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Ten-Ten International QSO Party Rules
Revised effective 1/1/2008
10-10 QSO PARTIES
10-10 QSO Parties are events that are held for fun and to meet old, new and
prospective members around the world. The rules listed here are for all general
QSO
parties. The Anniversary, Meet the Volunteers, and Mobile QSO Parties are
specialty
events and do have additional rules.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
QSO Parties are open to all amateurs with operating privileges on the 10 meter
band,
however logs will be accepted only from active members as of the date of the
event.
Other logs received will be handled as checklogs. Checklogs are used to
validate
(check) other logs but do not receive awards.
WHEN ARE THE QSO PARTIES?
There are currently seven QSO Parties held through the calendar year:
Winter Phone - held on the first full weekend in February
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Spring CW - held on the first full weekend in May
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Spring Digital - held on the first full weekend in May
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Summer Phone - held on the first full weekend in August
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Sprint - a 24 hour event held on October 10th (10/10)
0001 UTC through 2359 UTC.
Fall CW - held on the last full weekend in October
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
Fall Digital - held on the last full weekend in October
0001 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
FREQUENCY AND MODES
Direct unassisted contacts only are permitted. Repeater, Satellite, IRLP or any
other
similar types of assisted contacts are NOT allowed.
Based on the appropriate band plan for the country of the operator, CW QSO
Parties
should be operated in the CW area of the 10 meter band and operated using CW
only.
Digital QSO Parties should be operated in the digital area of the 10 meter band
and
operated using Digital modes only (RTTY, PSK, etc.). Phone QSO Parties must be
operated in the PHONE area of the 10 meter band and may be operated using any
approved Phone method (SSB, FM, AM).
The SPRINT utilizes all operating modes in the 10 meter band.
NOTE: A QUIET ZONE between 28.490 and 28.510 shall be in effect during
QSO Parties using the Phone portion of the 10 meter band to allow for others
to use the band.
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ENTRY CLASSIFICATION
Entrant may submit a log in ANY of the following classifications:
INDIVIDUAL: includes single station operators and can also include OM/XYL teams
or
any families or groups of people using individual call signs and 10-10
numbers.
QRP: same as an individual as listed above except that output power does not
exceed 5
watts with CW/Digital operations and/or 10 watts with Phone operations during
the
entire event.
CLUB: A Club must have a valid club station license issued by their National
Licensing
Authority. The Club must have active 10-10 membership. Club entries must
additionally
list the call, name and 10-10 number (if any) for all operators. Operators
entering under
a club entry may also enter an individual log for contacts made using their own
call sign.
TRANSMITTER INFORMATION
An operator may operate mobile, portable or fixed. If they change their
exchange QTH
during the QSO Party, the operator must show same in their log. The operator
may
enter a log from only one call district, province, or DX country.
Multi-transmitters (two
or more transmitters operating simultaneously, sharing one call sign) are NOT
permitted
in any QSO Party. If a single transmitter becomes inoperable, it is permissible
to change
to a replacement transmitter.
EXCHANGE
10-10 members send call sign, name, 10-10# and QTH (State, Province or
Country). If
received exchange does not have a 10-10#, then record a zero[0] in the log.
QSO POINTS
Two (2) points are awarded for contacts WITH a 10-10 number.
One (1) point is awarded for contacts WITHOUT a 10-10 number.
Duplicate entries should be retained in log and show a zero[0] for points.
Any log showing 10% or more errors may be handled as a checklog.
A station may be counted only once regardless of mode.
CHAPTER SCORE ASSIGNMENT
Any entrant who is a chapter member and whose operating location is within 150
miles
of the primary net location of that chapter, may assign the entrant's score to
that
chapter. QSO Party scores for the Sprint may not be assigned.
QSO PARTY ENTRIES
Logs shall be forwarded to the QSO Party Manager as identified in the 10-10
NEWS or
on the 10-10 web site. It is strongly suggested that logs be sent as soon as
possible
after the close of the event. It is also recommended that DX logs should be
sent AIR
MAIL to insure they are received in good time. Any logs received with a
postmark date
AFTER the deadline date will be handled as a checklog. Any logs received more
than 15
days after the entry deadline, regardless of postmark, will be discarded.
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ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Entries must contain a Cover Sheet, Log, and Dupe Sheet as described here:
COVER SHEET will list the Event Entered, Entry Classification, US Call Area
(W0-W9) or
DX Country, Chapter Score Assignment (if any), number of contacts and points
with 10-
10#, number of contacts and points without 10-10#, and total contacts and
points
claimed.
LOG must be listed in date/time order and list UTC Date, UTC Time, Call, Name,
10-10#
(zero [0] if none), QTH and Contact Point Value.
DUPE SHEET is required for any logs exceeding 50 contacts. It may be either a
list of all
calls contacted in call sign order, or hand entered on a dupe sheet grid.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Entries for all QSO Parties listed EXCEPT the Sprint shall be postmarked no
later than 15
calendar days (this will always be a Monday) after the close of the event.
Mailed entries
for the Sprint (held on 10/10) shall be postmarked no later than October 25th,
unless
that day falls on a Sunday, then the postmark deadline shall be October 26th.
QSO PARTY RESULTS AND AWARDS
QSO Party results will be posted on the 10-10 web site about 15 days after the
closing
deadline for the event, and also printed in the 10-10 NEWS in the appropriate
issue.
Awards will be issued by the certificate manager for Top Ten Individual scorers
in the
World, the top Individual scorer in each US Call Area (W0-W9) and each DX
Country,
and for top QRP, CLUB and CHAPTER.
ANNIVERSARY QSO PARTY and MEET THE VOLUNTEERS
These events run from January 1 0001 UTC to December 31 2359 UTC.
In the Anniversary QSO Party, entrants may submit a log of contacts with
members that
have 10-10's anniversary year contained in their membership number.
Example: 2008 is the 46th anniversary year of 10-10 International Net, Inc.
Contact
with members containing a "46" in their membership number (i.e., 72046, 69465,
64654, 46126, 00467) would count toward the event. Each year the anniversary
number changes, making a new group of members the focus of the event and
promoting the use of the 10-meter band. All general rules are applicable with
the
following exceptions:
During the calendar year (January 1 though December 31) make legal 10-10
contacts
with 10-10 Number, Date, Call Sign, Name, QTH, with members containing the
anniversary year in their membership number as described above.
In the MEET THE VOLUNTEERS event, entrants may submit a log of contacts with
members listed in the 10-10 NEWS as being a 10-10 volunteer. One contact per
volunteer is permitted, regardless of mode of contact.
In both events, contacts must be made on the 10-meter band with any legal mode
(AM,
SSB, FM, PSK, CW, etc.).
All submitted logs must contain only one entry for each 10-10 number
contacted.
Contacts MUST be listed in 10-10 number order and each entry must list the
10-10
Number, Date, Call Sign, Name, QTH and Mode, in that order.
These events are for Individual entries as described in section 6.2.4 and
certificates will
be awarded for the Top Ten, however all entrants will be listed in the 10-10
NEWS.
Logs shall be forwarded to the QSO Party Manager as identified in the 10-10
NEWS or
on the 10-10 web site. Logs MUST be postmarked no later than January 15th of
the
year following the Anniversary QSO Party year entered. Only members in good
standing
(with dues paid) are allowed to submit logs.
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MOBILE QSO PARTY
This event is held on the third Saturday in March from 0001 to 2359 UTC. All
general
rules are applicable with the following exceptions:
Fixed stations contact mobiles, mobiles contact everyone. Mobile applies to
vehicular,
marine, aeronautical or other mode of transportation. If in doubt, contact the
QSO
Party Manager. A station operating a mobile entry must be a true mobile.
Sitting in the
driveway and using the base station antenna or amplifier, or using commercial
power is
not permitted. RV generators are permitted only if the generator is used while
in transit
(moving).
Operation while your vehicle is parked across a county line, occupying two
counties,
counts as two counties and two contacts. Marine and aeronautical mobiles must
be able
to establish counties of operation.
The on-the-air exchange shall be Call, Name, State, 10-10 Number (if a member,
zero(0) if not), and county (if applicable). Only counties in the USA, Canada
and
England may be used as a multiplier.
Count one point for each contact whether a member or not. Fixed stations
multiply the
number of contacts by the number of different counties worked. Mobile stations
multiply the number of contacts by the number of different counties worked PLUS
a
bonus of the number of counties worked from.
All stations must submit separate logs for the counties worked from. Log scores
will be
combined by the QSO Party manager.
Logs shall be forwarded to the QSO Party manager as identified in the 10-10
NEWS or
on the 10-10 web site. Logs MUST be postmarked no later than 14 days after the
end
of the event. Only members in good standing (with dues paid) are allowed to
submit
logs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Current information about 10-10 and upcoming 10-10 QSO Parties is always
available on
the 10-10 web site. Cover sheets, logging forms and dupe sheets are also
available for
downloading or printing. The address is http://www.ten-ten.org
Any unanswered questions regarding the QSO Party rules may be forwarded to the
QSO
Party Manager.
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