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TQP 2000 rules
 
 
 

Competition was fierce in the 1998 Tennessee QSO Party, and there was no change going into 1999. The top three places in the single-operator category were separated by only 2.5%, and the top two in the multiple-operator category by only 5.3%. KQ6ES's out-of-state record from 1998 couldn't be broken, but K4BAI came pretty close. KG4BIG, who had been licensed for only 9 months, turned in the second-place out-of-state score. We have also received our first entries from outside North America, and there were three of them. This contest is tough for DX operators, and all three European scores represent excellent effort!
 

The scores: (checkmarks indicate certificate winners)
 

Call:	Score:	QSO Points:	Multipliers:	Team:
Single-op:
K0EJ*	58,406	534	109
KF4ZR*	57,600	569	100	McMinn Co. ARC
NA4K*	56,911	501	111	McMinn Co. ARC
W9WI*	37,144	413	88
W4NZ*	21,338	302	69
WO4O	16,592	217	76
K4BEV	13,224	176	74
N4DW	10,060	210	46
W4TYU	8,754	182	47
N4KN	6,195	115	53
W4TDB	5,431	117	43	Dickson Co. ARC
KV4BV	4,218	114	37
KD4KUZ	3,798	82	39	McMinn Co. ARC
W4ZUG	3,692	84	38	McMinn Co. ARC
KF4YOO	3,520	76	45
W4OGG	2,059	71	29
KD4RHT	1,981	57	33
W4OQG	1,975	67	25
KD4LBJ	1,677	51	27
KF4ZHD	772	44	13	McMinn Co. ARC
WD4PTJ	640	40	16
WB9BSH	221	11	11
Mobile:
K4LTA*	42,400	490	70	Team Catnip
KE4OAR*	31,990	290	81	Team Catnip
NY4N*	21,011	287	53
W4OQG*	4,908	104	27
Mobile: (cont'd.)
KD4CXE*	2,036	39	24
KG4CMF	288	24	12	Dickson Co. ARC
Multi-op:
K4TCG	109,616	884	124
W4CAT*	103,790	793	130	Team Catnip
K4FUN*	21,292	256	82	Team Catnip
Non-TN:
K4BAI, GA*	6,332	128	44	SECC
KG4BIG, KY*	5,060	120	38
WA3HAE, PA*	2,640	80	28	Weekend Warriors
VA3IX, ON*	2,475	75	25
WI0WA, IA*	1,556	44	24	IDXCC
K1PQS, ME*	1,324	64	16
WA5PTI, AR*	1,231	39	29
WE4S, GA	991	33	27
KN4Y, FL*	948	44	17	FL Contest Group
VE3WZ, ON	732	36	12
W3DYA, TX*	708	38	16
K3WWP/QRP, PA	704	42	12
KF0UK, MN*	690	26	15
K9DIY, IN*	646	38	17
WA2BQI, NY*	490	19	10
W2EZ, NY	460	30	12
K0OAL, NE*	328	16	8
G3UFY, G*	326	18	7
DL8TWA, DL*	228	16	8
K2HT, MO*	220	12	10
W4ZPR, VA*	198	14	7
WA7ITZ, UT*	184	12	7
K4TW, GA	160	12	5	SECC
VE3SYB, ON	156	8	7
W7DRA, WA*	118	6	3
W4BXI, AL*	80	10	8
YT7TY, YU*	9	3	3

Team competition:
 

Team:	Score:	Entrants:
TN teams:
Team Catnip*	199,472	K4FUN, K4LTA, KE4OAR, W4CAT
McMinn Co. ARC	122,773	KD4KUZ, KF4ZHD, KF4ZR, NA4K, W4ZUG
Dickson Co. ARC	26,730	KG4CMF, NY4N, W4TDB
Non-TN teams:
SECC*	6,492	K4BAI, K4TW
Weekend Warriors	2,640	WA3HAE
IDXCC	1,556	WI0WA
FL Contest Group	948	KN4Y

Multi-op operators:
 

Call:	Operators:
K4TCG	K4JNY, KD4HIK, W4PA
W4CAT	K4RO,K4OOO,KG4ENY,K1KY,K3CQ,KF4SOC,KE4JUH/AE, KF4PPA, KF4OXO,N4VC,N1EMP, Jennifer/AT
K4FUN	KD4BAM, KF4AIG, KF4GKN, KR4FD, NY4T

Tennessee QSO Party - 2000 - Rules
 

There are no changes in the TQP rules for year 2000.
 

When: 1800z Sunday, September 17 until 0100z Monday, September 18.

Exchange; RS(T) and Tenn. County/state/province/DXCC country.
 

Tennessee stations may work anyone; those outside Tennessee work only Tennessee stations. Stations may be worked once per band/mode. Mobiles may be worked again if they change counties. No repeater contacts (or contacts on repeater frequencies) allowed.
 

Scoring: One point per QSO on HF phone; two on HF CW or digital modes.

Two points on VHF/UHF phone; four on VHF/UHF CW.
 

Multipliers are Tennessee counties. (95 max.) Stations in Tennessee may also add U.S. States, Canadian provinces/territories, and DXCC countries. Tennessee stations may also claim one bonus multiplier for every five additional QSOs with the same county. (for example, the first QSO with Davidson County is one multiplier. If five more QSOs are completed with Davidson Co. - for a total of six - you may claim a second multiplier.)
 

Bonus points:
 

All entrants may claim 100 bonus points for each QSO with TCG headquarters station K4TCG. Tennessee mobile operators may claim 500 bonus points for each Tennessee county from which they complete at least 10 QSOs. All bonus points are added after the geographic multiplier.
 

Where to look:
 

CW: 1815, 3540, 7040, 14040, 21040, 28040

SSB: 1855, 3900, 7240, 14280, 21390, 28390

Novice/Tech: 3700, 7130, 21140, 28140, 28390

VHF/UHF: 50.195, 144.195, 146.55, 223.5, 446.0
 

Awards: Single-operator fixed Multiple-operator fixed

Mobile VHF/UHF

Outside Tennessee

Outside Tennessee Team Tennessee Team
 

Certificates will be awarded to the five highest scoring Tennessee stations in each category. Certificates will also be awarded to the highest scoring station in each U.S. State, Canadian call area, and DXCC country. And, a certificate will be awarded to the first-place Tennessee team, and the first-place outside-Tennessee team. TCG Headquarters station K4TCG and the TCG itself are not eligible for awards.
 

Teams:
 

A team consists of between two and five stations, with any number of operators. Teams do not need to be registered in advance, and team members do not need to be members of any radio club. Team members must indicate the name of their team on their entry. There is separate competition for teams whose members are in Tennessee and for teams whose members are outside the state.
 

Multiple-operator stations may participate in team competition. If more than five stations in a club would like to participate in team competition, they may form more than one team.
 

Logs: Indicate band/mode, time, call worked, and QTH.
 

Dupe and summary sheets are not required. (all logs are re-scored by computer) Please do include your callsign, mailing address, team (if any) and (if you're in Tennessee) county. Mobiles must indicate county changes in their log.
 

Computer logs are encouraged. Any ASCII text format is acceptable. Email logs are best, but MS-DOS formatted 1.44MB floppy disks are also fine. Be sure to include all required information.
 

Template files for the TRLog and NA contest programs are posted on the TCG Home Page at http://www.k4ro.net/tcg.html. If you don't have Internet access, write W9WI at the address below for a copy.
 

TQP Records:

Tennessee QSO Party
c/o Doug Smith, W9WI
1385 Old Clarksville Pike
Pleasant View, TN  37146-8098
w9wi@bellsouth.net