2007 Oklahoma QSO Party (OKQP)
Sponsored by the Oklahoma DX Association
SINCE THIS QSO PARTY IS TAKING PLACE DURING OKLAHOMA'S CENTENNIAL YEAR, THERE ARE A LOT OF STATIONS IN OKLAHOMA WHO HAVE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO USE 1X1 CALLSIGNS.
EVERY 5TH AREA W, K AND N 1X1 AND SEVERAL NON 5TH AREA 1X1 CALLSIGNS WITH LETTER SUFFIXES SPELLING
O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A WILL BE ACTIVE. IN ADDITION TO 5TH AREA CALLSIGNS LOOK FOR N4O, KØK, WØK, W7A AND WØL. THERE MAY BE OTHERS BY QSO PARTY TIME.
AN EXTRA INCENTIVE IS BEING IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR WHERE THERE IS A SPECIAL AWARD
(OKDXA CENTENNIAL COFFEE MUG) TO BE AWARDED TO ANYONE WHO SPELLS OUT OKLAHOMA
WITH LOGGED QSO'S DURING THE OKLAHOMA QSO PARTY. SINCE THE LETTER "O" AND "A"
APPEAR IN THE WORD OKLAHOMA TWICE, IT IS NECESSARY TO WORK TWO DIFFERENT STATIONS.
THE MUG ITSELF WILL NOT COST ANYTHING FOR THE RECIPIENT, THE ONLY THING WE'LL ASK YOU
TO DO IS SEND $5 TO COVER THE SHIPPING.
FOR THOSE WHO WORK ALL THE LETTERS SPELLING OUT OKLAHOMA BUT DID SO DURING OTHER
THAN THE QSO PARTY, YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE INDICATING YOUR
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
| Example of OK Centennial QSL | Example of OK Centennial Award Certificate |
10 March - 0800 to 2000 CST (1400 to 0200 UTC) ATTENTION! The federal government has
changed when Daylight Savings Time kicks in starting this year. Daylight Savings Time
will commence at 0200 on Sunday, March 11th, which will not affect the Saturday portion of
The Oklahoma QSO Party, but it WILL affect the time differential on Sunday. In other words,
whereas you had 6 hours from CST to UTC on Saturday, on Sunday you will have to make
sure your logging reflects only 5 hours differential. Otherwise you may end up starting or
ending your effort at the wrong time!
11 March - 0800 to 1400 CST (1300 to 1900 UTC)
Suggested operating frequencies:
SSB: 3860 - 7260 - 14260 - 21360 - 28360
CW : 3545 - 7045 - 14045 - 21045 - 28045
OBJECT:
Stations outside of Oklahoma work
as many Oklahoma stations in as many Oklahoma counties as
possible.
Stations in Oklahoma work anyone.
EXCHANGE:
Stations outside of Oklahoma send signal report and State, Canadian Province, or DX.
Oklahoma stations send signal report and county.
Oklahoma stations working other Oklahoma stations will be logging the
other station's county, and that station's county counts as a multiplier.
Entries with incomplete or improperly logged QSOs will be subject to penalties or disqualification.
QSO POINTS:
Each complete non-duplicate Phone
contact is worth 2 points.
Each complete non-duplicate Digital/CW contact is worth 3 points.
No partial contact credit.
MULTIPLIERS:
All non-Oklahoma stations use Oklahoma counties
for a maximum of 77.
Oklahoma stations count U.S. states (50), Canadian Provinces (9), and Oklahoma Counties (77)
for a possible total of 136 multipliers.
SCORE:
The total score is the total
number of QSO points multiplied by the total number of multipliers.
FREQUENCIES:
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 meters
WARC band contacts do not count.
CLASS ENTRIES:
Oklahoma:
SOHP - Single Op High Power (over 100 watts)
SOLP - Single Op Low Power (up to 100 watts)
QRP - 5 watts or less
Multi/Single - Multi operator single transmitter
Rover - Assisted (2nd operator and/or driver)
Rover - Unassisted (Person does his own driving and solo operating)
World - (Stations Outside
Oklahoma): RULES: All stations may be worked
once per mode (phone or cw/digital) per band.
All contacts must be simplex. Oklahoma rovers that change
counties are considered to be a new station and may A rover operates from any
temporary location using temporary antennas. It is not permitted for a participant
to be using more than 1 transmitter at a time (operating on Net contacts are not allowed. AWARDS: A plaque will be issued to the
highest scoring station, with a minimum of 100 contacts A plaque will be awarded for
the highest cw/digital score, regardless of overall standing(s). Certificates of participation
will be given to all Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma entries that ENTRIES: Entries must be submitted no later
than April 30, 2007. Computer logs should be submitted by e-mail
to OKQP Logs. Logs should be named with Sponsorship Note: The OKDXA is
accepting plaque sponsorships from Clubs, individuals, etc. If
you or your club would like to sponsor a plaque, please notify
Jerry K5YAA.
Thank You! LOGGING PROGRAM SUPPORT AND RESOURCES: Some of the members of the OKDXA
have made efforts to provide multiplier and configurations files with brief "How to use" suggestion files for
some of the more popular logging programs. Files for your particular logging application are available by clicking one of
the following links. It should be mentioned that none of the contest logging programs below have updated their configurations to reflect the change which allows OK stations to count Oklahoma counties as multipliers EXCEPT N3FJP. Only N3FJP tabulates the score correctly. If you use any of the other programs, you would/should use manual
scoring to arrive at your final score. WriteLog - OK QSO Party Module OKDXA..
Just for the fun of it!
SOHP - Single Op High Power (over 100 watts), Plaques for 1st and 2nd Place
SOLP - Single Op Low Power (up to 100 watts), Plaques for 1st and 2nd Place
QRP - 5 watts or less
DX
VE
Multi/Single
Club (If you want to have your score added to your club's aggregate score,
please make sure your club affiliation is clearly indicated on your computer
log file or your paper log submission)
be
contacted again for point and multiplier credit.
more than 1 band with more than 1 transmitter simultaneously).
in the
log, from each of the 13 class entries, plus, in the case of the Non-Oklahoma
categories, the 2nd Place finisher in the SOLP and SOHP will receive a plaque
as well.
do not win a plaque.
your call (ex: k5yaa.log). ADIF or CABRILLO formatted files are preferred.
Paper logs may be submitted via postal mail to:
Oklahoma QSO Party
OK DX Association
P.O. Box 2591
Claremore,Ok 74018-2591 USA
