2015 VERMONT QSO PARTY

1. Check your information below
2. If you are not listed, or if there is missing information, or if the information is not correct, contact party manager w1sj@arrl.net.
3. QSO's will be verifed and multipliers added in a few weeks
4. Deadline for electronic logs is March 8, 2015 at 2359 UTC.
5. Valid club multipliers for 2015: W1NVT W1JXN

The 57th Vermont QSO Party will take place during the first full weekend of February 2015. It will begin at 0000 UTC Saturday and will end at 2400 UTC Sunday.

In local time, this corresponds to a start time of 7:00 PM FRIDAY night February 6th and an end time of 7PM SUNDAY night February 8thd.

The VERMONT QSO PARTY provides the opportunity for Amateur Radio Operators to contact and exchange QSO information with Vermont Amateur Radio operators. All licensed amateur radio operators are invited to participate.

The discussion below is a summary of the QSO Party. Please download The Official 2015 Vermont QSO Party Rules for specific rules.

CATEGORIES

EXCHANGE

SCORING

• Phone: 1 pt
• CW: 2 pts
• Digital: 2 pts

Multipliers
Multipliers only count once per mode. Multipliers can consist of:

• 50 U.S. States
  
• 13 Canadian Provinces and Territories (see list below)
  
• Any ARRL DXCC country (except U.S. Canada, Alaska, Hawaii)
  
• 14 Vermont Counties (see list below)
  
• Licensed Vermont Club Stations (see list below)

Power Multiplier

High Power	over 150w	x 1.0
Low Power	over 5w, under 150w	x 1.5
QRP	under 5w	x 2.0

Final Score is QSO Points times multipliers times power multiplier.

SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES AND TIMES

Phone: 80-15 meters: the first 25 kHz of the General portion of each band, 1850-1875 KHz, 28.400-28.425 MHz.

CW: 25-50 kHz from the bottom edge of each band.

VHF: 50.13 MHz SSB, 144.2 MHz SSB, 146.55 MHz FM.

Vermont activity hours have been scheduled to allow Vermont stations to find each other:

• Saturday 0100Z 3850 KHz
• Saturday 1300Z 7290 KHz
• Sunday 0100Z 3850 KHz
• Sunday 2300Z 7290 KHz

REPORTING

1. E-Mail. Submit your contest log via e-mail to ranv@sover.net no later than March 8, 2015. Contest log must be in Cabrillo Format! Most contest software will produce this for you. We recommend the N1MM software, as this is strongly supported.
2. Contest Software. You are resposible for submitting an accurate log in proper Cabrillo format. The log must be in chronological order, from earliest QSO to latest QSO. The log MUST show your category (SINGLE, MULTI) and power (HIGH, LOW, QRP). Any software which automatically looks up call sign addresses is NOT to be used and any logs submitted in this format are not acceptable (Ham Radio Deluxe is one of several programs which have this feature). Participants are expected to copy all pertinent contest exchange information! If you have questions or issues with contest software, contact the Contest Manager at the above address, BEFORE the QSO Party.
3. Postal Mail. We strongly, strongly encourage all participants to sumbit logs electronically!! However, paper contest will be accepted via postal mail to: Vermont QSO Party, PO Box 9392, South Burlington, VT 05403-9392. PAPER LOGS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 21 TO BE CONSIDERED. When submitting paper logs, please include summary sheet and dupe sheets

AWARDS

• The 3 highest single operator scorers outside Vermont will receive a 3 oz. miniature jug of genuine Vermont Maple Syrup!
• The top scorers in each category from Vermont and each category outside Vermont will receive a certificate.
• Stations outside Vermont making over 10 Vermont contacts will receive a certificate.
• Stations in Vermont making over 100 contacts will receive a certficiate.
• Results will be published on this site within 60 days after the end of the QSO Party

OTHER CONTESTS

Several other contests run concurrently with the Vermont QSO Party to maximize your QSO's and fun, please be ready to give the exchanges necessary in these other contests too!

CONTEST	DAY/TIMES/HRS(UTC)	THEIR REPORT	YOUR REPORT	RULES
Minnesota QSO Party (MnQP)	Sat 1400 - Sat 2400 (10)	Name and MN County	Name and Your State	http://www.w0aa.org/index.php/rules
BC QSO Party	Sat 1600 - Sun 0400 (12)	RST and BC Electorial District	RST and Your State	http://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html
NA CW Sprint	Sun 0000 - Sun 0400 (4)	Your Call, Their Call, S/N, Name, State (CW ONLY)	Their Call, Your Call, S/N, Name, State (CW ONLY)	http://ncj.arrl.org/Sprint-Rules.pdf
10-10 QSO Party	Sat 0000 - Sun 2400 (48)	Name, 10-10# (or 0), State (10M ONLY)	Name, 10-10# (or 0), State (10M ONLY)	http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf
Black Sea Contest (BSCC)	Sat 1200 - Sun 1200 (12)	RST and ITU Zone or Club Name	RST and ITU Zone	http://www.bscc.in/index/rules_black_sea_cup_international_eng/0-21

OTHER INFORMATION

CANADIAN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES

VERMONT COUNTIES

VERMONT CLUBS

 


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