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7th Call Area QSO Party

Saturday May 7, 2022

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Anyone new to 7QP?

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A State QSO Party is:

An activity/contest where stations located anywhere contact stations in the target state for fun, points,

recognition, awards.

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Most states have a QSO Party.

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New England, Indiana, Delaware,

are all on the same weekend as 7QP

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7QP is the State QSO Party for all eight states in the 7th call area.

3rd Largest

QSO Party

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1150 Logs were submitted in 2020

with over 184,031 QSOs

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20 & 40 meters

Phone & CW

are the most active bands.

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Plenty of Modes to Operate:

Phone

CW

Digital

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Plenty of Ways to Operate:

Fixed Station

Portable

Mobile

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Entry Categories

Single Op, Multi-Single, Multi-Multi

County Expedition, County Line

High Power, Low Power, QRP

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THE EXCHANGE

Inside 7th call area:

5 letter state/county code (UTSAL)

Outside 7th call area:

2 letter state/province (NY, LA, TX)

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TIP: N1MM+ is the best logger for 7QP. It is a free program used by over 60% of those submitting logs. It will create logs for all four QSO parties held that weekend.

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TIP: Print county abbreviation reference sheet found on 7QP.org

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One of the reasons so many stations participate is to work new counties.

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Counties Activated in 2021

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We activated all 29 counties in Utah in 2021.

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Most needed Utah counties are:��Daggett�Grand�Beaver�Piute�Garfield

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If you can activate a county,�please send an email to:�� 7qpinfo@codxc.org��tell us where you will operate

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Win a certificate�or a plaque

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QUESTIONS?

Darryl Hazelgren K7UT

Great Salt Lake Contest Club

(801)580-9636

darryl@hazelgren.net

www.7QP.org

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Don’t Forget this Date

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