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West Allis Radio Amateur Club A Non-Profit Educational Organization 2024 Wisconsin QSO Party RULES |
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OBJECTIVE | Stations anywhere contact Wisconsin stations for points. Wisconsin stations contact stations anywhere for points. Everybody has fun! | ||||||||||||||||||
DATE/TIME |
March 10, 2024 from 1800Z to 0100Z March 11 (1:00PM CDT to 8:00PM CDT on March 10) Note: First day of Daylight Saving Time! |
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MODES | CW, Phone and Digital (RTTY, PSK, Olivia, Feld-Hell). FT8/FT4 QSO's are not accepted. All stations may be worked once per mode on each band. Cannot work the same station on more than one Digital mode on the same band. | ||||||||||||||||||
MOBILE and PORTABLE OPERATION |
Mobiles and portables may be worked once per mode per Wisconsin county that they operate from. Mobiles or portables may not sit on a county line. Drivers may navigate and drive – any other assistance must be considered multi-op. | ||||||||||||||||||
SPOTTING | Spotting may be used. Self-spotting is allowed. | ||||||||||||||||||
REMOTE OPERATION |
Stations operated remotely will be considered pre-existing Portables (not eligible for Bonus points). The transmitter location must be given as the sent exchange. | ||||||||||||||||||
ENTRY CATEGORIES |
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ROOKIE |
The rules for the Rookie category are:
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EXCHANGE |
Wisconsin stations send County. Non-Wisconsin stations send State or Province or Country. |
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BANDS |
All amateur bands and modes not prohibited for contesting may be used. No Repeater QSO's. |
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Suggested frequencies |
52.525, 146.52, 223.50, 446.00, 906.50, 1294.50 |
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POWER LEVEL |
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MULTIPLIERS |
Wisconsin Stations: The sum of Wisconsin counties (max. 72), plus US states
(max. 50) plus Canadian provinces (max. 13) worked. Wisconsin may be counted as
a state multiplier. DX countries worked count for QSO points but not as multipliers. Non-Wisconsin Stations: The number of Wisconsin counties worked (max.72). Only Wisconsin stations may be worked. |
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BONUSES |
Wisconsin Mobiles/Portables: Add 500 bonus points for each county that you operate
from outside your home county. A minimum of 12 QSO’s per county is required to
qualify. Portable stations must be set up for WIQP; pre-existing station locations
cannot be considered portables. W9FK: Add 100 points for each time you work W9FK on each band and mode below 50Mhz. (W9FK is the West Allis Club callsign). |
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SCORING |
Phone contacts count 1 point; CW and Digital contacts count 2 points.
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LOG SUBMISSION |
Electronic logs are preferred - please submit your log in electronic format if at all
possible. Printed computer logs will not be accepted.
If your log is in a computer, please send it to us electronically. Handwritten logs will be accepted if they are 50 QSO's or less and are complete. To be complete, a log must contain the header information (see Entry Form) plus QSO data that includes time (UTC), call, band, mode, sent and received exchanges. Paper logs must be accompanied by an Entry Form. And, should you need it, here's in-depth information on our Cabrillo Log Format. No log changes will be accepted after the submission deadline. Decisions of the WIQP committee are final. |
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Email to wiqp-logs@warac.org Regular mail to: Wisconsin QSO Party West Allis Radio Amateur Club PO Box 511381 New Berlin, WI 53151 |
We want your Log! Logs due March 24 |
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AWARDS |
Plaques will be awarded to the:
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