[HQRP] FYBO Winter QRP Sprint

[Mark Tyler]

Rules:

http://www.azqrp.org/azqrp/FYBO2005.htm

Here are the rules for the 2005 FYBO (Freeze Your B___ Off) Contest: 

 --- I do not plan to operate outside.


FYBO Winter QRP Sprint, sponsored by the AZ ScQRPions

 

February 5, 2005, 1600Z-2400Z

 

QRP HF Only. CW or SSB (5W max). Near QRP calling freqs (no WARC bands).

 

Categories: Single Op   (Home/Field) One Operator/One Station/One Call

Multi-Single(Home/Field) Multiple Operators/One Station/One Call

Multi-Multi (Home/Field) Multiple Stations/Multiple Operators/One Call 

  

Work stations once PER band. Score 1 point per QSO.

 

Exchange RST, State/Province/DXCC Country (SPCs), first name, power out, and 

temperature (Fahrenheit) at OPERATOR'S POSITION. Indoor stations must report INDOOR temperature.

 

         Example:  579 AZ Frosty 2W 40F

 

 Multipliers:

 

         SPCs (each counts once PER band),

 

         Field Location: x4 (Field per ARRL FD definition),

 

         Alternative Power: x2,

 

         QRPp (less than 1W): x2,

 

         Lowest Operating Temp (at OP'S POSITION):

 

                 65+   F = x1;

 

                 50-64 F = x2;

 

                 40-49 F = x3;

 

                 30-39 F = x4;

 

                 20-29 F = x5;

 

                 Below 20 F = x6.

 

For contacts with NQ7RP, add 10,000 points. One contact PER mode PER band allowed. 

 

Final Score: 

 

[(QSOs x SPCs)](x Temp Multi)(x Field)(x AltPwr)(x QRPp) + (NQ7RP Bonus Points)