Here's how we announced the 'test back then:

Join the fun!

When: 2200 UTC February 28 through 0359 UTC March 01, 2009.                    (Saturday afternoon/evening North America local time) Band/Mode: CW - 1.825 3.560 3.710 7.040 7.110 14.040 21.060 21.110 28.060 28.110 Phone - 1.910 3.985 7.285 14.285 21.385 28.385            (No contacts on 30, 18 and 12 meters allowed)

Exchange:

RS(T),  state/province/DXCC country, first name, and CQC member # or power output.
           Example: 579 CO Jim NR 04

Classes:

CW and Phone. Single band, Multiband, and Homebrew (transceiver or HB rcvr and HB txmtr). All CLasses are Single Operator Only.

QSO Points:

     CW- CQC member 6 pts, non-member 4 pts
     SSB- CQC member 3 pts, non-member 2 pts

Score:

Total Score = QSO Points x Multipliers x Names
*Bonus points for working Club Station WØCQC - Add 1000
            points to your FINAL score for working WØCQC

Multiplier:

States/Provinces/Countries worked.
The same station may be worked on different bands for additional QSO points and
multipliers. Contacts on the same band using a different mode counts for QSO
points, but not as an additional multiplier

Names:

Total of first names from Name sheet. One first name per letter of the
alphabet. Name must be your commonly used name.

Power:

Stations must use 5 watts or less output, CW or SSB. There are no power multipliers.

Awards:

To Be Determined, Highest Score in each class

Entry:

Submit within 30 days of contest end showing:
            Band, mode, time UTC, station called, RST rec'd, SPC rec'd, Name rec'd,
            Memb.# rec'd (or power out if not CQC member), multiplier, QSO points.
Include a score recap line or sheet.

Please include an alphabetical dupe sheet showing times and calls of multiple contact stations, SPC’s and CQC Member numbers. Also include a description of your equipment, antenna(s) used, and power output. All submissions must indicate entry class including e-mail address.

Deadline:

Logs must be emailed no later than 30 days after the contest. Logs received after this deadline will be used as check logs only.

Email contest questions, soapbox comments, and ASCII text files to:
ki0rb@arrl.net

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