Delaware QSO Party
Object:
To contact as many in the Delaware Stations
as possible.
Date:
First full weekend in May
Contest Period: 1700Z, May 4 to 2359Z, May 5, 2024
Log Submissions due by: June 10:
Categories: Power categories are accounted for in the multiplier section of the rules.
Multi-Ops: Only Multi-Single is permitted..
Self-Spotting: Self-Spotting is permitted..
Exchange:
Delaware stations send signal report and
county. Stations outside Delaware send signal report and state,
province or DX.
Valid
Contacts:
Work Delaware stations once per band and
mode. Delaware stations work anyone. Delaware stations may contact
other
Delaware stations but contacts only count for QSO point credit.
QSO
Points Stations
inside DE, 1 point per phone QSO, 2
points for digital modes to include CW. Stations outside DE, 10 points
per
phone QSO, 20 points per digital QSO.
Multipliers: Delaware stations use, states, Canadian provinces, and DXCC countries. Stations outside Delaware use Delaware counties, New Castle (NDE), Kent (KDE), and Sussex (SDE).
Power
Multiplier: Stations
not indicating power level
within their log will be scored as operating with greater than 100
watts.
-Greater than 100 watts (>100 watts), total score X1
-100 watts or
less (<
= 100 watts) total score X2
-5 watts or less (< = 5 watts), total
score X3
Scoring:
Final score = the total of QSO points X
location multipliers X power multiplier, + 50
point electronic submission bonus if applicable.
Suggested frequencies: Phone: 1860, 3960, 7260, 14.280, 21,360, 28.360. CW: 1825, 3550, 7050, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050. Digital modes per ARRL band plan.
FT8/FT4---WSJT-X
contacts:
Stations
using these modes must use the Field Day contest
overlay in WSJT-X.
DELAWARE stations will use the county number below and letter combination, and “DE” as the section.
For NEW CASTLE COUNTY, the exchange needs to be 1A DE.
For KENT COUNTY, the exchange needs to be 2A DE.
For
SUSSEX COUNTY, the exchange
needs to be 3A DE.
Out
of state stations would use a 1A
prefix followed by their
ARRL/RAC
section or DX.
Non-Delaware
Examples:
For an Arizona contact, they would use “1A AZ”.
A San Diego, California station would use a “1A SDG”.
A
Pittsburg, PA
station
would use “1A WPA”.
Japan
stations would use “1A DX”.
Look
for stations calling “CQ DE <CALLSIGN> FM29” or “CQ
FD ,<CALLSIGN> FM29” for stations wanting Delaware contacts, where
“<CALLSIGN>" is your callsign without brackets.
Please use frequencies 4kHz higher than the standard FT frequencies to avoid interference from the normal traffic
No paper logs with more than 50 contacts will be accepted for award credit.
Electronic
entries
are STRONGLY encouraged and should include a
complete Cabrillo
format log.
If your software does not provide that option, please try out this link to convert your log into a cabrillo file. Use this form to manually enter your Delaware QSO Party log data if you used paper logging or logging software that doesn't produce a Cabrillo file. The form software will convert your info into a properly formatted Cabrillo file and submit it to the contest sponsor for log checking. You will have the opportunity to view and confirm the Cabrillo file contents before it is submitted. Items in red are required.
Logs should indicate times in UTC, bands, modes, calls and complete exchange.
Cabrillo log filenames must be either 'urCall.log' or "urCall.cbr'.
Delaware stations should use the ARRL section designator DE as their location in the log setup.
Non DE stations should use their ARRL Section or 2 letter state abbreviation.
DX stations should use DX.
Please remember if your software only outputs ADIF format there are many ADIF to Cabrillo converters available on the Internet.
Paper entries are to use the provided summary and log sheets.
Awards will be presented to the following:
- Top 3 scoring stations in Delaware
- Top 3 scoring stations in each Delaware County
- Top 3 scoring stations in the Continental United States
- Top 3 DX stations
Electronic
entries (carillo format preferred) must be sent via e-mail within 30 days to qsoparty at google's
mail system:
Make sure to put your call sign and
DEQSO
in
Subject Line, example: (K3QBD DE QSO Party Log).
Paper logs with less than 50 contacts may be sent within 30 days to
- DE QSO Party P.O. Box 1050, Newark, Delaware 19715-1050