Gary Mikitin, AF8A <gmikitinaf8a@gmail.com> writes on the HamSCI mailing list on October 7, 2023
Greetings, solar eclipse enthusiasts – Perhaps no reminders are needed, but just to be safe, here goes:
The Solar Eclipse QSO Party and the Gladstone Signal Spotting Challenge will be held in ~1 week. Both commence at 1200UTC on 14 October and continue for 12 hours, until 2200UTC.
- An email address for bonus point file submissions has been added to both
- The GSSC entry form, at the end of the rules page, is ready for post-contest use.
- The SEQP log submission robot will accept both Cabrillo and ADIF file types – which should be popular with FT4/8 operators
- A Checklog entry category has been added to the SEQP. Details below.
Annular Eclipse Saturday coincides with 4 popular state QSO parties (AZ, NV, SD and PA). Some hams will choose to exclusively operate the state contests, and that’s fine. If they are on the air, especially on CW or digital modes, their activity will add to the data collected by the automated receiving networks, a plus for HamSCI. They may upload their AZ or NV or SD or PA logs as check logs using the SEQP robot and receive an SEQP participation certificate from HamSCI.
The SEQP log upload robot coding is almost complete – a link will be added to the SEQP rules just before the contest begins.
Questions? Feel free to email them to the hamsci <at> hamsci <dot> org address.
73 de Gary, AF8A
HamSCI Amateur Radio Community Coordinator