Rules

• 14:00 UTC June 5 until 02:00 UTC June 6
• 10AM – 10PM EDT on Saturday, June 5
• 9AM – 9PM CDT on Saturday, June 5

• Fixed – Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
• Fixed – Multi-Op (QRP/Low/High)
• Mobile (QRP/Low/High)
• There are no Assisted vs Unassisted classes

• HP: More than 100 watts
• LP: 100 watts or less
• QRP: 5 watts or less

• KY: RS(T) + County  (Use 3 Letter Abbreviation from List below)
• Official List of KY County Abbreviations
• Non-KY (USA):  RS(T) + (state)
• Non-KY (Canada):  RS(T) + (province)
• Non-KY (DX):  RS(T) + (“DX”)

• 1 point per completed Phone QSO
• 2 points per completed CW QSO
• 2 points per completed Digital QSO

Bonus stations may be worked ONCE per BAND and MODE for 100 bonus points per each QSO.  For example, a station working W4NJA on 20M CW, RTTY and SSB would earn a total of 300 bonus points.  Logging programs do not need to track the bonus points earned in each log.  If the log is submitted as a Cabrillo file, the KYQP contest committee will calculate the bonus points earned and add those points automatically to each submitted log.  The final results posted after the contest on the KYQP website will include the bonus points earned as part of each station final score.

This approach allows the bonus stations to change from year to year without having to ask the programmers of the various contest logging programs to update the scoring formula.

• 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 including DC, and each Canadian Province/Territory.
• 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).
• KY Mobiles and Expeditions that move to a new KY county are a new station, and may be contacted again for QSO Point credit.

• KY Mobiles and Expeditions that move to a new KY county are a new station, and may be contacted again for QSO Point credit.
• Multipliers are counted ONCE only per station callsign, per county.
• Stations may be worked on other bands and modes for point credit, but multipliers are county-based only.

• QRP:  x 3
• Low Power: x 2
• High Power:  x 1

• Total score = total QSO points x total mults x power multiplier + Bonus Station points
• An additional 100 points will be added to your final score as a bonus for submitting a Cabrillo log file.