Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club Australia Inc
Registered No A0042780C

RAOTC

QSO PARTY

 

QSO Party

QSO Party in abeyance:

The RAOTC management committee has decided to place the QSO Party events into suspension for the time being because of low participation by Club members and poor HF propagation. This decision will be reviewed when HF band conditions improve.


QSO Party Results 2018

I am pleased to present the 2018 QSO Party Results.

PLACE
CALL
NAME
Section
Points





1st
VK6CSW
Clive Wallis
SSB
43
2nd
VK6ZKO
Phil. Casper
SSB
37
3rd
VK3YJ
Terry McIntosh
SSB
31
4th=
VK3VC
Kevin Trevarthen
SSB 30
4th=
VK3KTO
Mike Ide
SSB 30
6th
VK6ATI
Tony Argentino
SSB 27
7th
VK6DW
Ian Cook
SSB 14
8th
VK6WJ
Bill Rose
SSB 12
9th
VK6WE
Daniel Bedo
SSB 8
10th
VK4TE
Alex McDonald
SSB 7
11th
VK6CG
Bob Crowe
SSB
5
12th
VK3CAH
Andrew Walton
SSB
1
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VK3JS
Ian Godsil
CW
27


Conditions this year were poor on both 40 and 20 metres. Thank you all for your efforts.

Ian Godsil VK3JS
Manager

QSO Party 2018

All licensed Australian Amateur Radio Operators are invited to participate in the annual QSO PARTY
sponsored by the Radio Amateurs Old Timers Club Australia Inc.
This is not a contest, just an on-air meeting of RAOTC members and fellow radio amateurs.
However, we do invite you to submit a log of your contacts for listing on our web page.

Date:  
Saturday, 15th Septemer 2018
Time:  
0600 – 0800 UTC
4 - 6 pm Eastern, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Central, and 2 - 4 pm Western
Object: 
To make as many contacts as possible, especially with members of the RAOTC.
Repeat contacts in the second hour are encouraged.
Bands: 
40 and 20 metres.
Modes:  
CW, AM and SSB.
Suggested Frequencies:
40 metres
CW 7020 kHz
SSB 7080 - 7110 kHz
AM 7125 kHz
20 metres
CW 14040 kHz
SSB 14160 - 14170 kHz
AM 14150 kHz
Calling:  
On CW “CQ OT”. On Phone “CQ Old Timers”
Exchange: 
Callsigns, and RST reports.
Scoring: One point per contact.
Add 25 points for using a radio 25 years or more old.
Logs:
In order to acknowledge your participation, you are invited to send a log of your contacts, so that a list may be compiled for publication in the monthly broadcast, on the RAOTC web page and in OTN. Your list should show the name and postal address of the operator submitting the log, the number of contacts with callsign, RST exchanged, points claimed and whether you used a radio over 25 years old or not.
Send logs to: 
Secretary RAOTC, PO Box 107, Mentone VIC 3194; or via email to: by Friday, 21st September 2018. If sending by email, and no acknowledgement is received, please resend.
Awards:
Certificates will be issued to:
  • Scorer with highest total contacts.
  • Highest scorer using an old radio.
  • Highest scorer in each mode in each hour.

Ian Godsil VK3JS

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