What is the RARC Quarterly HF QSO Contest?

This is a RARC sponsored QSO contest that will run through the quarter to encourage local hams to get out to local parks and operate. You can operate any day or anytime a park is open. Points accumulate throughout the quarter and will be tallied, then announced at the in-person meeting following the end of the quarter. 

If you have any questions, you can contact jake@w5txx.com, n5ydx@arrl.net, wb5wrc@arrl.net. Good luck!

Rules:

1. The QSO contest power limit is a maximum of 20 watts.

2. Any portable antenna may be used as long as it is deployed by a single operator.

3. All QSO’s must be made from a portable station within any Rockwall City park.

4. There is no restriction on how many times you can operate at a given park.

5. Station operators may use any HF band that they are eligible for under their license including the WARC bands.

6. All modes that support the required exchange are permitted.

7. Operators may count each station once per band/mode. 

8. The required exchange is call sign, signal report, and QTH

9. QSO logs will be submitted each week in .adi file format via email to Jake@w5txx.com

Scoring:

• Phone contacts = 3 points

• Digital Contacts = 2 points

• CW contacts = 2 points

• DX contact bonus = +2 points

• +1 bonus point per qso if Entire log QRP

• +1 bonus point per unique grid square worked

• +10 bonus points if log has more than 100 qso's

• +10 bonus points if worked 7 days in a row

Awards:

Quarterly winners will receive contest certificate and bragging rights.