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The Georgia QSO Party

Georgia QSO Party. The second full weekend in April. Two sessionsSaturday 1800z to 0400z (Sun) Sunday 1400z to 2400z (10 Hrs each session). 160/80/40/20/15/10/6 *Phone: 1.865, 3.810, 7.225, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450, 50.135 CW:

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The Georgia QSO Party

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    1. The Georgia QSO Party

    2. Georgia QSO Party GA Stations work everyone, Everyone else works GA

    3. GQP GA looks for States (51), Provinces (13), And DX. DX are not mults, but count as QSO Points Everyone else looks for GA Counties (159) Rovers are “new” as they change counties Mults are per mode, but not per band. Points – PH=1 CW=2 See gqp.contesting .com for full rules and a list of counties and provinces

    4. GQP 2010 Stats: 355 logs, 49,783 QSOs + 158 Counties activated (Burke) + 51 State/Provinces entered = 19 Rovers were on the road + 111 GA Stations - 228 State/Prov - 16 DX Stations + 119 Mixed Entries - 133 CW Entries - 103 PH Entries -

    5. GQP Operating Hints You send and Log:  “W4AW 599 BIBB”  (or the actual county you are in) GA Stations- Do not send GA in the exchange, always send a county. You do not have to add any /M,  /COBB, or other suffix to the call.   You Receive and Log: “W0BH 599 KS”  -when working an out of state station The location should be one of the 51 State or 13 Province abbreviations. -ARRL sections should not be used. We do sort out "VE3" as "ON" and some other variations for Canada. MD is separate from DC.   When working a DX station, log "DX" as the location, not the country prefix. “PA3ARM 599 DX” -as an example of what you would log. We do also check for slips here and try to fix them if we can.   When working another GA station, Log the County abbreviation, not "GA" NE4S 599 COBB - for example If the station does not send the County, you can log "GA" as a last resort. You will get credit for GA as a state multiplier worked when you log a GA county. GA counties are not multipliers for GA stations, but do count for QSO points.   This last item gives rise to the oddity that "GA" should not be in any of the logged Qs for GQP. But GA should be used for Location in the header.   Out of state stations and DX should sent their locations as in the examples above. The list of Abbreviations and Multipliers is at http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm along with the full rules. Log all the dupes, it is faster and is sorted out in score processing.   Do your best, the score process is very forgiving.

    6. GQP Rovers may use a driver and be Single OP Rover must do all operating and logging Safety first, some laws may apply here Rovers are not classed by power Run as much as you can All are grouped together for awards A rover may also submit a separate home log Home county is not in the Rover Run Log. Saturday day on the road, Sunday at home Fixed stations are grouped QRP/LP/HP 5W/150W/1500W Fixed Stations may split to CW and PH But not enter as Mixed also, Qs are to be used once

    7. GQP Rare Counties It seems that the one we miss is the "rare" one.  It is hard to say what misfortune befalls the rovers or why no fixed station got on the air from some counties. At http://gqp.contesting.com/RareCounties.htm is a historical record of counties we have missed in recent years. A good route would be one that visits a few of those counties that had 0Q's or have a low ham population as part of a trip you would find enjoy. We try to coordinate activity of Rovers and Fixed operation. Please let us know of your plans at gqprovers@iham.us as soon as you can. Fixed and Rover can also post listings at listmycounty4gqp@iham.us Middle and Southern counties “tend” to be missed. Burke was only 2010 miss Terrell and Twiggs were the only ones missed in 2009! Echols, Atkinson, Wilcox, Seminole, Berrien, McDuffie, Glascock, Hancock, Lincoln, Charlton, Jasper, Jenkins, Screven, Burke, Brantley, Elbert, Hart, Franklin, Jones, Putnam, Dade, Baldwin, Pickens, Liberty, Stephens, Richmond, and Columbia have been missed in prior years. Put some rovers on the road Get your club and county members active

    8. Your Club - Your County How can your club participate?

    9. GQP Remember to use your “Official” club name when entering your club. Everyone spell it the same way, avoid abbreviations. Use ARRL registered Club name if you have registered Send a note to listmycounty4gqp@iham.us to get your plan posted on the web site. Help is available for log problems (Late, Missing, Didn’t do a log, ???) Contact NE4S ne4s@iham.us ASAP after the Party Dates.

    10. GQP If your club was not entered in last GQP--- Perhaps scores went to other area clubs SECC – SEDXC – Local – County SECC and SEDXC are NOT eligible for club awards In March or early April have a GQP presentation at your club meeting. Use this PowerPoint, or invite one of the GQP Team to your meeting.

    11. Logging Programs

    12. State QSO Parties

    13. Thank you Donations for plaques are $20 currently. You will be listed as a sponsor on the plaque, and on our web pages Contact Chaz, W4GKF at gqpplaques@iham.us Donations for the bonus prizes can be made by a note to Skip, K4EAK at gqpprizes@iham.us

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