South Dakota QSO Party


                                Sponsored by the Prairie Dog ARC



Date/Time:	1600Z Aug 26, 2000 to 2200Z Aug 27, 2000


Modes:		Phone and CW.


Categories:	Single Op
                QRP (<10 W)
                Low (10-100 W)
                Medium (100-150 W)
                High (>150 W)
                Single Op Portable
                Multi-Single
                Multi-Single Portable
                Multi-Multi
                Novice/Tech
                Mobile
                Rover (South Dakota stations only)

Bands:		160 - 10 meters (excluding 30, 17, and 12 meters) and VHF.

Message:	South Dakota stations send serial number and county.

                Others send serial number and ARRL/RAC section or DXCC country.


           Work stations once per band and mode.
           Work mobiles as they change counties.
           South Dakota stations work everyone, others
           work South Dakota only.

Scoring:	4 pts/QSO on phone on 160, 80 or VHF
                2 pts/QSO on phone on other bands
                8 pts/QSO on CW on 160, 80 or VHF
                4 pts/QSO on CW on other bands
                25 pts/QSO for CW contact with club station WĜOJY, designated club
                   member stations and other South Dakota club stations.

Multipliers:	South Dakota counties (South Dakota stations
		add ARRL/RAC sections and DX).

Final Score:	Score = QSO pts x multipliers.

Logs:		Logs must show UTC date and time, call sign, exchange, band and claimed
                multiplier.

                Logs and comments (incl. SASE for results) by September 30 to:


                     Terry Gorham, NĜIGP
                     1204 Whiting St
                     YANKTON, SD 57078
                     USA