1300 UTC Saturday to 0700 UTC Sunday (6 AM to midnight PDT the first Saturday in May).   7th call area stations work everyone, others work 7th area stations only.   Work stations once per band/mode.   7th area mobiles (and those participating in other concurrent QSO parties or contests) may be worked again as they enter new counties.   

Entry categories:

• Single-op: high-power, low-power <150W, QRP <5W; CW, Phone, Mixed
• Multi-single (including assisted single-op): High, low and QRP
• Multi-multi.    No differentiated mode or power levels
• 7th-area County Expedition: single-op, multi-single, multi-multi
• Mobile: high-power, low-power, QRP; CW, Phone, Mixed

Awards: Certificates will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category within and outside the 7th call area, plus the top finisher in each state/province and 7th area county; a 25-QSO minimum applies.    See the web site for a list of plaques to be awarded.

Exchange: 7th area stations send signal report plus 5-letter state/county code (e.g.   ORDES; see list).    County-line stations send multiple codes (state code needed only once, e.g.   ORDES/JEF).   Non-7th-area stations send signal report plus state/province/"DX" two-letter codes.   Stations in other QSO parties send their appropriate exchange.    "Provinces" are VE1-9, VO and VY0-2.   County-line contacts may be logged with one entry showing all counties or with one QSO entry for each county.

Scoring: 2 points per SSB QSO, 3 points per CW QSO.   County-line contacts count as multiple QSOs for both stations.    7th area stations multiply QSO points by states (50) plus provinces (13) plus other DXCC entities (maximum 10).    Non-7th-area stations multiply QSO points by 7th area counties worked (259).

Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 and 2m, simplex only.    Suggested operating frequencies: 1815 and 40 kHz up on CW; 1845, 3855, 7235, 14255, 21355 and 28455 on SSB.    Check 80m at 0500Z, 160m at 0530Z.    All CW contacts must be made in the CW portion of the band.   

Logs: All logs must be received by June 5; logs containing more than 40 QSOs must be submitted electronically via email or floppy disk.    Send logs to 7qplogs@codxc.org -- include the station callsign in the email "Subject" line.    Cabrillo preferred (7QP details here) but any plain text format will be accepted.    Be sure to include name and address and/or email address, station callsign, entry category, location code(s) and operator callsigns.    Send paper logs with a completed summary sheet to 7th Call Area QSO Party, c/o CODXC, 61255 Ferguson Rd, Bend, OR 97702.    Check to make sure your callsign appears on our web site's Logs Received page (normally within two days of receipt).

Other: All equipment and antennas must lie within a 1000-foot diameter circle.    A county expedition is an operation from a temporary location using antennas installed for the contest period, using temporary antenna supports or trees.    Mobile stations must be self-contained and capable of motion.

Help: On the web site at http://7qp.org are the complete rules; lists of county names and abbreviations: state/county maps; county sign-up sheet; summary sheet; state coordinators; logging-program info and configuration files; list of plaques and donors.