Pleasanton Hunt 6:00 pm Sept 19th Talk-in 147.12 + PL 100
Rich KN6FW will be the fox.

Fremont Hunt 6:00 pm Oct 3rd Talk-in WA6PWW 147.015+ PL 103.5
Steve KA6S will be the fox.
“Challenge hunt for dopplers”

For directions or more info please call Rich KN6FW at 925-462-1467
73 KN6FW

The September Fremont Area transmitter hunt was yesterday(Saturday, September 5).

I hid the transmitter (fox box). There were several new people hunting so I made it an easy hunt. I hid it at Kato road just north of the bridge over Mission Blvd. Kato parallels 880 on the East side, just over the fence. I placed the fox box in a small bush next to the road, turned it on and waited. I only had waited 20 minutes when Steve and family showed up. Lowest mileage wins and they had only traveled 1.6 miles. They had taken the shortest route possible so the only question was would anyone tie for first place. No one did.

Actually finding me was a bit tricky for many. I was next to the brand new and very complex 880 / Mission Blvd interchange so most folks were confused by that, plus if you were on mission West of the last light before 880 (Warm Springs Blvd), you were forced on to 880, unlike the old interchange. You  would drive by the fox but would have to go north or south on 880 to the next interchange before you could turn around, adding perhaps another 4 miles.  ;>   Also if you came down Warren Avenue instead of Mission and missed the turn at Kato, you would wind up over 880 into the industrial park west of 880. I am not sure how you could get back as that part of the interchange may not be finished yet.

When it was over, all 7 teams totaling 13 people had found me. The highest milage was Gary (KJ6AMG) at 9 miles but, since this was only his second hunt, the first without me, and he was testing out his new doppler system, (and  because he is a good friend of mine ;> ) I awarded the “Opec” awarded for the highest milage to our most experienced hunter, Rich H. at 8.5 miles.

Then it was off to the near by Round table Pizza on mission Blvd for sustenance, libation and witty banter.

Steve will by the fox for next month’s Fremont Area hunt. See you there.

Don Safer  KC6IPO

The Official New York State QSO Party Forum is live and online. Anyone who is interested in the NYQP on October 17^th or intends to operate from out of state or residents of New York planning on operating within the state are encouraged to register with this forum and post their county activity.

The Rochester DX Association and the NYQP Team (http://forum NULL.nyqp NULL.org/memberlist NULL.php?mode=leadersphp?mode=leaders) welcomes all to this forum. Please go to NYQP.org (http://nyqp NULL.org/) and click on the link on the right side of the page that is labeled: “The Official NYQP Forum” or go direct to the forum at http://forum.nyqp.org (http://forum NULL.nyqp NULL.org). We encourage you to register for the forum and give us feedback on the site and the QSO Party.

You will want to operate in the NYQP, we already have 30 Award Plaque Sponsors !!

Check us out!
K2DB, W1TY & Webmaster K2ZS

NCCC Announces the 2009 California QSO Party

Begins: 1600 UTC – 3 October 2009 Ends: 2200 UTC – 4 October 2009

The California QSO Party (CQP) is the premier state QSO party held every year on the first weekend of October. The Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) has sponsored CQP since 1974. CQP has traditionally opened the annual contest season by providing an opportunity for contesters to prepare for the ARRL November Sweepstakes since the format is similar.

Stations outside of California , worldwide, work stations in California only. The 58 counties of CA are the multipliers. California stations work all stations in or out of CA, The 50 US states and 8 Canadian areas are the multipliers. Stations outside of Canada and the US add to one’s QSO total but do not count as multipliers. See the full set of CQP Rules http://www.cqp. org/Rules. html (http://www NULL.cqp NULL.org/Rules NULL.html) for more details.

More details at their website: http://www.cqp. org/ (http://www NULL.cqp NULL.org/)

73,

Sandy KO6JF

I’m pleased to announce that Iowa will be having a QSO Party on October 17! A BIG thank you to the Ottumwa ARC for taking on this colossal task! Please help them spread the word! Here’s the details from their  website: (http://www.wa0dx.org/iaqsoparty.html (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/iaqsoparty NULL.html))

Iowa QSO Party
Saturday October 17, 2009
Sponsored By The Ottumwa, IA ARC

Entry and Summary Reporting Form (spreadsheet)
(http://www.wa0dx.org/iqpsummary.xls (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/iqpsummary NULL.xls))
Entry and Summary Reporting Form (PDF file)
(http://www.wa0dx.org/summarysheet.pdf (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/summarysheet NULL.pdf))
By entering the Iowa QSO Party, the entrant accepts the judgments and decrees of the Iowa QSO Party committee as final.

QSO Party Period
1400z(9AM CDT) to 2300Z(6PM CDT)
Purpose
Iowa Stations: Contact as many stations as possible.

All Other Stations: Contact as many Iowa stations as possible
Exchange
Iowa Stations: RST & County
All Other Stations: RST & State, Province, or DX Country (SPC)
Modes
Phone All phone modes including Digital Phone.
CW/Digital modes Excludes Digital Phone but includes other digital
modes.
No repeater or network qsos
Scoring
QSO Points: Each complete, non-duplicate SSB contact is worth one point. Each complete, non-duplicate CW/Digital contact is worth two
points. Duplicate contacts are worth zero points.
Multipliers
Iowa Stations: One multiplier for each Iowa county worked, one multiplier for each state (including Iowa) or Canadian province
worked(NF, LB, NB, NS, PEI, QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT, YT, NU), and one multiplier for each of the current or past Iowa *Section Managers (SM1, SM2, or SM3).
Stations outside Iowa: One multiplier for each Iowa county worked and one multiplier for each of the current or past Iowa *Section Managers (SM1, SM2, or SM3) worked. (*-ones living in Iowa) Bonus Points: 100 bonus points will be awarded for stations working the sponsoring club’s station – WAØDX

DX stations do not have any multiplier credit, but may be worked for QSO points

Final Score
Non-mobile stations: Multiply total QSO points by the total number of multipliers plus bonus points earned (see spreadsheet).
Mobile stations: Multiply the total QSO points from all counties activated by the total number of unique multipliers worked from all
counties activated plus bonus points earned (see spreadsheet).
Club Competition: Scores attributed to any amateur radio club will be credited towards that club. All clubs with at three or more credited
scores will be included in an overall ranking of those scores with a certificate awarded to the club with the highest score.
Miscellaneous
1. All stations are limited to no more than 125 watts.
2. Mobile Iowa stations who change counties are considered to be a new station in each new county.
3. Mobile stations should identify either /county abbreviation or /M
4. Mobile stations may park on a county line but each county must be worked in a separate contact.
5. Mobile stations must be in a vehicle capable of being in motion.
6. Spotting on the packet clusters or via internet is permissible, including self-spotting.
7. List of Iowa Counties and 3 letter abbreviations. (http://www.wa0dx.org/iacountiesabbrv.pdf (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/iacountiesabbrv NULL.pdf)) All ops are urged to use these abbreviations in the exchange.
8. State and Province Checklist (http://www.wa0dx.org/stateprovincechecklist.pdf (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/stateprovincechecklist NULL.pdf))
Submission of Logs
All stations must submit a log and summary form Excel Spreadsheet (http://www.wa0dx.org/iqpsummary.xls (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/iqpsummary NULL.xls)) or PDF file (http://www.wa0dx.org/summarysheet.pdf (http://www NULL.wa0dx NULL.org/summarysheet NULL.pdf))
Logs must be submitted by November 10, 2009. Electronic logs and summary sheets should be sent to wa0dx@yahoo.com (http://us NULL.mc810 NULL.mail NULL.yahoo NULL.com/mc/compose?to=wa0dx null@null yahoo NULL.com). (see spreadsheet note) Other files sent which are readable with a text editor are accepted. .BIN files should not be submitted.
Logs submitted via email must contain the call alone in the subject line (call must be that used in the log).

Send paper logs and summary forms to:
Dale Stoy NSØD
1335 N Van Buren
Ottumwa, IA 52501

Verification of receipt of the log will be made on the Iowa QSO Party website.
Comments or Questions? Email Ottumwa ARC. (iaqso@yahoo.com (http://us NULL.mc810 NULL.mail NULL.yahoo NULL.com/mc/compose?to=iaqso null@null yahoo NULL.com))