2003 Oklahoma QSO Party (OKQP)

Sponsored by the Oklahoma DX Association

Begins: 1100 UTC - 22 MARCH 2003 Ends: 1100 UTC - 23 MARCH 2003

All entries may operate 18 hours of the 24 hour time frame

OBJECT:

Stations outside of Oklahoma work as many Oklahoma stations in as many Oklahoma counties as possible. Stations in Oklahoma work anyone.

EXCHANGE:

Oklahoma stations send QSO number and county. Stations outside of Oklahoma send QSO number and State, Canadian Province, or DXCC Country. Note that Oklahoma stations working other Oklahoma stations must log the complete exchange, including county even though they all count as the 'OK' multiplier. Entries with incomplete or improperly logged QSOs will be subject to penalties or disqualification.

QSO POINTS:

Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2 points. Each complete non-duplicate Digital mode or CW contact is worth 3 points. No partial contact credit.

MULTIPLIERS:

Oklahoma stations count U.S. states (50) and Canadian Provinces (9) for a maximum of 59.

All others use Oklahoma counties for a maximum of 77. Number each multiplier as worked.

SCORE:

The total score is the total number of QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers.

FREQUENCIES:

160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 ,6 meters - OK and World Class.

WARC band contacts do not count. Do not use repeater frequencies on any band as repeater contacts do not count. Do not use any call or guard frequencies.

CLASS ENTRIES:

Oklahoma
SOHP - Single Op High Power > 100 watts
SOLP - Single Op Low Power up to 100 watts
QRP - 5 watts or less
Multi/Single - Multi operator single transmitter
Multi/Multi- Multi operator multi transmitter(s)

Rover - Mobile or portable station < multiple county operations >

World - ( Stations Outside Oklahoma )
SOHP - Single Op High Power > 100 watts
SOLP - Single Op Low Power up to 100 watts
QRP - 5 watts or less
Mult/Single - Multi operator single transmitter

Multi/Multi – Multi operator multi transmitter(s)

• All stations may be worked once on CW, Digital mode and Phone per band.
• Single-Operator and Multi-Single entries are allowed only one transmitting signal.
• All contacts must be simplex.
• Oklahoma rovers that change counties are considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit.
• A rover operates from any temporary location using temporary antennas.

AWARDS:

A plaque will be issued to the highest scoring station, with a minimum of 100 contacts, in the log from each of the 11 class entrys.

Plaques will be awarded for highest all cw & digital score, regardless of overall standing(s).

Certificates of participation are available. A $1.00 donation is requested to help cover printing and mailing cost of participation certificates.

ENTRIES:

Entries must be submitted no later than 30 April.

Logs should be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] Electronic logs should be named with your call (e.g., W5ATV.LOG). ADIF or CABRILLO formatted files are preferred. Paper logs of 100 QSO’s or less may be submitted via postal mail to:

Jerry Chouinard

7477 E Heather Drive

Claremore,Ok 74017 USA

Sponsorship Note: The OKDXA is accepting plaque sponsorships from Clubs, individuals, etc. If you or your club would like to sponsor a plaque, please notify Jerry/K5YAA @ [email protected] Thank You!

OKDXA…..Just for the fun of it!

LOGGING PROGRAM SUPPORT:

Some of the members of the OKDXA have made efforts to provide multiplier and configurations files with brief "How2Use" suggestion files for some of the more popular logging programs. Files for your particular logging application are available by clicking one of the following links.  A file for WriteLog should be available soon.

2002 QSO PARTY SCORES

ROVER ROUTES

OK County List

COUNTIES MAP FOR QSO PARTY

CT Files

NA Files

TRLog Files

LINK FOR WRITELOG MODULES

OKDXA.. Just for the fun of it!