[LCC] State QSO Party Challenge Announced

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 From today's ARRL LETTER:

State QSO Party Challenge Announced
The State QSO Party Challenge is a competition comprised of other 
contests, namely state and provincial QSO parties. As explained on the 
website, the annual cumulative score program is open to any radio 
amateur who participates in any approved state QSO parties (SQPs). 
Participants just need to submit their QSO party scores to 
3830scores.com to enter the challenge.

Participants' cumulative scores will be calculated by totaling up the 
number of reported contacts and multiplying by the number of SQPs 
entered in the year to date. Periodic standings will be posted to 
3830scores.com, the QSOParty Groups.io forum, and the StateQSOParty.com 
website.

"Using the number of QSO parties entered as a multiplier is expected to 
encourage radio amateurs to enter more state/province QSO parties," the 
program's organizers said. "The first SQPs in 2020 are the Vermont, 
Minnesota, and British Columbia QSO Parties in the first weekend of 
February."

Entrants must make at least two contacts in a QSO party for it to count 
as a multiplier. The full details are available on the State QSO Party 
Challenge website.

Challenge sponsors expressed appreciation to Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, for 
developing the SQP Activity Tracker on 3830scores.com.