QRP Homebrewer Sprint

Sunday Sep 25 ... 8 PM EDT (Sep 26, 0000 UTC)]
(Sunday evening in the US)

Put down the soldering iron and get on the air with other QRP homebrewers!  The NJQRP and "QRP Homebrewer" magazine are sponsoring this fun, quick and easy QRP sprint ... with a homebrew twist!   Includes PSK31 mode and multipliers for home-built gear.  

Mission:     Promote homebrewed & homemade equipment on the air together. 
                         PSK31 Warblers too!  Anyone with ANY equipment can enter.

Sponsor:    New Jersey QRP Club ( http://www.njqrp.org )

When:        The fourth Monday in March and in September,  0000-0400 UTC 
                       (Sunday evening in USA/Canada)

Modes:       CW and PSK31. (Both modes considered separate bands)
                         QRP CW and PSK31 frequencies recommended on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.

Exchange:   RST - State/Province/Country - Power out

QSO Points:
             2 Commercial Equipment
             3 Homebrew Xmtr or Rcvr
             4 Homebrew Xmtr AND Rcvr or Xcvr
             (Kits are okay for homebrew)

Power Mult:  The highest power used during the contest determines the multiplier ...
                             a) >5W = X1
                             b) 1-5W = X7
                             c) 250mW - 1W = X10
                             d) <250mW = X15

Multiplier:  State/Province/Country for all bands. The same station
                         may be worked on more than one band for QSO points and
                         SPC credit.  CW and PSK31 are considered separate bands.

SCORE:  Points(total for all bands) 
                     x SPC (total for all bands) 
                     x power multiplier.

Awards:  Subscriptions to AmQRP "Homebrewer Magazine" 
                    will be awarded to the top performers. Special certificates 
                    may also be awarded.

Results:  Sprint results will be published on the NJQRP Web pages
                     and in AmQRP "Homebrewer Magazine".

                      Prior years' results: 2005:  (Spring results coming soon), 2004:  (Fall  Spring)
                                                   2003:  (Fall Spring), 2002:  (Fall Spring), 2001:  (Fall Spring)

Logs:     Entries must be received by 30 days from the contest. The
                     log sheets and summary should be included. E-mail logs are
                     accepted in text form. (No word processor files etc).
                     Also paper logs are ok.

                     Include an SASE or E-mail address for the results, if desired.

                     Please include your Soapbox info with your equipment and
                     exploits.


             Send logs to:

                     Ken Newman, N2CQ
                     81 Holly Drive
                     Woodbury, NJ 08096

                     or send by email to n2cq@arrl.net