Summary
The Virginia
QSO Party is held during the 3rd full weekend in March.

The 2025 Virginia QSO Party
will be held during the weekend of 15-16 March 2025.
Saturday, 15 March, 1400 UTC - Sunday, 16 March, 0400 UTC
and
Sunday, 16 March, 1200 UTC - 2400 UTC.
Pre-Party Briefing:
A presentation providing
information about the upcoming 2024 Virginia QSO Party,
statistics from previous years, etc. Updated 31 Jan 25.
Plaques: The tentative list of plaques
for the 2025 VaQP has been posted. We have five plaques
that need a sponsor.
VQP Contest
Rules. The rules are
posted. They are available in
three formats (PDF,
HTML,
and DOC).
The rule
changes for 2025 are:
Six
SPARC stations will be bonus stations worth 50
points. AJ4LN, KK4AIA,
KM4SK, NQ4K, W4KSN,
and W8ANT.
Remote operation of a Virginia station will be
allowed.
Contest Logging
Programs.
Logging programs designed
for the Virginia QSO Party
always help. We accept any
logs, but logs submitted
electronically and compliant
with any cabrillo format are
preferred. The following
logging programs have been
used in the past and they
have been modified to
support the Virginia QSO
Party. We re-score all
logs submitted, so it is
important to ensure your log
contains all the required
information.
* N1MM+
Logger http://www.n1mm.com.
* Scott
& Kimberly, N3FJP &
KA3SEQ Amateur Contact
Log http://www.n3fjp.com/.
*
WriteLog http://www.writelog.com/.
* WA7BNM Web2Cabrillo http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/
A manual entry cabrillo file
generator. Easy to use
for those with QSOs not
already in a cabrillo
file. Go to the web
site. Select Virginia
QSO Party. Fill in the
forms. In the last
step, the program
e-mails a Cabrillo file to [email protected], with a copy to the
submitter's e-mail
address.
* GenLog
Logger https://qsl.net/w3km/genfeats.htm
Virginia
Counties and
Independent Cities:
95 counties and 38
independent cities (html format or MS Document or PDF format).
Paper
Log Summary
Sheets: (.pdf
or .doc)
Used to record
header
information
when
submitting
paper logs.
This form is
not required
for cabrillo
formatted
electronic
logs.
Worked All
Virginia Award: The "Worked All Virginia"
award is offered by the Rappahannock
Valley Amateur Radio Club.
Presentation Offer and
Schedule: SPARC will give a presentation on
the Virginia QSO Party to any group in Virginia.
Planning Calendar:
The calendar is available for review.
Comments, questions, and
recommendations should be emailed to
[email protected].
DONATIONS: This event is funded by
donations. SPARC does not raise funds
through other activities to support the Virginia
QSO Party. If you would like to donate to
SPARC for this event you may may money or a
check to SPARC, 12315 Streamvale Cir, Herndon,
VA 20107, or donate through PayPay or other
service in the below box.

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