The 2014 Virginia QSO Party was held during
the weekend of
15-16 March 2014.
Awards Ceremony: The awards ceremony (
Pictures
and
presentation
brief_with statistics and awardees) was held at the
Manassas
hamfest on 8 June 2014 at 1000 AM. Plaques were
awarded and paper certificates were available or
pickup.
Log Metadata. Updated 3 July 2014 with minor
changes. Updated 23 May 2014 with minor changes.
Now 379 logs submitted. Updated 3 May 14 with minor
changes. Updated 29 April with minor changes. Posted
26 April. 378 Logs received. A
list of the
logs received along with scores and other data and the
list of
operators
at the multiple operator stations. We recommend
you save the file to your desktop and then open it for
viewing. Any errors or omissions should be emailed to
[email protected].
Stories from the
Party: Some pictures and stories from the
Party.
Pre
Party Tidbits: Misc emails and thoughts.
Certificates:
This certificate will be awarded to all hams who
submit a log to the 2014 VQP.. Certificates not picked
up at the Manassas Hamfest were mailed on Friday, 20 June
2014
Plaques
and Sponsors: We have 26 plaques this
year. Twenty five plaques as in last year's Party and
one new plaque.
John, KX4O, is
sponsoring the new plaque, the "Single Operator VA QSOs
Only" plaque. All hams who submit an electronic log
will be automatically considered for this plaque.
VQP Briefing: (
PDF format ~3.5 MB ) A
presentation suitable for club meetings on the Virginia QSO
Party. Includes rules, Party statistics, descriptions of
certificates. Updated 19 Jan 14.
VQP Contest Rules: (
html format,
MSWord format,
PDF format )There
are no changes in the rules for the 2014 Virginia QSO
Party.
Cabrillo Files Format: Electronic
submissions in the attached Cabrillo file format are
requested. (
PDF or
HTML)
Certificate: We do not have an idea for the
theme on the certificate for this year. See VQP briefing
(above) for images of past certificates.
Contest Logging Programs. Logging programs
designed for the Virginia QSO Party always help. We accept
any logs, but logs submitted electronically and compliant
with any cabrillo format are preferred. The following
logging programs have been used in the past and they have
been modified to support the Virginia QSO Party. We
re-score all logs submitted, so it is important to ensure
your log contains all the required information.
* N1MM Logger
http://www.n1mm.com.
* Scott & Kimberly, N3FJP &
KA3SEQ Amateur Contact Log
http://www.n3fjp.com/.
* Ron, K5DJ, WriteLog
http://www.writelog.com/.
Virginia Counties and Independent Cities: 95 counties
and 38 independent cities (
html format
or
MS Document or
PDF
format). Dave, W4DUK, advised us that "on
1 July 2013, the
City of Bedford reverted to a town
and became part of
Bedford County, so the new Town
of Bedford is no longer an Independent City."
Therefore the number of multipliers in the 2014 Virginia QSO
Party will be 133, not 134 as in previous Parties.
Paper Log Summary Sheets: (.
pdf or .
doc)
Used to record header information for paper logs. This form
is not required for cabrillo formatted electronic logs.
Updated to reflect change in number of Virginia
multipliers..
Worked
All Virginia Award: The "Worked All
Virginia" award is offered by the
Rappahannock
Valley Amateur Radio Club.