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NAQP CW/SSB/RTTY Rules 16-nov-2008
Sponsored by the National Contest Journal
North American QSO Parties (NAQP) CW/SSB/RTTY Rules
(Revised November 16, 2008)
2009 Summary
Mode Times/Dates Logs Due Log Submittal
1800Z Jan CW 10 to 0600Z Jan 11 January 24
1800Z Aug 1 to 0600Z Aug 2 August 15
SSB 1800Z Jan 17 to 0600Z Jan 18 January 31
1800Z Aug 15 to 0600Z Aug 16 August 29
RTTY 1800Z Feb 28 to 0600Z Mar 1 March 14
1800Z Jul 18 to 0600Z Jul 19 August 1
http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintlogsubmit.php
or see rule 16 for alternative submission
methods
1. Eligibility: Any licensed radio amateur may enter.
2. Object: To work as many North American stations as possible during the contest period.
3. North American Station: Defined by the ARRLs DXCC list with the addition of KH6.
4. Contest periods:
January/February 2009 Contests:
CW: 1800Z January 10 to 0600Z January 11, 2009 (Second full weekend in January)
SSB: 1800Z January 17 to 0600Z January 18, 2009 (Third full weekend in January)
RTTY: 1800Z February 28 to 0600Z March 1, 2009 (Starts on last Saturday in February)
July/August 2009 Contests:
RTTY: 1800Z July 18 to 0600Z July 19, 2009 (Third full weekend in July)
CW: 1800Z August 1 to 0600Z August 2, 2009 (First full weekend in August)
SSB: 1800Z August 15 to 0600Z August 16, 2009 (Third full weekend in August)
5. Entry Classification:
a) Single Operator:
i) One person performs all transmitting, receiving, spotting, and logging functions as well as
equipment and antenna adjustments.
ii) Access to spotting information obtained directly or indirectly from any source other than
the station operator, such as from other stations or automated tools, is prohibited, except
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as follows: Technological methods of copying the information in the contest exchange are
permitted as long as they are entirely contained within the station.
iii) Only one transmitted signal allowed at a time.
iv) May operate 10 out of the 12 hours of the contest. Off times must be at least 30 minutes
in length.
b) Multi-Operator Two-Transmitter.
i) More than one person performs transmitting, receiving and logging functions, etc.
ii) A maximum of two transmitted signals at any given time, each on a different band. Both
transmitters may work any and all stations.
iii) Shall keep a separate log for each transmitter.
iv) Each transmitter must have at least 10 minutes between band changes.
v) May operate for the entire 12 hours of the contest.
6. Output power must be limited to no more than 100 watts for eligible entries. Use of external
amplifiers capable of more than 100 watts output is not allowed. QRP (5W) entries will be
recognized in the results.
7. Mode: CW only in CW parties. SSB only in phone parties. RTTY only in RTTY parties.
8. Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 meters only, except no 160 meters for the RTTY contest. You
may work a station once per band. Suggested frequencies are 1815, 3535, 7035, 14035, 21035
and 28035 kHz (35 kHz up from band edge for Novice/Tech) on CW; and 1865, 3850, 7225,
14250, 21300, and 28500 kHz (28450 for Novice/Tech) on SSB. When operating on 160-meters,
please respect the DX window of 1830-1840 kHz and keep SSB operations above 1840 kHz.
9. Station: All radio transmitters, receivers and antennas used by an entrant must be associated with
one station, either at a fixed geographical location or as a mobile/portable station. A station may
be operated remotely. Use of multiple stations during the contest, whether directly or remotely
operated, is prohibited.
10. Exchange: Operator name and station location (state, province, or country) for North American
stations; operator name only for non-North American stations. If the name sent is changed during
the contest, as sometimes happens with multi-operator stations, the name used for each QSO must
be clearly identified in the log. The use of non-amateur radio means of communication, or
amateur radio modes or bands different than those specified for the contest, to solicit contacts
during the contest period is prohibited.
11. Multipliers: All U.S. states (including KH6 and KL7), 13 Canadian provinces/territories (British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
PEI, Newfoundland/Labrador, Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut) and other North American countries.
District of Columbia counts as Maryland. Non-North American countries, maritime mobiles and
aeronautical mobiles do not count as multipliers, but may be worked for QSO credit.
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12. Valid Contact: A valid contact consists of a complete, correctly copied and legibly logged twoway
exchange between a North American station and any other station. Proper logging requires
including the time in UTC and band for each contact. Regardless of the number of licensed call
signs issued to a given operator, one and only one call sign shall be utilized during the contest by
that operator.
13. Scoring: Multiply total valid contacts by the sum of the number of multipliers worked on each
band.
14. Team Competition: You may wish to form a team with fellow NAQP participants. If so, your
team must consist of 2 to 5 single operator stations whose individual scores are combined to
produce a team score. Although clubs or other groups having more than 5 members may form
multiple teams, there is no distance or meeting requirements for a team entry.
Teams must be registered prior to the start of the contest. Use one of the following on-line forms
to register your team:
CW Team Registration: http://www.ncjweb.com/cwnaqpteamreg.php
SSB Team Registration: http://www.ncjweb.com/ssbnaqpteamreg.php
RTTY Team Registration: http://www.ncjweb.com/rttynaqpteamreg.php
These team registration forms automatically provide confirmation of team registration by returned
e-mail.
15. Log formatting: All logs containing more than 200 QSOs must be submitted electronically (web
upload, e-mail, CD, 3.5-inch floppy, etc.). The file format for electronic logs for NCJ-sponsored
contests is Cabrillo (Version 2.x or 3.x). For those participants who use paper logging, please use
the manual log entry web-to-Cabrillo on-line forms available at the links given below to submit
your logs. Paper log forms are available on the NCJ web site
(http://www.ncjweb.com/naqpforms.pdf) for the convenience of those who log on paper during
the contest. Printouts of computer logs will not be accepted, regardless of the number of QSOs.
Please confirm that your output power is properly stated in the header portion of the Cabrillo log
before submission. LOW indicates the use of 100W or less, while QRP indicates 5W or less.
Submissions that indicate the use of HIGH power will be used as check logs.
Name your files with your call sign (i.e. yourcall.log). Please do not send binary files produced
by a contest logging program (e.g. yourcall.BIN, yourcall.QDF, etc.).
16. Log submission: Entries must be postmarked no later than 14 days after the contest.
Methods of log submission in order of preference are as follows:
a) Upload Cabrillo-formatted log via web form (preferable):
All modes: http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit.php
b) E-mail Cabrillo log:
CW: cwnaqp@ncjweb.com
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SSB: ssbnaqp@ncjweb.com
RTTY: rttynaqp@ncjweb.com
c) Mail CD or 3.5-inch floppy disk, containing Cabrillo log file, to the appropriate address
listed below.
d) Manually convert paper or computer log to Cabrillo log using one of the following tools:
CW: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/naqpcw_cab.php
SSB: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/naqpssb_cab.php
RTTY: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/naqprtty_cab.php
e) Mail original paper log to the appropriate address listed below.
CW/SSB: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM
4225 Farmdale Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
USA
CW email: cwnaqpmgr@ncjweb.com
SSB email: ssbnaqpmgr@ncjweb.com
RTTY : Shelby Summerville, K4WW
6506 Lantana Ct.
Louisville, KY 40229-1544
USA
email: rttynaqpmgr@ncjweb.com
17. Disqualifications. Entries with score reductions greater than 5 percent may be disqualified. Any
entry may be disqualified for illegibility, illegal or unethical operation. Such disqualification is at
the discretion of the contest manager.
18. Awards: Plaques will be awarded for the high score in each of the categories given below,
provided there are a minimum of five entries in the category. If a plaque is not sponsored, the
winner may purchase it. Certificates of merit will be awarded to the highest scoring entrant with
at least 200 QSOs from each state, province, or North American country. Certificates of merit
will also be awarded to the overall second and third place finishers in the multi-operator category
for each mode.
Plaques will be awarded as follows:
Mode Category Sponsor
CW Single Op, North America Florida Contest Group
CW Multi-Op, North America MWA in memory of Dave, KT0R
SSB Single Op, North America South East Contest Club
SSB Multi-Op, North America Tennessee Contest Group
NAQP CW/SSB/RTTY Rules 16-nov-2008 Sponsored by the National Contest Journal
Combined CW/SSB Single Op, North America Southern California Contest Club
RTTY Single Op, North America ICOM
RTTY Single Op, DX ICOM
RTTY Multi-Op, North America ICOM
RTTY Multi-Op, DX ICOM
RTTY Team ICOM
Revised: 16-nov-2008
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