possible, and all Outside North Dakota stations to contact as many ND stations

as possible.

RST and state, province or territories and DX Stations give RST and DX country.

Digital = (RTTY/PSK all other Digital Modes count as Digital)

contact on each band.

states/provinces (49 states excluding North Dakota + DC, + 10 Canadian

ND counties. You are allowed to make a Phone, CW and a Digital contact with

the same station on the same band. North Dakota stations may work DXCC

countries for points only - no multipliers. Multipliers count once overall, not once

per band or mode.

ND fixed Station, ND mobile Station, Outside ND (US States) Station, and the

Canadian or DX Station.

Second Place Honor Roll Certificates (4 total) will be awarded to the second

highest-scoring ND fixed Station, ND mobile Station, Outside ND (US States)

Station, and the Canadian Station or DX Station.

Champion Mode Certificates for Phone, CW & Digital (3 total) will be awarded to

the stations making the highest-scoring points for Phone, CW and Digital

contacts in the contest.

- No repeater or Internet QSO’s.

- Stations may operate only one transmitter at a time using the same

callsign. Club entries are welcome and appreciated.

- CW, Digital or phone contacts will all count one point.

- Stations may be worked once per band and mode, and once per

band/mode/county for ND mobile stations.

- Each vehicle is considered one station and must use only one call.

- Mobile stations may park on a county line but each county must be

worked in a separate contact.

- There are no power limitations in this contest.

- Mobile ND stations that change counties are considered to be a new

station in each new county.

- Mobile stations should identify either the /M abbreviation or by saying

“Mobile”

- Mobile stations must be in a vehicle capable of being in motion.

- List of ND Counties with 3 letter abbreviations are included at the end of

this document. All operators are urged to use these abbreviations in the

exchange.

- Standard State and Country abbreviations should be used. All Canadian

Provinces & Territories count as multipliers for ND stations.

- There are no multi-op categories; mobile operators are encouraged to

drive with a friend for safety.

- Self spotting and "cheerleading" are considered poor practice by virtually

every contest out there. Someone active from ND in a contest will be

spotted LOTS of times by other stations so shouldn't need to self spot.

your log. Entries without a summary sheet will be considered to be check logs

and won't be included in the final results. Logs shall indicate UTC, the call of the

station worked, the band and mode, RST sent and received, and the state,

province, ND county, or DX country. ND mobiles must indicate county changes in

the log. Any station with over 100 QSO’s must submit a dupe sheet. Mobile

entries send dupe sheet only for counties from which you make 100 or more

contacts. For handwritten logs: Please circle new multipliers as worked.

Include $2.00 to handle postage & supplies if you wish to receive the printed

results by mail. If you become a ND QSO Party winner and want the certificate

to please submit their log via email along with a summary sheet. The ND QSO

Entries may be disqualified if the rules of the North Dakota QSO Party are not

followed. The decision of the North Dakota QSO Party Committee shall be final.

________________________________________________________________

Name of person or club station: ______________________________________

Callsign used: _______________ Address ____________________________

City ______________________________ State _______ Zip __________

E-mail address (to receive results back electronically) _____________________

Outside ND US Station * Canadian-DX Station *

Station Entry Class (Circle One) ND Fixed ND Mobile

# CW Contacts = _____ # of Digital Contacts = _____ # Phone Contacts = _____

Sum of CW + Digital + Phone = _________ Total Contact points

# States, Provinces, and Territories = _________ multipliers (max. 63)

# North Dakota Counties = _________ multipliers (max of 53)

States/Provinces/Territories + ND Counties = __________Total # of Multipliers

Entry Class (Circle One) Outside ND US Station Canadian-DX Station

# CW Contacts = _____ # of Digital Contacts = _____ # Phone Contacts = _____

Sum of CW + Digital + Phone = _________ Total Contact points

# of North Dakota counties worked (max. 53) = _________ Total # of multipliers

Adams County-ADM, Barnes County-BRN, Benson County-BSN, Billings

County-BLL, Bottineau County-BOT, Bowman County-BOW,

Burke County-BRK, Burleigh County-BUR, Cass County-CSS, Cavalier County-

CAV, Dickey County-DIK, Divide County-DIV,

Dunn County-DUN, Eddy County-EDY, Emmons County-EMN, Foster County-

FOS, Golden Valley County-GNV, Grand Forks County-GFK,

Grant County-GNT, Griggs County-GRG, Hettinger County-HET, Kidder County-

KDR, LaMoure County-LMR, Logan County-LOG,

McHenry County-MCH, McIntosh County-MCI, McKenzie County-MCK, McLean

County-MCL, Mercer County-MCR, Morton County-MTN,

Mountrail County-MRL, Nelson County-NEL, Oliver County-OLR, Pembina

County-PBA, Pierce County-PRC, Ramsey County-RMY,

Ransom County-RSM, Renville County-REN, Richland County-RLD, Rolette

County-ROL, Sargent County-SGT, Sheridan County-SRN,

Sioux County-SIX, Slope County-SLP, Stark County-STK, Steele County-STL,

Stutsman County-STN, Towner County-TWR,

Traill County-TRL, Walsh County-WLH, Ward County-WRD, Wells County-WLS,

Williams County-WLM

AB Alberta, BC British Columbia, LB Labrador, MB Manitoba, NB New

Brunswick, NF Newfoundland, NS Nova Scotia, NT Northwest Territory,

ON Ontario, PE Prince Edward Is., QC Quebec, SK Saskatchewan,

YT Yukon Territory