California
QSO Party 2012
K6M
Radio Expedition to Modoc County
The California
QSO Party is an event wherein Radio
Amateurs activate all California counties for the purpose
of ensuring
radio readiness in the event of disasters; natural or otherwise.
Essentially, the CQP event is a world-wide
contest - one
of the reasons it is such a popular event. Of all the state QSO
parties, CQP is by far the largest and most organized.
For 2012, CQP
ran from 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC) on October 6 to 3:00 pm (22:00 UTC)
on October 7, 2012.
There was a 1
hour practice event on Friday evening starting with C.W. at 7pm and
SSB at 7:30pm - each for 30 mins.
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CQP is
Organized by
CQP Begins in: |
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Click Here for a description of all the California Counties |
Click Here to view the CQP contest rules for 2012. |
Click Here for a list of all California Counties |
Click Here to view the K6M Band Plan for the 2012 Event. |
Click Here for a list of all CQP Multipliers |
Click Here to view WQ6X's previous CQP activities. |
In CQP, amateurs from around the world endeavor to contact California amateurs on the standard radio bands from 160-meters (1.8 mhz) to 10-meters (28 mhz) as well as 6m (50 mhz) & 2m (144 mhz). For CQP 2010, the Solar Flux hovered near 90 - less than a year into Solar Cycle 24. For CQP 2011, the Solar Flux was around 156. For CQP 2012, the Solar Flux was a depressingly low 99, although 160, 80 & 40 meters were AWEsome from Modoc County.
More operator pictures from the 2012 CQP event
Ron - WQ6X |
George - N6GEO |
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WQ6X is currently in Alameda California
For more information contact Ron Fitch.
Telephone Ron at: (818) 216-5376
E-mail Ron at: Ron@WQ6X.Info