Rules

• 1300Z UTC June 7  –> 0100Z UTC June 8
• 9AM – 9PM EDT –> Saturday, June 7
• 8AM – 8PM CDT –> Saturday, June 7
• 7AM – 7PM MDT –> Saturday, June 7
• 6AM – 6PM PDT –> Saturday, June 7

• CW
• Phone (SSB/FM)
• RTTY (Baudot only, no other digital modes)

All contacts must be simplex, no repeaters.

• Fixed Station – Single Op (non-club)
• KY Mobile – Single-Op Unassisted (operator also drives)
• KY Mobile – Single-Op Assisted (operator has a driver)
• Expedition (KY portable stations only)
• Multi-Single – More than one (1) person contributing to the score with only one (1) transmitted signal allowed on the air at any time at any power level (to include club stations, EOC stations, school stations, or any ad hoc group using a non-club call sign). Fixed KY Station or KY Expedition participants only, 

(Mobiles and Expeditions see County Line Operations below)

• High Power: More than 100 watts
• Low Power: 100 watts or less
• QRP: 5 watts or less

• KY stations: RS(T) + County Abbreviation
• USA stations (non-KY):  RS(T) + State
• Canada:  RS(T) + Province
• DX:  RS(T) + “DX”

• 1 point per completed Phone QSO
• 2 points per completed CW QSO
• 2 points per completed RTTY baudot QSO

NOTE: The K4KCG Bonus will be added to your score total automatically.

• Each unique Kentucky-based station is a multiplier when worked in each of the 120 counties.
• When logging other Kentucky stations, enter the KY County as the exchange (not KY).
• Each USA state (not ARRL section), including DC, and each Canadian Province.
• DX contacts count for QSO points only. Enter DX for the exchange.

For Non-Kentucky Station operators

• Each Kentucky-based station is a multiplier based on their county.
• When logging Kentucky stations, enter the KY County as the exchange (not KY).

For ALL operators

• KY Mobiles or Expeditions traveling to a new KY county may be contacted again for QSO Point and County Multiplier credit.

• All entries using 5 watts or less, Power Multiplier = 3.
• All entries using 100 watts or less, Power Multiplier = 2.
• All entries using more than 100 watts, Power Multiplier = 1.

• Total score = QSO Points x QSO Multipliers x Power Multiplier + Bonus Station points.
• An additional 100 points is added to your final score as a bonus for submitting a Cabrillo log file.

• KY Fixed stations that are on a county line must choose a KY county, and exchange that county during the QSO Party.  No multiple county exchanges.
• KY Mobiles and Expedition stations on a county line may be claimed as a separate QSO and multiplier from each county.
• KY Mobiles and Expeditions that move to a new county are considered to be a new station, and may be contacted again for QSO point credit.
• KY Mobile and Expedition stations may setup on a county line, such as McCreary and Whitley and exchange multiple counties in one exchange:
  • Spot yourself and enter MCY/WHI in the comments.
  • Call CQ like this:  CQ CQ KYQP de N4TY/MCY/WHI
  • And send the exchange as:  599 MCY/WHI
  • Operators must log you twice, but some logger programs like N1MM will log 2 QSOs for you.

• There are no Assisted (spotting) vs Unassisted classes.
• Spotting Assistance is always allowed and encouraged!
• N1MM has no Expedition or Mobile category, so KY stations that operate in multiple counties should configure N1MM as Rover, but submit their log as either Mobile or Expedition.

Plaques are awarded for the highest score in these categories based on merit:

• Kentucky (high score):
  • Mode:  Mixed, CW, Phone (High and Low power)
  • QRP (any mode)
  • Expedition (any mode/power)
  • Mobile (assisted driver, and unassisted operator)
  • Unbridled Spirit (for exceptional effort)
  • KY Club (clubs must advance register for the log submission page to be setup)
  • Total of 12 possible plaques to be earned.
• USA (non-KY), Canada, DX (all high score):
  • Mode: Mixed, CW, Phone (all non-KY stations)
  • There are no separate power categories for Non-KY stations.
  • Total of 9 possible plaques to be earned.