1.   OBJECTIVE:

To get outside, look around and notice all the different wildlife around you, then exchange that information with other amateur radio operators!

 

2.   DATE:

Always the first Saturday in June - June 3, 2006, 1600Z – 2159Z.

 

3.   BANDS & FREQUENCIES:

3.1 Bands:

      1.8, 3.5, 7, 14, 21 & 28 MHz amateur bands.

 

3.2 Frequencies: (standard QRP frequencies)

3.21 CW:  1.810, 3.560, 7.040, 14.060, 21.060 & 28.060 MHz

3.22 SSB:  1.910, 3.985, 7.285, 14.285, 21.385, 28.885 MHz

 

4.   CATEGORIES:

Home, non QRP

Home, QRP

Field, non QRP

Field, QRP

 

5.   MODES:

      CW, SSB

 

5.   EXCHANGE:

Call, RST, S/P/C, Op name, wildlife name

 

6.   MULTIPLIERS:

6.1.  Sum of the different wildlife that you SEND plus the different wildlife that

        you COPY from other operators.  Note:  the plural form of animal names do not count, i.e. 'bird' and 'birds' is still just one multiplier. 

6.2.  Number of different S/P/Cs

6.3.  Entry class

              a.   Home, non QRP – x1

              b.   Home, QRP – x2

              c.   Field, non QRP – x3

              d.   Field, QRP – x6

 

7.   QSO POINTS:

      CW - 2 pts.

      SSB - 1 pt.

 

8.   BONUS:

NJ2OM – 500 bonus points for each band that you work me, NJ2OM.

NJ2YL - 1000 bonus points for each band that you work my daughter,  Ashley, NJ2YL.

NJ2OM & NJ2YL - 2000 bonus points if you work both of us on the same band, for each band! 

(Individual bonus points for NJ2OM or NJ2YL do not apply in this case)

 

9.   SCORING: 

(QSO pts) x (wildlife mult) x (S/P/C mult) x (category) + bonus pts.

 

10.  CERTIFICATES:

Certificates will be awarded to the top finisher in each entry class.

 

11.  LOG SUBMISSIONS:

      Logs should be electronic, preferably in Microsoft Excel.

      Send electronic logs with a score summary to mikekopacki@verizon.net.

      A score summary worksheet is available upon request.