2013 VERMONT QSO PARTY

February 2-3, 2013

2013 VERMONT QSO PARTY DETAILS

The 55th Vermont QSO Party will take place during the first weekend of February 2013. 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 1st and an end time of 7PM SUNDAY night February 3rd.

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 2013 Vermont QSO Party Rules for specific rules.

EXCHANGE

Vermont stations send signal report and county. U.S. and Canada stations send signal report and state or province. DX stations send signal report.

SCORING

All stations count one point per phone contact, two points for CW, RTTY or other digital modes. Stations can be worked on multiple bands and multiple modes.

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)

Vermont stations can use all of the above for multipliers.
Stations outside Vermont can only count Vermont Counties and Vermont Club Stations.
Final Score is QSO Points times multipliers.

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

E-Mail. Submit your contest log via e-mail to ranv@sover.net 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. As far as we know, the N3FJP software does NOT produce Cabrillo. If you have problems with contest software, contact the Contest Manager at the above address, before the QSO Party.
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. 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 INFORMATION

Check back at this site for information regarding planned operations, schedules and last minute changes. Contact the QSO Party Manager if you have questions about the rules.

Official 2013 Vermont QSO Party Rules

CANADIAN PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES

AB	Alberta	VE6
BC	British Columbia	VE7
MB	Manitoba	VE4
NB	New Brunswick	VE1,9
NL	Newfoundland-Labrador	VO1,2
NS	Nova Scotia	VE1
NT	Northwest Territories	VE8
NU	Nunavut	VY�
ON	Ontario	VE3
PE	Prince Edward Island	VY2
QC	Quebec	VE2
SK	Saskatchewan	VE5
YT	Yukon	VY1

VERMONT COUNTIES

ADD	ADDISON
BEN	BENNINGTON
CAL	CALEDONIA
CHI	CHITTENDEN
ESS	ESSEX
FRA	FRANKLIN
GRA	GRAND ISLE
LAM	LAMOILLE
ORA	ORANGE
ORL	ORLEANS
RUT	RUTLAND
WAS	WASHINGTON
WNH	WINDHAM
WNS	WINDSOR

VERMONT CLUBS

 
 W1AAK NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 W1ABI NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 W1ARF AMATEUR RADIO FUN
 K1BBS BURR & BURTON SEMINARY AR
 W1BD  CENTRAL VT ARC
KB1BPX STRAFFORD ARC
KB1BRN BORDER AR FED
WX1BTV NATL WEATHER SERVICE BTV
KB1BXH RUTLAND AREA RADIO EXP
 W1CTE CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY RC
 K1EQX NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 N1FS  ADDISON CO ARA
 K1GAP LINCOLN GAP RC
 W1GMR GREEN MTN ARC
 W1GMW GREEN MTN WIRELESS SOCIET
WB1GQR VT CONTEST RADIO
 K1IBM IBM ARC
KB1IZF BORDER LINE ARC
WS1J   FAST
 K1JAY ST. ALBANS ARC
 W1JTB NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
WA1KFX NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 W1KOO BURLINGTON ARC
WB1MG  BLACK MTN RADIO GROUP
 W1MOO UDDER CLUB
NV1N   SB ELECTRONIC ARC
KB1NAZ PARTRIDGE HILL RC
 K1NEI NEW ENGLAND INTERCONNECT
WR1NH  NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 W1NVT RADIO AMATEURS OF NORTH
 W1OFW OLD FARFELS WIRELESS
 W1PAZ WAGE PEACE RADIO GROUP
KB1PIH WEST RIVER RC
KB1PSJ RICHMOND RESCUE ARC
 W1PU  ROADKILL ARC
WG1Q   GREEN MTN WIRELESS SOCIETY
 N1QS  NORTHERN VT QRP SOC
 W1RCV VERMONT DX CLUB
 W1RMC MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE ARC
 W1RRC WEST RIVER RC
 N1STA ST. ALBANS ARC
 W1STM SPRINGFIELD TELESCOPE RC
 K1SV  SOUTHERN VT ARC
KB1UJG CENTRAL VT ARC
 W1UWS CT VALLEY FM ASSOC
 W1VDH VT EMERG MGMT RACES
 N1VEM VT EMERG MGMT RACES
 K1VIT VT INTERCONNECT TEAM
AA1VT  LSCAARC
 N1VT  MOUNT TOP ASSOC OF VT
WR1VT  WEST RIVER RC
 W1VTC VT TECHNICAL COLLEGE ARC
 W1WNN AUX RADIO MOBILE SYSTEMS
 W1WWV WIRELESS WOMEN OF VT
WA2DDT NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN
 W2DMC CRYSTAL RC
 K2KDA NORTHEAST FM RPTR ASSN

February 1, 2013

Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont
Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club

2013 VERMONT QSO PARTY

February 2-3, 2013