Hi Band Activity periods

Sat and Sun: 10M – 1800Z 15M – 1900Z 20M – 2000Z SSB on the hour, CW on the half hour

Mobile Window – 5 KHz below listed suggested frequencies. Keep this area clear for weak mobiles.

Exchange – Sequential serial number plus county or ARRL or Canadian section (see Canadian section explanation for details). Stations on county line give out 1 serial number per contact plus multiple county multipliers.

Work stations once per band and mode. Work Rovers and mobiles again as they change counties.

Scoring Multipliers for Pennsylvania Stations:

ARRL Sections + Canadian Sections + PA Counties + 1 DX. See Canadian Section explanation for details.

Multipliers for Stations operating outside of Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Counties. Final Score = Total points times Total Multipliers. QRP Operation Bonus Multiplier = Total Points times 2. PA Mobile operation Bonus points:

Add 500 Points to final score for each county you operated from where you made at least 10 QSOs.

PA Rover operation Bonus points

Add 500 Points to final score for each location you operated from where you made at least 10 QSOs.

Additional Mobile and Rover rules

A Mobile station must be truly mobile, using an antenna accepted as a mobile antenna, and capable of moving between counties without any setup/teardown.

Mobile stations identify by the addition of /M to their call signs for CW, RTTY, and PSK and spoken Mobile on SSB or FM.

Mobile stations must submit a summary for each county operated from, and an aggregate summary for the party.

Rover stations identify by the addition of /R to their call signs for CW, RTTY, and PSK and spoken Rover on SSB or FM.

Rover stations must travel 5 miles or more between stops to be eligible for the 500 point bonus.

Rover stations must submit a summary for each county operated from, and an aggregate summary for the party.

County Line Stations

County line stations may be either Home Stations or Portable stations. Mobile or Rover stations are not eligible. Note: if a station that is essentially a mobile station ie, a transceiver in a vehicle with a mobile antenna wished to run county line, they could do so, but at the expense of being mobile. That would be their position for the entire party, and they would enter as a county line station, and not as a mobile.

A County line station is defined as follows. The station must be situated very near the boundaries of at least two or more adjacent counties. Ideally the antenna should cross the boundary, but safety and practicality do not always allow that. Many boundaries are in the middle of rivers or highways. The key element is that the station must be set up as near as practical to the adjacent borders. Party officials are available to determine admissibility of any county line station setup.

Bonus Stations:

The PAQSO party will at it’s discretion have a special bonus station during the party. The station may consist of a single station, multiple stations in different counties, or other novel operations. QSOs with the bonus station are worth 200 points, and any multiplier that has not been claimed yet. The Bonus Station for 2007 is W3OK.

Entry Materials:

Entry materials consist of a log and dupe sheets and an official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile. 100 points will be deducted for each duplicate QSO found. All entry materials can be downloaded from the website.

Entry materials must be received by November 15^th following the party in one of three ways:

1 Paper copies of all materials may be sent via US Mail or other delivery service

2 Electronic logs on CD may also be sent vial US Mail or other delivery service.

3 Electronic Logs may be submitted via email to paqsolog@nittany-arc.net

Note: do NOT send email communications to the paqsolog address. That address is set up exclusively for logs. Non-log email submissions will not get to us. Use the regular email addresses for the party chairs. mcoslo@comcast.net or w3jxp@comcast.net.

Donations

A donation of 3 dollars or more along with your entry will help us to defray mailing and printing costs associated with the party, and will be greatly appreciated.

Whatever method of submitting a log, an official Summary sheet or reasonable facsimile must be filled out and mailed to the Nittany ARC for the party. An official summary that can be filled out on-line ant that will calculate the score from your input is available at http://www.nittany-arc.net/entryforms.htm Just fill it out, print it, and mail it.

Mailing address: PAQSO Party 2008 c/o NARC

P.O. Box 614 State College PA 16804-0614

Logs submitted without a mailed summary sheet will be treated as a check log

Plaques and Awards

Plaques go to top scorers in all entry divisions plus: Single Op Out of State Eastern Time Zone Central Time Zone Western Time Zone Out of State Medium Power Out of State QRP Top Canadian Entry DX Single Op Medium Power EPA Single OP High Power EPA Single Op Medium Power WPA Single OP High Power WPA Rover Single or Multi single Rover Multi-Multi 20 meter "Good Neighbor" - to be considered for this award, submit total 20 meter QSO's.

Plaque for top first time entrant

Intended to encourage new contesters, a plaque can be awarded to the top single operator from Pennsylvania who enters the party for the first time. If you got your feet wet logging or operating briefly at a multi-op station, you are still eligible. This is not an award for “Big Guns from other contests. The decision as to eligibility for this award is the Contest chairs.

All 67 County Plaque

If you work all 67 counties during the party, a special plaque can be awarded in recognition of that feat. To order submit a 67 county summary sheet to aid the log checkers in addition to the regular summary listing the pertinent details. Then enclose a check for 28 dollars made payable to NARC.

Club Competition Award

A Trophy is awarded to top club competition Station

Certificates to 2^nd through 5^th place Club competition

The winner is determined by summation of the scores of club members. The current status of club members is determined by a list that is provided by a club officer, preferably the club president. The PAQSO chair will ask for the list after the party and the top club scores become apparent.

County and Section Certificates

Certificates will be mailed to county and section winners. To qualify for a certificate, the Operator must compile more points than other operators from that section or county. In some cases, a mobile operator may be the leading scorer from several counties. In that event, the mobile Op will receive the corresponding certificates. The PAQSO party administration will mail the certificates to the respective winners.

Participation Coffee Mugs

Anyone who makes 100 QSOs or more during the Party is eligible for a PAQSO Party mug personalized with the Operator’s call sign. To order submit your log showing 100 or more QSOs and a check for 18 Dollars made payable to NARC.

Participation T Shirts

Anyone participating in the Party in any way is eligible for a PAQSO Party participant T-Shirt. To order, mark on the summary sheet the Shirt (s) and size (s) desired, and a check for 15 dollars for each shirt made payable to NARC.

Canadian Section Explanation

The Canadian sections in use by the PAQSO party are somewhat different than those in use by the RAC at this time. They are:

NB NF NS PEI VE2 VE3 VE4 VE5 VE6 VE7 VE8 V02 YUK

QSO party logging Programs

W3BW-logging program

http://www.wb3w.net/maqpdown.htm

N3FJP-Amateur Contact Log Program

http://www.n3fjp.com

NA Logging Program

http://datom.contesting.com/CATALOG.HTM

Writelog

http://www.writelog.com

EQF Software

http://www.eqf-software.com

W3KM-Genlog Software

http://www.qsl.net/w3km/genlog.htm

The PAQSO Website is located at:

http://www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html

The PAQSO Party reflector – To subscribe, send a two word message “subscribe paqso” to majordomo@QTH.net

PAQSO Party Chair Michael J Coslo N3LI

PAQSO Party Co-Chair John Passaneau, W3JXP