2016 FLORIDA QSO PARTY

Hello Contesting Friends,

The 2016 Florida QSO Party is April 30 and May 1; we sure hope you’ll join us.  All 67 counties will be active.

Please check out the 2015 FQP results and much more at our Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/

The contest flyer can be found here at http://floridaqsoparty.org/files/flyer.pdf

The Florida QSO Party
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!

When: Saturday April 30 – Sunday May 1, 2016
Two ten hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 30 1600Z (Noon EDT) – 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, May 1 1200Z (8 AM EDT) – 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total

Where: 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
CW : 28.035, 21.035, 14.035, 7.035 MHz
SSB: 28.485, 21.335, 14.260, 7.195 MHz
(Approximate center frequencies; lots of activity spreads out from there!)
At least 15 Mobile stations will be on and most can be found here:
CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz
SSB: Please note there are no longer designated SSB Mobile Windows; mobiles will generally be found in the low General-class portion of each phone band.
If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows.

Exchange: RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)

Categories: Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.

19th Anniversary Special Event Award-  2016 FQP Spelling Bee!

Contact the 1×1 stations below whose suffixes spell SUN; you must contact at least one S, one U and one N station to obtain the sweep.

The 1×1 callsigns and hosts are:

K4S – W4UH/PAL

W4S – KT4Q/LAK (SSB only)

N4S – N4OX/ESC

K4U – NF4A/BAY

W4U – K5AUP/ORA

N4U – N4WW/ORA

K4N – K1TO/MTE

W4N – K4LQ/HIG (CW only)

N4N – K4FK/BRO

Seven of the nine stations will be on both modes full-time and should be very accessible. QSL all nine 1×1 calls active in FQP via KK3Q direct or via bureau.
Prizes: Beautiful color Certificates for top participants.  Plaques for top finishing entrants.

Web Site: http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much more!

PLEASE TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

Florida Stations of all types – please go to the FQP website and register your fixed, mobile, rover and 1×1 Spelling Bee operations; just click on the “Counties On the Air” link on the left to get started – thanks!

Logs to logs@floridaqsoparty.org or via US mail to c/o Ron Harps, K8NZ, 315 Ohio Rd., Lehigh Acres, FL 33936, please.  Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to my e-mail: cqdenx4n@gmail.com.  THANK YOU in advance for making the 2016 FQP another terrific event!

73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:

Chris, WF3C and Dan, K1TO – President and Immediate Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1999.