The Montana QSO Party!
 
 
The Montana QSO Party, Sponsored  by the Flathead Valley Amateur Radio Club will be held this April 4th starting at 18:00MDT (00:00Z), and end April 6th at 18:00MDT (00:00Z).
 
Modes:  Phone/CW/Digital
Frequencies:  160 meters-70 cm.
Categories: Fixed and Mobile/Portable.
Exchange: RST and S/P/C or MT county.
Score: QSOs × S/P/C or MT counties (counted only once).
Repeaters and IRLP permitted.
 
Bonus points:
10 bonus points for each MT mobile station worked.
10 bonus points for each MT QRP stations. (QRP power must be given)
100 bonus points for each MT mobile station on a lake or lake/river shoreline (location must be specified)
100 bonus points for each MT station in a national or state park. (location must be specified)
 
In response to some questions I received about the MT QSO party, operating FROM a park or shoreline gets YOU the 100 bonus points. Contacting another park or shore station gets you another 100 points. Stations working your park or shore
station get 100 points. Contacts to another station operating QRP or mobile are 10 points EACH CONTACT.
 
So the log would look like this;
 
QSO's x state/province/country OR MT counties.
Plus 100 points x total number of PARKS
Plus 100 points x total number of SHORE stations
plus 10 points x total number of QRP stations.
Plus 10 points x total number of MOBILE stations.
Equals total score.
 
 
Logs due May 31! (Cabrillo format)

 

For more information, contact:

K7NCR, Norm at normsclassicradio (at) yahoo.com

68 Silver Leaf Dr, Kalispell, MT  59901.
 

If you can help Norm out in any way, please contact Norm and let him know.

 

Field Day this year is June 28th and 29th, 2008.  The FVARC will be operating FD again from the Flathead County Fairgrounds. (Thanks Chuck, KE7NSR, for securing the location!)

We are going to be located in an EXCELLENT location this year for publicity!  We'll be in the SW corner of the fairgrounds, right next to Highway 2 and Meridian Dr., next to the fairgrounds sign!

We can use your help! Please contact Norm, K7NCR or Lyndel, N7LT.  We'd love to have you involved and on the air during FD!

 

Don't miss the 4th Annual "We Survived The Crash" celebration

Sunday April 13, 2008 from 2PM till approximately 10PM.

Tom, AL7AU & Betty Kuffel invite you to join them for a afternoon/evening of fun and food at their home located at:

1020 West 7th St.

Whitefish, MT

Liquids & solids provided, including Tom's famous home brew!!!!! Be ready to down a few homebrew 807's!

Call Al for more info at: 862-1397 for more information