The Fourth Annual QRP TAC SprintSponsored by The Eastern PA QRP Club
Date = Saturday, June 2, 2001
Time = 1800 to 2359 UTC
MODE = CW only
Exchange = Call, RST, Name, State, and TAC
(Telephone Area Code) or DX Area Code.
Pennsylvania stations will send an "X" after the prefix.
Categories = QRP - 5 watts output or less.
QRPp - Less than 1 watt output.
Tactical - portable or temporary station using temporary antennas.
Homebrew - you built a kit or from scratch.
Newbie - this is the first contest you have ever entered.
You may enter up to 4 possible combination of categories.
QSO Points = 5 points for every QSO.
10 points for each QSO with a Pennsylvania station.
500 points with each contact with N3EPA.
N3EPA could be out in the field, not sure yet.
The same station may be worked on different bands for
additional QSO points and multipliers.
Frequencies = HF bands 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80
No WARC bands. Suggest that you stay *around* the standard
QRP frequencies.
MULTIPLIER = TAC and DX TAC.
500 pts. X number of QSO's with N3EPA
SCORE = Total score = (QSO points X TACs) + N3EPA QSO'S
+ 1000 points for every category that you
entered.
POWER = 5 watts or less output.
AWARDS = Plaques for each winner in each category and Awards
for 2nd and 3rd place.
Submit your log showing:
Band, Time UTC, Station, RST Sent & Received, Name, State or
Country name and Telephone Area Codes.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS 8 JULY 2001.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED BEFORE 31 JULY 2001.
Check out the Eastern PA QRP Club's web site
www.n3epa.org for more details.
72 & 73
Good DXing
Ron Polityka
n3epa@fast.net
vvv Eastern Pennsylvania QRP Web Page vvv
http://www.n3epa.org
Eastern Pennsylvania QRP Club Call
N3EPA E-mail address: n3epa@fast.net
Link: Eastern PA QRP Club