NEW FOR 2013


• 1x1 callsign fun – spell KANSAS or SUNFLOWER. Two new antique amateur radio stamps are available. Bonus station KSØKS is also a "wild card".


• By turning in a log, you are automatically entered in a drawing for a $50 ham radio vendor gift certificate.


• The Youth category has been changed to the School category

OBJECT

Stations outside of Kansas work as many Kansas stations in as many Kansas counties as possible.  Stations in Kansas work everyone.

EXCHANGE

Kansas stations send signal report and county. Stations outside of Kansas send signal report and state, Canadian section, or “DX”.

QSO POINTS

Stations may be worked once on Phone, once on CW and once on Digital per band. Each complete non-duplicate Phone contact is worth 2 points.  Each complete non-duplicate CW or Digital contact is worth 3 points.

MULTIPLIERS

Multipliers are counted only once. All stations log Kansas contacts with 3-character county abbreviations.  The KS abbreviation is not used.  Log all other contacts as two characters.  Use "DX" for stations outside of the United States and Canada.

Kansas Stations – maximum of 64 multipliers including:

• U.S. states (50) - First Kansas county logged counts as the Kansas multiplier.
• Canadian sections (13) – AB BC MB NB NL NT NS NU ON PE QC SK YT
• DX (1)

Non-Kansas Stations – maximum of 105 Kansas county multipliers

BONUS STATIONS

All stations receive a one-time bonus of 100 points for contacting KSØKS - Santa Fe Trail ARC.  Bonus station contacts also count for QSO credit on all allowable bands and modes.

SCORE

Total score = ( QSO points x multipliers ) + bonus points

FREQUENCIES

Contact stations on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, and 2 meters.  WARC band contacts and contacts using repeaters, digipeaters or internet do not count. All contacts must be simplex.

Suggested frequencies (recommend staying in the General parts of the bands):

• HF CW - 40kHz up from band edge
• HF Phone - 3840, 7240, 14240, 21340, 28440
• HF Digital - around customary calling frequencies
• VHF - around customary calling frequencies or on simplex frequencies

ENTRY CATEGORIES - Select one:

Non-Kansas

Single-Operator QRP Power -- 5w or less, one transmitted signal

Single-Operator Low Power -- 100w or less, one transmitted signal

Single-Operator High Power -- more than 100w, one transmitted signal

Multi-Operator -- any legal power, multi/multi allowed

School - see below

Canada - all 13 Canada and maritime entities

DX - any dx station, any power

Kansas

Single-Operator KS QRP Power -- 5w or less, one transmitted signal

Single-Operator KS Low Power -- 100w or less, one transmitted signal

Single-Operator KS High Power -- more than 100w, one transmitted signal

Multi-Operator KS -- any legal power, multi/multi allowed

School - see below

Mobile KS Single-Op CW Only -- 100w or less, one transmitted signal

Mobile KS Multi-Op -- 100w or less, one transmitted signal

Mobile KS Unlimited -- any legal power, multi/multi allowed

Mobile KS SSB -- 100w or less, may be Single-op or Multi-op

Mobile KS Single-OP -- 100w or less, one transmitted signal

MISCELLANEOUS

1. CW contacts must be made in the CW portion of the band. No cross-mode contacts allowed.
2. Mobile is a station that is self-contained and capable of legal motion (street, water, or air) while operating, motion optional.
3. All Kansas Mobile stations may use an additional driver in all categories.
4. Kansas stations that change counties are considered to be a new station and may be contacted again for point and multiplier credit.
5. If a Kansas station is on a county line between two or more Kansas counties, a separate QSO must be logged for each county listed as worked.
6. Kansas stations should call CQ Kansas QSO Party, CQ KSQP or CQ KQP.
7. Stations calling Kansas should call CQ Kansas or CQ KS.
8. Kansas mobile stations should identify /M or /county. Kansas 1x1 stations should ID with their actual callsign at least once per hour as per FCC regulations.
   
9. A School entry includes operators affiliated with the school in some way: students, faculty, staff, alumni, etc. Operator(s) may be assisted by a control operator if they are unlicensed. School entries may run any legal power, multi/multi allowed.
   
10. The use of spotting nets using DX clusters, packet nodes, telephone, or other means is permissible for all entry categories.
11. Mobiles travelling together may log each other only once per county.

ENTRIES

Entries must be date-stamped or postmarked no later than October 1.  Only one entry per call sign is allowed.  Entry submission implies that the contestant agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Kansas QSO Party Coordinator.

Be sure to include your call sign, name, address, location, entry category and scoring calculation (scoring calculation not needed for Cabrillo files) in your entry using the standard Cabrillo header or additional text lines at the top of the file as necessary.  Kansas mobile logs should be combined into one log file for submittal. If you qualify as a Kansas Rookie, please note that as well.

In addition to an official entry, all participants are encouraged to submit score and comments to the 3830 Reflector immediately after the event.

Entries with incomplete or improperly logged QSOs will be subject to penalties or disqualification. Duplicate contacts must be clearly identified in the log except for Cabrillo style format.  Duplicate QSOs are not counted for points and will not result in penalties, but they may be used to prove the integrity of other logs. Please do not remove duplicates from your log.

If you have a problem submitting your log, please email a description of the problem to info@KsQSOParty.org.

Electronic logs should be named with your call sign (ex: W0BH.LOG). Submit your log by one of the following two methods. Deadline for log submissions is midnight October 1.

Method 1 (preferred) – Attach your log file to an email with your call sign in the Subject line. Send the email to logs@ksqsoparty.org. Cabrillo format preferred.

Method 2 - Paper logs, or logs on electronic media may be submitted via postal mail to:

Kansas QSO Party
c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
Box 3000
Hesston, KS 67062

AWARDS

• Gift Certificates

Every Kansas log (minimum 25 contacts) receives one entry and every non-Kansas log one entry for each unique Kansas 1x1 call worked in separate gift certificate drawing pools. The $50 gift certificate winners will select a ham radio vendor from a list determined by vendor availability and the Coordinator.

Only one log per person/family/club allowed for the drawing. Winners must live in the U.S. and be at least 18years old. Decisions of the Coordinator are final.

Plaques - Awarded to First-place entries with 50 or more contacts as follows:

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