To all those who participated in this CW contest (which ran quarterly for about 4 years), our heartiest "TNX" for making it just plain FUN! Unfortunately, participation has been waning, possibly due to poor band conditions, but more probably because the Barbershop had simply "run its course". Everything has it's season, and it we felt it best to "call it off" before we embarrassed ourselves too badly HI HI. If, in the future, you want to visit a real CW Barbershop, click -here-.
Rules, for historical purposes:
QRP BARBERSHOP CONTEST
With a bonus for getting a nice "shave-and-a-haircut!"
When:
US Local Times, 5th Wednesday of the month:
o 9-11 PM ET
o 8-10 PM CT
o 7-9 PM MT
o 6-8 PM PT
UTC:
o for period April - October: 0100Z through 0300Z (of the subsequent date)
o for period November - March: 0200Z through 0400Z (of the subsequent date)
Upcoming 5th Wednesdays:
o
CW only ('ESE' just doesn't cut it on other modes)
Rules:
o Work stations once per band.
o Work all participating stations (not just 'ESE' barbers)
o Exchange
o RST
o State, Province, or Country (S/P/C)
o Name
o Power
o QSO Points - each QSO one point
o Multipliers:
o S/P/C total for all bands (S/P/C count for EACH band, added together)
(SPC = State, Province, or DX Country)
o Power Multiplier (based on highest TX (TX before feedline) output power used during contest)
o greater than 5W = X1
o 5W and less = 35 / Pout
Why do it this way?
o Bonus Points
o Each 'ESE' Barber = 1,000 bonus points for each Barber worked, per band.
o designated QRPp 'ESE' Barber = 2500 special bonus points additional, once only.
o Final Score
o QSO points X total SPCs X Power Multiplier + Bonus Points
o Only Customers tally scores (Barbers are ineligible)
Barbers' Callsigns will be announced on the QRP-L Mailing List on
the day before the contest. Any designated QRPp barber will be announced
at that time also.
Barbers run 3-5 W
Designated QRPp Barber runs 1/2 - 1 Watt
Barbers will call: "CQ ESE";
Customers will call "CQ BS"
Suggested Frequencies:
Within 5 kHz +/- of QRP “watering hole” frequencies, 80M, 40M and 20M only:
3.560, 7.040 (7.030), 14.060
NOTE: In support of recent QRP-ARCI guidelines, we are suggesting
7030 as a secondary contest calling freq (+/-). Drop down there
once in a while and see how it compares to the traditional 7.040.
Let's give 7030 the valiant try!
Results will be posted at this site and on the QRP-L Mailing List.
Log Summary submissions due within 2 weeks of contest date.
Submit log summary using the provided Web-based Autolog.
Logging is on the "honor system"... we will not normally
cross-check logs, but we may request them under some
circumstances. If we see a glaring error, we will check on it
if and when we have an opportunity. Please, participants,
endeavor to be reasonably accurate. If you discover you
have made a significant error that may affect contest results,
please contact us.
e-mail: Lloyd, K3ESE or Monty, N5ESE