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MEMORIAL DAY QSO PARTY (01 – 02.11.2024)
Hi all.
’m involved with the FOC (First Class CW Operators’ Clubwww.g4foc.org) activities team.
One new activity we came up with, sponsored by FOC but an event open to all radioamateurs, will be the so called “Memorial Day QSO Party”.
This activity will run for the first time in November this year (2024): the activity is being managed by IZ2FME (michelecarlone@yahoo.it).
I wonder if you will be able to include a short item in your bullettin / website / e-mails, etc. … as soon as possible.

QSO Party details are as follows:
Memorial Day QSO Party (MDQP) is an activity providing participants with an opportunity to honour amateur radio operators who are now Silent Key.
MDQP is being sponsored and managed by FOC and is open to all licensed amateurs: the idea is for each participant to honour a silent key.  They might have a special memory to share, along with the callsign and name of one who went before us.
MDQP begins at 09:00 UTC on 1. November 2024, ending at 08:59 UTC on 2. November 2024.
Certificates will be available for all participants submitting an ADIF log and there will be awards for the highest number of QSOs made, the runner-up with the second highest number of QSOs and the participant sharing the most highly-regarded detail about their chosen Silent Key.
Of course, this is a CW- only event (suggested CW Speed is 15 up to 30 WPM).
At a minimum, each exchange must include RST, QTH and name of operator, together with the callsign of the Silent Key being honoured; additionally, sharing the name and at least one item of interest about the SK operator is encouraged.  A participant may honour more than a single SK but only one SK call per band.
QSOs may be on the 6, 10, 15, 20, 40, 80, and 160 meter bands only.  MDQP QSOs are not permitted on WARC bands (30m, 17m, 12m) or 60m.  Stations may be worked once per band.
There are two sections, Single Operator Low Power (SOLP) using 100 Watts or less and Single Operator High Power (SOHP) running more than 100 Watts up to their local legal limit.
More information on the event is available at https://g4foc.org or contact IZ2FME at MDQP@g4foc.org, or at michelecarlone@yahoo.it.
Many thanks in advance and good luck!

73 deIZ2FME – MM0FME – N2FME #2217
Michele

Par Bob Le 6/10/2024