2025 Virginia QSO Party
Planning Calendar
  Date    Activity          
Oct 204 Initial discussion of VQP rules 1 Oct 24
Oct 2024
Set up website.  Populate with material.
1 Oct 2024
Oct 2024 Post Cabrillo Format for submitting logs. 
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Nov 2024 Rules finalized and published (post to web site) Done
Nov 2024 Event submitted to ARRL, CQ Magazine, and others for publication Done
Nov 2024 Solicit sponsors for Plaques Done
Nov 2024 Verify list of counties and independent cities is current. Post to web. Done
Nov 2024 Coordinate with logging software developers:    ---
Dec 2024 Start County and Independent City Coverage solicitation n/a
Jan 2025 Coordinate with Old Virginia Hams to confirm inclusion in the Manassas Hamfest Done
Jan 2025 Review and post Summary Sheets to web site Done
Jan 2025 Email announcement/flyer to all clubs in VA Done
Jan 2025
Update Certificate format
Done
Feb 2025 Ask Director, Virginia Section, for email to all Virginia Hams. Done
Feb 2025 Post to mail reflectors (PVRC, etc.)    ---
Feb 2025 Email to all hams who submitted log last year    ---
Feb 2025 Announce VQP over Virginia Traffic Nets    ---
Feb 2025 SPARC makes telephone calls to hams in low QSO areas from last VQP    ---
 19-20 March 2025 VA QSO Party Done
Apr 2025 Paper log scoring N/A
Apr 2025 Post log metadata to web site for review
May 2025 Coordinate Awards Ceremony support
May 2025 Post list of Plaque Recipients
May 2025 Email plaque sponsors with plaque winners
May 2025 Notify plaque recipients of preliminary award
May 2025 Coordinate for plaques
May 2025 Update All Time High Scores and post
May 2025 Print Certificates for sponsors and participants.
May 2025 Prepare presentation / briefing for Awards Ceremony
Jun 2025 Present plaques and certificates at Manassas hamfest
Jun 2025 Mail plaques to those who were not at Manassas hamfest
Jun 2025 Mail Certificates to those who were not at Manassas hamfest
Jul 2025 Post awards ceremony briefing to web site.
Jun 2025 Update web site with pictures from awards ceremony.