PSK County Hunt
Last Update: 02 SEP 2009
Overview: To work as many of the 3077 U.S. counties as possible using PSK31 / PSK63.
Next Run: 17 JUL 2010 @ 0000z thru 2359z (always the 3rd Saturday in July).
Exchange: County & State Abbreviation (example: Oconee SC).
Modes: PSK31, PSK63 only.
Bands:
160, 80,
40, 20, 15, 10, & 6 meters. NO WARC BANDS!
All contacts must be 2-way PSK31 or PSK63. No repeater,
cross-mode, or cross-band contacts.
Use of station
spotting (cluster, internet, emails, txt msg, ect) is permitted.
Rules: Single Operator / Single Transmitter
Categories
- HIGH
(100w max),
LOW (50w
max), QRP
(5w max),
Rover (100w
max).
You MUST use only ONE of the above categories. NO MIXING!
Rover
- A rover is comprised of a station that moves among two or more
counties during the course
of this contest. The rover may only
transmit one (1) signal at any given time. Rover vehicles must transport all the equipment, power
supplies, and antennas used at each operating site.
Rovers must
move the entire operating site at least 100 feet into the new
county ("Line Sitting" is NOT allowed).
Rovers
MUST sign "/R" to their call sign.
HREG members can participate in this contest, however HREG member's scores will not be posted with the results.
Points:
Stations can
be worked once per mode, per band.
Each valid QSO counts as 1 point per band / per mode.
Each different county counts as 1 multiplier per band /
per mode.
Score: QSO Points (PSK31+PSK63) x Multipliers (Counties) = Claimed Score
Entries:
All entries must be received
within ten (10) days after the contest ends.
Email your report (include your
Name,
Callsign,
Class,
County,
Claimed Score
and Summary)
to
countyhuntcontest@gmail.com Incomplete
reports will be scored as "Check-Logs". All entries are subject
to verification.
Do NOT send logs!
Logs must be furnished ONLY if requested!
Contest results can be viewed at www.PSKcontesting.com/mobile/rs.html
Notice:
Ham Radio
Expeditionary Group (HREG) reserves the right to disqualify
entries deemed not in accordance with the above rules, or
contrary to the spirit of this contest.
The decisions of the PSK County Hunt contest manager are final.
Comments should be sent to the contest manager at: countyhuntcontest@gmail.com
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