2000 Illinois QSO Party

              sponsored by the Radio Amateur Megacycle Society


Date/Time: 1800Z October 22 until 0200Z October 23, 2000


Bands: 160 through 2 meters, excluding 30, 17, and 12 meters. Suggested
frequencies are 3550, 7050, 14050, 21050, and 28050 kHz for CW and 3890,
7290, 14290, 21390, and 28390 kHz for phone. Novices call 30 kHz above
bottom end of Novice subbands for CW and 28390 kHz for phone.


Special band activity times: 10 meters 2000Z; 15 meters 2100Z; 20 meters
2200Z. Purpose is to encourage IL ops to get on the higher bands.


Exchange: Illinois stations give RST and county; others give RST and state,
province, or country.


Scoring: Count 1 point per phone QSO, 2 points per CW QSO. No repeater
QSOs. Stations may be worked once per band and mode, and once per
band/mode/county for Illinois mobile stations. Each vehicle is considered
one station and must use only one call. All parties who embark with a
mobile must use the mobile's call exclusively for the duration of the
contest. Contacts with/by stations at the border of 2 counties count as 2
counties and 2 QSOs; the border of 3 (or 4) counties count as 3 (or 4)
counties and 3 (or 4) QSOs. Illinois stations multiply points by the sum of
states, Illinois counties, VE provinces, and a maximum of 5 DXCC countries
(W/K and VE included). Count additional DX as points but not multipliers.
Non-Illinois stations multiply points by number of Illinois counties
worked. All stations may earn one extra multiplier for every eight QSOs
made with the same Illinois county. All stations may operate only one
transmitter at a time.


Awards: Plaques will be awarded to the highest-scoring Illinois fixed
station and mobile station. A traveling plaque sponsored by the Western
Illinois Amateur Radio Club will be for the top IL Club score. Certificates
will be awarded to the top 10 Illinois fixed stations, the top 5 Illinois
mobile stations, the top Illinois county line portable station, and the
highest score (reporting at least 5 IL contacts) in each state, province,
and country.


Logs: Entrants must submit a log containing UTC, the call of the station
worked, RST, state or province, Illinois county, band and mode. Please
circle new multipliers as worked. Illinois mobiles must indicate county
changes in the log. Any station with over 100 QSOs must submit a dupe
sheet. A summary sheet must also be submitted with every log. Entries must
be postmarked by Monday, November 13, 2000. Mail your entry to: RAMS, c/o
John Matz, KB9II, 7079 West Ave., Hanover Park, IL 60103. Rules, summary
sheet, and results are available at
http://www.megsinet.com/~jematz/rams.html


Entries may be disqualified if the rules of the Illinois QSO Party are not
followed. The decision of the Illinois QSO Party Committee shall be final.
To receive a copy of the contest results, please enclose a business-size
SASE with your entry.