The Great Colorado Gold Rush
Sponsored by the Colorado QRP Club
It was Colorado, 1859. A land swindler had just published the first issue of
the Rocky Mountain News in the settlement that would become Denver. A year
earlier, small placer gold deposits were found in that old settlement, near
the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek. And then came the
big gold strikes! George Jackson discovered gold in Chicago Creek near Idaho
Springs. John Gregory made his famous gold strike not far away, in Clear Creek
Canyon. Prospectors dreaming of riches poured into the new gold camps of
Central City, Black Hawk, Boulder, Colorado City, Gold Hill, Hamilton,
Tarryall, and Pueblo. The fever ran high. The Great Colorado Gold Rush had
begun!
Not even a century and a half later, the rush is on again. This time it's the
rush to work all states, to join the ranks of DXCC, the desire to sound like a
kilowatt but driven only by milliwatts - truly to rush to achieve the
impossible.
In honor of our state's colorful history and exciting future, the Colorado QRP
Club proudly announces The Great Colorado Gold Rush. This will be a QRP amateur
radio contest of unparalleled magnitude, of incredible dimensions, of such
unbelievable proportions that---well, it's really just a summer sprint. Two
fast hours of heavy hitting. Do your best. Have fun, and good luck in the
contest.
| When | Sunday, July 16, 2000. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 2000-2200 UTC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Band | 20 meters only. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mode | CW only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power | 5W maximum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classes | W -- WIRE: single element wire; including dipoles, random wires, Zepp, doublets, inverted V, slopers, single element beams,
single element loops, inverted L, etc. V -- VERTICAL: verticals; including single element, ground plane, trapped vertical, or anything with vertical polarization and omnidirectional pattern. B -- BEAM: multi-element arrays/beams; including beams, multi-element loops, phased verticals, V-beam, rhombic, etc. P -- PORTABLE: non-mobile temporary field station; may use any type of antenna. If you are not sure about your antenna class, send us a description ASAP (via E-mail to [email protected] or [email protected]). Operations may be conducted with different antennas provided all antennas are in the same class. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange | RST + SPC + Class + CQC Member # or Pwr Out Example: 559 CO V 345 -or- 559 CT P 5W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multiple Contacts | The same station may be worked up to three times during the contest, provided a minimum of 30 minutes has elapsed since the last QSO with the same station. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scoring | 3 points for first contact with a station. 2 points for second contact with the same station. 1 point for third contact with the same station. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multipliers | All multipliers count once over all. Multipliers are SPC's and CQC members worked. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final Score | QSO Points x SPC x CQC Members = Total Score. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logs | Submit logs showing time, callsign, exchange and QSO points for each station worked, show totals of multiplier points.
Example:
Please include an alphabetical dupe sheet showing times and calls of multiple contact stations, SPC's and CQC Member numbers. Also include a description of your equipment, antenna(s) used, and power output. All submissions must indicate entry class and your mailing address including e-mail address if available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deadline | Logs must be postmarked or emailed no later than 30 days post contest. Logs received after this deadline will be used as check
logs only. Mail: CQC Gold Rush E-mail: [email protected] (all E-mail submissions in ASCII format only) CQC will post a list of received logs on its web site at: http://www.mtechnologies.com/cqc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Awards will be given for the highest score in each class and the highest score in each state. |
Update: 03/09/00