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about the NAQP - North American QSO Party
The North American QSO Party (NAQP) is sponsored by the National
Contest Journal and is held twice a year, once in January and again
in August. There are three different NAQP contests each held on
different weekends, CW, SSB and RTTY covering 10 through 160 meters
not including 60 meters and the WARC bands.
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CW: 1800 UTC 1/09/2021 to
0600 UTC 1/10/2021 (second full weekend in
January)
CW: 1800 UTC 8/7/2021 to
0600 UTC 8/8/2021 (first full weekend in
August)
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SSB: 1800 UTC 1/16/2021 to
0600 UTC 1/17/2021 (third full weekend in
January)
SSB: 1800 UTC 8/21/2021 to
0600 UTC 8/22/2021 (third full weekend in
August)
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RTTY: 1800 UTC 2/27/2021 to
0600 UTC 2/28/2021 (starts on last Sat.
in Feb.)
RTTY: 1800 UTC 7/17/2021 to
0600 UTC 7/18/2021 (third full weekend
in July)
The NAQP is unique in that the contest period is only 12 hours long
starting at 1800 UTC and ending at 0600 UTC. Single operator
stations may operate 10 hours maximum and part of the strategy is
when to take your breaks. The exchange for the NAQP is simple, just your Name and State.
Complete rules and contest information may be found here: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf
How do
teams work in the NAQP?
The NAQP allows for team entries. Each team is made up of 5
stations each operating from their home stations as single operator
entries. Station participating on a team enter the contest as a
single operator and compete individually against others, but their
scores are also combined with members of their team. Each team is
given a name and the team roster is submitted to the NAQP contest
manager before the contest begins. The Deep Dixie Contest
Club will try to
put together as many five man teams as possible to increase local
participation.
To clarify, being on a team in this contest does not mean you get to
operate with others (a multi-op) , but instead you operate from your
QTH and submit your score as an individual.
Try to use logging software if possible, it really does simplify
things. The following programs are most popular:
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N1MM
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Writelog
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N3FJP
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Wintest
There are other logging choices but these are the most popular. Be
sure if you are single operator in the NAQP that you check the Single
Operator UNASSISTED category and ensure the header
information in your Cabrillo file indicates
Category-Assisted: Non-Assisted. The default setting in some
software is Assisted and in this contest you
MAY NOT use a DX cluster
or or RBN spots to find stations to work.
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Club
Contact Info:
President:
Dr. Larry S. Anderson,
NN5O
P. O. Box 2393 -- Tupelo, MS 38803
662.844.9630
(Voice & FAX) -- 662.321.0677
(Cell) E-Mail: nn5olarry@gmail.com |
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Vice-President: Jim Rosser, AA5W
41501 Andover Ct. -- College Station, TX 77845
979-255-2684 (Voice & FAX) E-Mail:
jr@rosserphoto.com
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Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster: John.L. McVey, K4AFE
410 Jerri Ann Rd, Lexington, TN 38351
731-249-5115
(Voice & FAX) -- 731-415-2397
(Cell) E-Mail:
john.l.mcvey@gmail.com
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