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Summary Sheets
(now available in multiple formats)
MDC
Summary Sheet (PDF)
MDC
Summary Sheet (DOC)
The Fun Contest
Having Fun Since 1966
Maryland DC QSO Party
2009
Sponsored by:
The Antietam Radio Association, Inc.
Dates and times:
August 8th to August
9th, 2009 - 1600-0400 UTC
and August
9th - 1600-2359 UTC
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Special Announcement
If
you are reading this you have shown an interest in the 2009 MDC QSO Party.
2009 is the 20th Consecutive year of the Modern MDC QSO Party also known as
the
FUN CONTEST.
Prior to these last 20 years, there were versions of the party, sponsored
first by the Maydale ARC and later
by the Columbia Amateur Radio Association.
For the last 20 years though, your friends at the Antietam Radio
Association guided the party to the sucessfull
event that it is today. Please participate with us on August 8th and 9th. This
is also the ARRL Designated Year
of the State QSO Party. They are offering a special award to those who enter a
certain number of state level qso
parties this year. Check their website at
www.arrl.org for
details.
There is however more to the story and hence the
reason for this announcement.
2009 will be the last year of the Modern MDC QSO Party under Antietam Radio
Association's primary sponsorship.
The show will go on. The Anne Arundel Radio Club (AKA W3VPR and KI3DS) will
pick up sponsorship
starting with the 2010 FUN CONTEST. AARC has agreed to sponsor it at least
another 10 years. Chairman
for the 2010 Event will be Bob Rose AA3RR and the 2010 MDC QSO Party website, at
least initially will be
at
www.mdcqsoparty.w3vpr.org
Because this is a transition year, a few changes, not affecting scoring,
have been made to the 2009 Rules.
Please check them out carefully. Most notably this year plaques will not be
automatically issued in the major
categories without a sponsor. We do have sponsors for 3 of the plaques we
normally have available:
High Scoring ARA
Member (Donated by ARA)
High MDC VHF/UHF ONLY Entry (Donated by W3SPYand his Cheese Hollow ARS
W3HAM
High Scoring MDC Mobile Entry (Donated by WA3EOP if a plaque is wanted by
the winner)
Other plaques are open for sponsorship at $35 by an individual or club.
Also, in the case of any
unsponsored plaques, the winner will have the option of self purchasing a plaque
if desired. Contact
me
wa3eop@verizon.net
if you wish to sponsor
a plaque. Plaque category winners will receive a
certificate instead if no plaque is available.
We hope that this year, in support of the
Year of the State QSO Party that club stations in and out
of Maryland will participate. We also hope that the many ARRL Officials and
appointees in the state
will join the FUN CONTEST to make 2009 the best MDC QSO Party yet. And keep in
mind we are
still this year awarding certificates to all entries showing at least 50 QSO
POINTS and validaded by our
judges.
Your judging committee formally this year are N3ZHI, NI2W, KB3JNJ, W3SPY,
W3NHR and WA3EOP.
There could be another judge or two added but these CHARS Members have united
for the task.
And this years party chairman is myself Page Pyne WA3EOP and my co-chair is
John D Smith, W3SPY.
We salute Al Brown, KZ3AB, his wife Debbie and his committee for the
excellent work caring for the party
the last 2 years. Al , like this year's committee also has joint membership
with ARA and the Cheese Hollow Gang.
We look forward to working you in this year's FUN
CONTEST.
Page Pyne WA3EOP and John Smith W3SPY
2009 Chairman and Co-Chairman
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Possible Club Stations
to look for in 2009:
KI3DS, W3CWC, W3HAM, K3NOP, W3FT,K3LNZ, K3PZN, W3HAG,
K3SMD
W3EAX, K3ERM, K3NEM, K3VOA, K3AU
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2009 Official Rules
click here
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Official Results of the
2008 Maryland DC QSO Party
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Summary Sheets
(now
available in multiple formats)
MDC
Summary Sheet (PDF)
MDC
Summary Sheet (DOC)
MDC
Summary Sheet (RTF)
MDC
Summary Sheet (TXT)
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The Fun Contest
The MDC QSO Party has been described by some as the contest they like the
best because it's so much fun. This is a contest that emphasizes both aspects of
its name. It is a contest, that encourages you to actually spend time in a
QSO with the participants.
Maryland DC QSO Party Information
Certificates are awarded to all stations with 50 or more QSO points
in
their entry. Many certificates are awarded including: 10 Best MDC Single
Ops,
Best Score per State and DX Country, Best MD YL,
Best Technician entry each State and Best QRP Log per State.
MD-DC QSO Party logging software is
available from the following websites
<www.qsl.net/W3KM/gen_log.htm>
<wlmods.N9OH.com>
<www.N3FJP.com/stateqso.htm>
Some of the Plaques Offered for 2008:
please see official
rules for details
High Score from:
-Maryland Club or Multi-OP station -
- Station Outside MDC -
- MDC Mobile -
- MDC Single Operator (HF + VHF/UHF) -
- MDC QRP -
- Non-MDC QRP -
- Highest Scoring Antietam Radio Club Member -
The Antietam Radio Association
is the primary sponsor of the
modern day
Maryland DC QSO Party
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Maryland DC QSO Party Archive's
Results of
the 2007 Maryland DC QSO Party
2006 Top Scores with Category Winners
2006
Full
Contest Results for All Entries
Results of
the 2005 Maryland DC QSO Party
Results
from 2004 Maryland DC QSO Party Results
MD 2004 results in text
format
Results from the 2003 Maryland DC QSO Party
For a pdf
version click
here
Official
results of the 2002 MDC QSO Party
2002 Results
Pictures From the 2002 Contest !!
Page's Pocket Rocket
2002 ( Allegany County )
Results of the 2001
Maryland QSO Party
Category
Winners 1990 - 2001
History of the MDC QSO Party
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Maryland DC QSO Party E-Mail Contact:
2008 MDC QSO Party Chairman: Al (KZ3AB) Brown