[MiQP-Mail] Latest MiQP News (MiQP 2015 is THIS WEEKEND!!!)

[David Pruett]

*2015 MiQP is *** THIS WEEKEND ****

    In case you've been living under a rock or just not paying
    attention, the 2015 Michigan QSO Party (MiQP) is this weekend
    (Saturday, April 18, 2015 from noon to midnight EDST). DON'T MISS IT!!!!


****Jump Start your MiQP plans with  the Planned Operations page******

    Hams planning to operate in MiQP are invited to check out the
    Planned Operations page on the MiQP web site. This page lists the 83
    Michigan counties and the callsigns of stations planning to be
    active from each county. MiQP participants can take note of the
    listed callsigns from rare counties and be on the lookout for these
    stations during to contest to snag additional county multipliers. 
    The link to the Planned Operations page can be found just below the
    Michigan map at the top of the MiQP web site home page at
    http://www.miqp.org.

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***** New Multiplier for 2015 MiQP ****

    MiQP rules require that when working stations outside of the USA and
    Canada in the contest, their location should be logged as "DX". For
    the 2015 MiQP, the contest rules have been changed to count "DX" as
    a multiplier, adding two multiplier opportunities for your score
    (once on CW, and once on phone). Entrants should not be concerned if
    their logging software does not count a "DX" station as a
    multiplier. They will receive multiplier credit for any "DX" QSOs
    when their log is re-scored by the contest committee.


**** First Ever "Michigan Cabinet Counties" award to be available during 
the 2015 MiQP ****

    Add a little more fun to your MiQP action!

    The first ever Michigan Cabinet Counties Award will be available
    during the 2015 Michigan QSO Party (April 18, 2015). Work one or
    more of the 10 Cabinet Counties during the hours of the MiQP and you
    qualify for the award.

    A list of the 10 Cabinet Counties and rules for the Michigan Cabinet
    Counties Award can be found at:

    http://www.qsl.net/w8jrk/



73,
The MiQP Organizing Committee