I borrowed this information from a Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association email.
Thanks BRARA!
The 2025 Florida QSO Party* is ****this weekend****; we sure hope you'll
join us.
*All 67 counties will be active*.
Please check out the rules and further details at our *Web Site:*
http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
*Rules Changes:*
- *Expanded Suggested Frequencies*
- *Log submissions required within **10 days** after the end of FQP*
*The Florida QSO Party*
Object: Everyone works Florida, Florida works Everyone
Activate and work ALL Florida counties
Have as much FUN as possible!
When: *April 26 & 27, 2025*
Two ten-hour operating periods, with a ten hour break:
Saturday, April 26 1600Z (Noon EDT) – April 27 0159Z (9:59 PM EDT)
Sunday, April 27 1200Z (8 AM EDT) - 2159Z (5:59 PM EDT)
20 Hours total
*Exchange:* RST and County (Florida stations)
RST and QTH (State, Province or Country for non-FL)
*Where:* 10, 15, 20 and 40 Meters
*SUGGESTED OPERATING FREQUENCIES: *
CW: 7.025-7.055, 14.025-14.055, 21.025-21.055, 28.025-28.055 MHz
Phone: 7.185-7.285, 14.225-14.325, 21.300-21.400, 28.400-28.500 MHz
Contacts outside these frequency ranges are still valid; see rules for
details.
*MOBILE WINDOW: *We expect several Mobile stations will be on and most can
be found here:
*CW: 7.025-7.035, 14.040-14.050, 21.040-21.050, 28.040-28.050 MHz*
*If you are not mobile, *please* refrain from calling CQ in these windows.*
*Categories:*
Single Op, Multi Op, Multi-Multi, Mobile, Expedition, Technician and School.
Three power levels: QRP, Low, and High Power.
Use CW, SSB or both.
Special Event Award- 2025 FQP Spelling Bee!
We will have a total of 14 special 1x1 stations whose suffixes spell *PIRATES.
*There will be two stations per suffix. Contact at least one station of
each suffix letter spelling PIRATES to earn this award. These stations will
be on both modes and should be very accessible. QSL these 1x1 calls active
in FQP via KU9C direct or via Logbook of The World (LoTW).
The call signs and hosts are:
*CALL HOST CTY *
*K4P W4GAC PIN*
*N4P K4NMR GIL*
*K4I KQ4R VOL*
*N4I WF4DX CIT*
*K4R N4WW ORA*
*N4R N6AR ORA*
*K4A WO4O LAK*
*N4A NF4A BAY*
*K4T N4OX ESC*
*N4T N4UU ALC*
*K4E K4EJ PAS*
*N4E NN7CW LAK*
*K4S K2SG HER*
*N4S N4SVC SUW*
*PRIZES:* Printable color Certificates for top participants
Plaques for top finishing entrants.
*Web Site:* http://www.floridaqsoparty.org/
Detailed rules, mobile routes, past results, plaques, county maps and much
more!
Be sure to check out the links under the Counties tab to two terrific
county-tracking tools by *Bob K0RC and Chuck NO5W* (thanks guys!).
In addition, Chip N3IW runs a FQP spotting website at
http://qsopartyhub.com/fqp-spots.php. Please remember that self-spotting or
requesting to be spotted is not allowed (exception for spelling bee 1x1
stations only).
*ACTION REQUIRED!!!*
*Florida Stations of all types* – *please go to the FQP website and
register your fixed, mobile, expedition and 1x1 Spelling Bee operations;
just click on the “Counties" link and then the Activation Forms to get
started – thanks!*
*Saturday Registration Form: *https://floridaqsoparty.org/
counties/saturday-route/
*Sunday Registration Form: *https://floridaqsoparty.org/
counties/sunday-route/
**PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR ENTRY FOR ACCURACY BEFORE SUBMITTING**
Logs in Cabrillo format can be uploaded (*preferred*) at:
https://fqp.contesting.com/fqpsubmitlog.php
or emailed to logs@floridaqsoparty.org; Paper logs via US mail to: Florida
QSO Party, c/o Dan Street, K1TO, 9933 289th St E., Myakka City, FL 34251
Any questions or feedback? Please feel free to reply to me via email:
cqdenx4n@gmail.com
*We highly encourage* you to sign up to the *FQP email Group* fqp@groups.io
. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the FQP email reflector may go to this
link to sign up: https://groups.io/g/FQP - Just click on the *blue* "Join
this group" button below and follow the directions.
Thank you in advance for making the 2025 FQP another terrific event – see
you then!
*FQP - So Bright, you gotta wear Shades!*
*
*73,
Chris, NX4N, on behalf of:
Chris, W4WF and Dan, K1TO – President and Past President
Florida Contest Group, proud sponsors of the FQP since 1998
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