The QRP Contest Calendar mentions that there's a 2023 QRP ARCI New Year Sprint on this Sunday January 1, 2023, from 1500Z - 1800Z.
There's nothing about this sprint at all on the "official" QRP ARCI Contest calendar, but I have participated in it in the past. Unfortunately, there's always been a lack of activity. I hope that's not the case again this year, but I won't hold my breath.
To start off the New Year and jump back into Amateur Radio activity, I'm going to give this one a go - again. I guess the "standard rules" would apply:
MODE: HF CW Only.
EXCHANGE: Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number
Non-Members send: RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out
QSO POINTS: Member = 5 points
Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points
MULTIPLIER: S/P/C (State/Province/Country) total for all bands. The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.
POWER MULTIPLIER: >5 Watts = x1
>1 - 5 Watts = x7
>250 mW - 1 Watt = x10
>55 mW - 250 mW = x15
55 mW or less = x20
SUGGESTED FREQUENCIES:
160m 1810 kHz
80m 3560 kHz
40m 7030 kHz (please listen at 7040 kHz and 7100 to 7125 kHz for rock bound participants)
20m 14060 kHz
15m 21060 kHz
10m 28060 kHz
SCORE:
Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier
And of course, tomorrow evening is Straight Key Night. I'm hopefully going out to dinner with family for the evening, but maybe I'll get back in time to put the station on the air for a QSO or two before I fade and fall asleep.
I'm going to do my best to be awake at Midnight to make a toast to 2023 with my lovely bride Marianne and to tell 2022 to take all its troubles with it, and to kindly never bother us again!
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
