NAQCC 1000 MPW Award

Comments:

To show the super-efficiency of CW, this award is issued to anyone who demonstrates that efficiency by making a QSO where the distance between stations divided by power in watts is greater than 1000. You can find links to distance calculators here.

Time Frame For Qualifying QSO's:

January 1, 2004 0000Z through the present

Basic Award Premise:

Make a QSO in which distance(miles) / power(watts) is greater than 1000.

Categories:

None.

Equipment:

YOU:
Power: QRP
Antenna: Simple Wire per NAQCC standards

HAM YOU WORK:
Power: Any
Antenna: Any

QSOs:

Our general rule that the power used to initiate a QSO is the power that counts is especially true for this award. You can't start a QSO then keep lowering power to get a better MPW figure.

Other:

None.

Certificate:

Issued at a cost of $3.00. You may earn as many as you wish for $3.00 per QSO.

Web Site Listing:

All QSO's listed for which a certificate was issued.

Endorsements:

None.

Logs:

Submit a log with one line per QSO containing at least the following info:
Date, Time, Call, Band, Location, Power, Distance, MPW.

See General Award Rules for information applying to this and all other awards.