[bars] New England QSO Party - How to operate and submit

[Tim KC1RET]

I've exchanged a few msgs with the NEQP crew re: digital modes.  Digital 
modes ARE eligible for NEQP contacts. The caveat is that the full 
exchange must be made during the contact.  I was not able to find a 
contest mode in WSJT-X that would support the required exchange so that 
pretty much excludes FT8/FT4.

However, the keyboard-centric modes, such as RTTY, PSK, etc. DO 
qualify.  And the upside is that they are scored like CW contacts at 2 
points each!  This is twice the points of an SSB contact. You can also 
potentially work a station 3 times per band, SSB, CW and Digital.

Personally, I'm going to try a bit of RTTY and perhaps some PSK.

73,

Tim - KC1RET

On 5/4/2023 12:48, wo1n wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> A few questions have trickled in. I sometimes forget I am one of those 
> “Contesters” (aaacckk!) and I take a lot for granted because I’ve been 
> doing it so long.
>
> While many a contester was born on Field Day, in fact FD is quite a 
> challenge because of the environment, unfamiliarity with radios and 
> logging software, marginal antenna, noise etc. The NEQP is a great 
> opportunity to learn to be a proficient contester using your own 
> equipment/home station that you are comfortable with.
>
> You probably don’t want to be using your general purpose logging 
> program for the event. A contest logger will help make contacts go 
> much smoother. I can highly recommend N1MM+ (hint, this is what we 
> have been using for Field Day logging). It is free and probably the 
> most feature rich contest logging solution available. There are others 
> like WriteLog ($), N3JFP (free), I am not as familiar with those.
>
> A detail description of setting up N1MM+ is beyond the scope of this 
> message. If you are new to it and have questions about its setup, drop 
> me a note or give me a call and I can help walk you through it.
>
> Anyone can call CQ and you can answer anyone calling CQ NEQP. Note 
> there are at least two other QSO parties going on at the same time 
> this weekend. Don’t sweat it, just log what they give you.
>
> A typical SSB Exchange when you are calling CQ might go like:
>
> You: CQ NEQP WO1N
>
> Participant: WI1ZRD
>
> You: WI1ZRD 59 MIDMA
>
> Participant: 59 MIDMA
>
> You: QSL, WO1N NEQP
>
> If the participant is not in New England they will give their state, 
> or possibly county+state (like we do). Just log what they give you.
>
> If they are DX they might say their country but you would log as “DX”.
>
> Club Competition / Submittal:
>
> So, you have entered the contest using your own call and category. To 
> support the Club Competition:
>
> At the end of the event, the contest sponsors need a "Cabrillo" 
> formatted file for your entry. Cabrillo is a standard format that all 
> the contest sponsors have agreed upon.
>
> Use your own call sign and after the event make sure the Cabrillo file 
> that is generated calls out the Billerica Amateur Radio Society on the 
> "Club" line. The header will look like this:
>
> START-OF-LOG: 3.0
> LOCATION: EMA
> CALLSIGN: WO1N
> *CLUB: Billerica Amateur Radio Society*
> CONTEST: NEWE-QSO-PARTY
> CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP
> CATEGORY-ASSISTED: ASSISTED
> CATEGORY-BAND: ALL
> CATEGORY-MODE: CW
> CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
> CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED
> CATEGORY-TRANSMITTER: ONE
> CLAIMED-SCORE: 24274
> OPERATORS: WO1N
>
> etc....
>
> The sponsors will take care of the rest, they will just group all 
> entries with the same Club call out, total them up and that determines 
> the Club's standing. Your individual score will also be shown on the 
> results page under the category you entered (Single Op etc.).
>
> If you are using a purpose built Contest logger as I recommended, when 
> you input your Station Configuration info there is the opportunity to 
> define you Club name. Otherwise, you can edit the header after the 
> fact and add the line shown above.
>
> N1MM+, will generate the Cabrillo file for you (File àGenerate 
> Cabrillo) and store it on your disk as /callsign.log /(e.g. wo1n.log).
>
> Use the sponsors log submittal page 
> (https://neqp.contesting.com/neqpsubmitlog.php)and follow the 
> instructions. Upload your /callsign.log/ You should be all set, you’ve 
> entered the contest and supported the Club Competition effort at the 
> same time.
>
> Finally, to keep your logbook up-to-date, you would import an ADIF of 
> the event log. N1MM+ will generate for you. (File àExport àGenerate ADIF).
>
> What happens if we win?
>
> We all go to Disney!
>
> Wait no, that’s a different competition….
>
> The Club would receive a nice plaque. In this case the Yankee Clipper 
> Contest Club sponsors the plaque. By tradition, the winning Club 
> President gets to keep the plaque, displayed proudly on their contest 
> Wall of Fame, forever.
>
> 73,
>
> Ken – WO1N
>
>
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