63rd PA QSO Party – October 12 & 13, 2019
- Purpose of the QSO Party
1.a. Pennsylvania amateurs operating in the State of Pennsylvania, without regard to the amateur’s home address, contact as many other amateurs in Pennsylvania, the United States, Canada, and the world.
1.b. Non-Pennsylvania Amateurs try to contact as many Pennsylvania Amateurs as possible.
- Operating Periods
2.a. 1600Z October 12 to 0500Z October 13, and 1300Z October 13 to 2200Z October 13, 2019.
- Bands
3.a. QSOs are permitted on all ham band allocations authorized by station licensee, including 630m and 2200m and any VHF/UHF/Microwave frequencies, except as noted below in Section 3.b. Primary activity for the PA QSO Party has typically been on 160m, 80/75m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, 6m, and 2m.
3.b. QSOs are not permitted on the WARC bands (12m, 17m, 30m, or 60m).
3.c. QSOs are not permitted via repeaters, satellites, EchoLink, IRLP, or similar VoIP services.