QRP Homebrewer Sprint
FALL
.................. September
24, 2001 0000-0400 UTC
Spring ........ March
25, 2002 0000-0400 UTC
(Sunday evening in the US)
Put down the soldering
iron and get on the air with other QRP homebrewers! The NJQRP and "QRP
Homebrewer" magazine are sponsoring this fun, quick and easy QRP sprint ...
with a homebrew twist! Includes PSK31 mode and multipliers
for home-built gear. Prizes for the winner(s) and special certificates for
all.
Mission: Promote
homebrewed & homemade equipment on the air together.
(Warblers too!) Anyone with ANY equipment can enter.
Sponsor: New Jersey QRP Club (
http://www.njqrp.club )
When:
The fourth Monday in March and September
0000-0400 UTC (Sunday evening in USA/Canada)
Modes:
CW and PSK31. (Both modes considered separate bands)
QRP CW and PSK31 frequencies recommended on 80, 40, 20, 15 and
10 meters.
Exchange: RST -
State/Province/Country - Power out
QSO Points:
2
Commercial Equipment
3
Homebrew Xmtr or Rcvr
4
Homebrew Xmtr AND Rcvr or Xcvr
5
Homebrew PSK31 station
(Kits
are ok for homebrew)
Power Mult: 0-250 mW =
x 15, 250 mW-1W = x10, 1-5W = x7, >5W = x1.
(The highest power used during the contest for the mult.)
Multiplier:
State/Province/Country for all bands. The same station
may be worked on more than one band for QSO points and
SPC credit. CW and PSK31 are considered separate bands.
SCORE: Points(total for
all bands)
x SPC (total for all bands)
x power multiplier.
AWARDS: Awards of
current NJQRP Club kits or subscriptions to
"QRP Homebrewer" will be provided based on the number
of
entries received. Special certificates will also
be awarded.
LOGS:
Entries must be received by 30 days from the contest. The
log sheets and summary should be included. E-mail logs are
accepted in text form. (No word processor files etc).
Also paper logs are ok.
Please include your Soapbox info with your equipment and
exploits.
Send
logs to:
Ken Newman, N2CQ
81 Holly Drive
Woodbury, NJ 08096
or send by email to n2cq@arrl.net