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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