up the atmosphere with RF calling CQ CQ Iowa QSO Party!

    Please visit the OARC website at www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO for more information, including entry classes availble, scoring, and submisssion of logs. Thanks, and good luck!


    ********************************************************************************************************************************************

    2014 IOWA QSO PARTY

    Date and Time:

    SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2014 FROM 1400Z - 2300Z (9AM - 6PM CST)

    Purpose:

    Iowa stations are to contact as many stations as possible; Stations outside Iowa are to contact as many Iowa stations as possible within the Iowa QSO Party time frame.

    Modes:

    Phone (includes digital phone) or CW/digital modes (excludes digital phone but includes other digital modes). No repeater or network qsos.

    Exchange:

    Iowa Stations: RS/T & County (see abbreviation list below)
    All Other Stations: RS/T & state or province - DX stations report RS/T & "DX"

    Bands:

    Contacts may be made on any amateur band except 60M and the WARC bands.
    Suggested frequencies: (Plus or Minus)
    CW 1810, 3555, 7045, 14040, 21040, 28040, 50.140, 144.190, 432.105 and up
    SSB 1855, 3840, 7210, 14 285, 21330, 28415, 50.135, 144.215, 432.115 and up
    FM 146.58

    Entry Class

    Iowa Single Op Fixed
    Out of State Single Op Fixed
    Iowa Single Op Mobile
    Iowa multi-op (Multi - single or multi operators with one transmitter) Fixed
    Iowa multi-op (Multi - single or multi operators with one transmitter) Mobile
    QRP (5 watts or less)
    DX (Outside of United States)

    Scoring:

    QSO Points - Each complete, non-duplicate phone is worth one point per band. Each complete, non-duplicate CW or Digital contact is worth two points. Duplicate contacts are worth zero points.
    A station may be worked ONCE per MODE (1 cw or digital and 1 phone) per band. Mobiles may be worked once per mode per band per county.
    Multipliers -
    Stations Outside Iowa: One multiplier for each Iowa county worked.

    Iowa Stations: One multiplier for each Iowa county worked, one multiplier for each state (including Iowa) or Canadian province worked (see list below).

    Canadian Provinces include: NF, LB, NB, NS, PEI, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT, YT, NU

    BONUS POINTS:
    100 bonus points will be awarded for stations working the sponsoring club's station - WA0DX.
    100 bonus points will be awarded for each (up to 5) Boy Scouts of America JOTA station.

    Final Score: Multiply total QSO points by the total number of multipliers worked then add any bonus points earned.

    Club Competition:
    Scores attributed to any amateur radio club will be credited toward that club. All clubs with three or more credited scores will be included in an overall ranking of those scores with a certificate awarded to the club with the highest score.

    General:

    Spotting - Spotting on the packet clusters or via internet is permissible, including self-spotting.
    All stations are limited to output power of no more than 125 watts. QRP no more than 5 watts.
    Stations are not allowed to change their entry class once established.
    Mobile Iowa stations who change counties are considered to be a new station in each new county.
    Mobile stations may park on a county line but each county must be worked in a separate contact.
    To count as a mobile station, stations must be in a vehicle capable of being in motion under its own power.
    Mobile stations should identify either /county or /m
    Download List of Iowa Counties and 3 letter abbreviations http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/iacountiesabbrv.pdf. All ops are urged to use these abbreviations in the exchange.
    Download State and Province Checklist http://www.wa0dx.org/IAQSO/stateprovincechecklist.pdf
    Known Available Iowa QSO Party Software - N1MM logging software, www.NO5W.com, and Writelog.com. There may be others but these are the ones we are aware of at this time.

    Submission of Logs:

    Logs must be received on or before November 15th, 2014. Electronic logs should be sent via the Electronic Summary & Log Submission Form. Iowa mobile stations should be combined into one log file. ALL STATIONS MUST SUBMIT A SUMMARY SHEET.

    - ELECTRONIC SUMMARY & LOG SUBMISSION FORM -

    Send paper logs and summary forms to:
    c/o Marshall Dias WØOTM
    614 North Court
    Ottumwa, IA 52501

    Verification of receipt of the log will be made on the Iowa QSO Party website.
    Comments or Questions? Email: IAQSO@WA0DX.ORG.

    ENTRANT AGREEMENT:

    By submitting a log and/or summary sheet to the Iowa QSO Party, entrant agrees that all decisions made by the Ottumwa Amateur Radio Club's Iowa QSO Party Committee are final. That said, every effort will be made to maintain fairness to all participants.

    Awards

    Iowa Single Op Fixed
    Out of State Single Op Fixed
    Iowa Single Op Mobile
    Iowa multi-op Fixed
    Iowa multi-op Mobile
    Top number of counties worked
    Club High Score
    QRP High Score
    DX High Score

    *********************************************************************************************************************
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page

ad: Sussex-1